Kate Davidson is a yoga instructor who gets a chance to teach classes in return for accommodations at the newly- refurbished Elysian Springs resort. She brings a lot of baggage: her boyfriend, Michael; her best friend, Rene, who also brings her husband and a secret; and her German shepherd, Bella, who has all sorts of problems.

All she has to do is teach a few classes for the week, mostly to people who have come to attend a wedding at the end of the week. All is not as anticipated. The accommodations are a bit of a surprise, her boyfriend seems to be pressing her for a more serious commitment, and her dog seems determined to complicate matters at the resort. Kate has a confrontation with a wedding guest who ends up dead in the spa. She is implicated in the murder and decides to use her super power as a yoga instructor (it seems people are caught off guard and tell yoga instructors almost anything) to interrogate suspects and witnesses.

Ms. Weber mixes up a delightful whodunit that sends the reader down false trails much like Bella the dog and her search for rabbits. The cast of characters are mostly quirky individuals all thrown together in this zany mystery. It seems that A KILLER RETREAT is the second Downward Dog mystery; the first one is Murder Strikes a Pose. Readers of cozy mysteries will enjoy this mystery and look forward to the next installment.

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