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Book 42, 2016
Jun. 3rd, 2016 06:47 pmLast night, I finished reading Last Licks, which is the third book in Claire Donally's "Sunny and Shadow" mystery series.
When Sunny's odious boss, Ollie the Barnacle, breaks his leg and ends up in rehab, it's up to Sunny to deliver things to him from the office. Her father, Mike, insists on going to visit Ollie, because it's the thing to do. Mike discovers that Ollie's roommate is an old friend of his, and soon, he's visiting the rehab center on his own to visit with both Ollie and Gardner. In the meantime, Sunny's cat Shadow is intrigued with the scent of one of the therapy cats that he can smell on Sunny's clothes when she returns home.
When Ollie's roommate, Gardner, dies suddenly in the night, Ollie swears it was murder. He wants Sunny and her boyfriend, constable Will Price, to investigate. Sunny isn't convinced it was murder, but she agrees to launch an investigation. Soon, she realizes that there are several potential suspects, but putting together means, motive, and opportunity is proving to be a challenge.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others in the series, but it was still a good read. It was nice to see a more human side to Ollie and to meet some new characters, including Portia, the therapy cat that Shadow was so enamored of.
Favorite line: Sunny wanted to get this meeting back on track before Ollie made a grab for her pickle. I admit it--lines referencing pickles just amuse me!
Giving this one three of five for being rather average:
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When Sunny's odious boss, Ollie the Barnacle, breaks his leg and ends up in rehab, it's up to Sunny to deliver things to him from the office. Her father, Mike, insists on going to visit Ollie, because it's the thing to do. Mike discovers that Ollie's roommate is an old friend of his, and soon, he's visiting the rehab center on his own to visit with both Ollie and Gardner. In the meantime, Sunny's cat Shadow is intrigued with the scent of one of the therapy cats that he can smell on Sunny's clothes when she returns home.
When Ollie's roommate, Gardner, dies suddenly in the night, Ollie swears it was murder. He wants Sunny and her boyfriend, constable Will Price, to investigate. Sunny isn't convinced it was murder, but she agrees to launch an investigation. Soon, she realizes that there are several potential suspects, but putting together means, motive, and opportunity is proving to be a challenge.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others in the series, but it was still a good read. It was nice to see a more human side to Ollie and to meet some new characters, including Portia, the therapy cat that Shadow was so enamored of.
Favorite line: Sunny wanted to get this meeting back on track before Ollie made a grab for her pickle. I admit it--lines referencing pickles just amuse me!
Giving this one three of five for being rather average:
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