A Shot in the Bark : A Dog Park Mystery (Paperback)

from LisCarey

Lia Anderson and her dogs, Honey and Chewy, are regulars at the Mount Airy dog park. So are her boyfriend, Luthor Morrissey, and his dog, Viola. When Lia and Luthor break up and have an argument at the dog park, quite a few of their friends and acquaintances witness it. When in the predawn hours ...

from richardderus

Rating: 3.5* of five The Book Report: Artist and Cincinnati urban dog-owner Lia spends her mornings with an oddball crew of fellow urban dog folks, giving their pooches a chance to romp, run, socialize, and generally get their doggy-day off to a good start. Likewise the people, all having conveni...

from Pet12

A Shot in the Bark is the first book in the Dog Park Mysteries. It is a delightful, cozy whodunit featuring a group of slightly eccentric people who meet up regularly in the local dog park. There's a staged suicide and the detective in charge of the case infiltrates the group to investigate, whil...

from weisser4

It took me a while to get into the rhythm of this book. Even after the first couple of chapters I really did not become invested in the characters. I felt as though none where really thought out and developed. It wasn't a horrible book but neither was it a good book.

from LisCarey

In 2011, I found this mystery by a first-time author, set in a dog park--specifically, Mount Airy Dog Park, in Cincinnati, Ohio. I picked it up out of curiosity. It was a first-time effort, but basically solid. It featured interesting, likable characters, real dogs written by someone who knows do...