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| Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries, No. 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Blaize Clement
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 62790
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312947704
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312947705
ASIN: 0312947704
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
Release Date: October 30, 2007
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 Not just for dog lovers May 20, 2007
I enjoyed Blaize Clement's writing style and her characterization of the main character. What makes this book infinitely enjoyable are the details around the Sarasota area. Having just visited, I felt part of the story due to the details.
I'm not a dog lover, but related to the story all the same. I look forward to reading more about Dixie.
Needs better editing and questions answered April 20, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
It was a good read (especially for those of us in the Great Lakes region who long for the sunny climes of Florida). I'm sure I'm not the only one who found the animal abuse parts a bit hard to take (I read to escape, not to have my face shoved in atrocities - I can get those watching the nightly news). I found it disconcerting that this self-avowed animal lover didn't give us a clue as to Reggie's fate after he played his necessary part in helping to liberate her from her captives.
And I don't now if this next gripe is aimed at the author or the editors: the spelling of Dixie's dead daughter's name kept changing. Considering this was narrated in the first person, one would think the woman would be consistent in the spelling of her own child's name - but it would change virtually within sentences of itself. One time it's Christie and two sentences later it's Christy. Are the editors asleep on the job?
I actually laughed out loud at the premise of Dixie believing that, in a town of only 7,000 population, the women wouldn't know her drop-dead gorgeous brother is gay (same for his equally gorgeous partner of 10+ years). That preposterous supposition alone leaves me in awe of her thought processes. I work at a university that employs easily half again that population number and believe me, we ALL know who is straight and who is not.
Gripes aside, I'll still read her next offering - if for no other reason to see which one of the good looking suitors she ends up dating.
Good second in a series April 2, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Frequently, when the first of a new series is particularly good, the second will be noticably weaker. I didn't find this one to be, although some of the animal related happenings were a little rough, but true to life, unfortunately. Ms Clement's use of humor and good pacing helped make the book an overall enjoyable read.
Dog lovers alert! March 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Being a pet sitter should be a relatively safe occupation. But Dixie Hemingway is not a normal pet sitter. She's a former deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Department and her current occupation is no guarantee that it will be a safe one. It does however bring excitement and murder to her life.
Dixie is walking her current charge, a dachshund named Mame, when the dog insists on exploring the environment. Mame's investigation leads to the body of another of Dixie's clients. The strange thing is Dixie just waved at Conrad--at least she thought it was Conrad in his car. His dog was in the backseat. Suddenly Dixie realizes the driver must have been the murderer. And that's a big problem for Dixie for she's now become a witness and that could be deadly.
Determined to find the killer, she helps Lieutenant Guidry investigate. After all, she wants to stay alive.
Dog lovers will enjoy this novel. It's got the animal element, it's a fun and fast read with interesting characters and a plot that will keep you turning the pages.
Armchair Interviews says: Check out Clement's Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter. The author is writing her third mystery in the series and you might want to look for that also.
fun canine caper March 11, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Former Sarasota, Florida sheriff's Deputy Dixie Hemingway mourns the deaths of her husband and their child (see CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT SITTER), but has no qualms at leaving law enforcement though she is only in her thirties. However, she has moved on somewhat thanks in part to her work as a professional pet sitter in Sarasota suburb Siesta Key.
Currently she is walking geriatric Dachshund Mame, who takes Dixie to the nearby woods where the canine digs up the buried body of her affluent client Conrad Ferrelli, Reggie's owner. Besides the corpse, a stunned Dixie swears she just greeted the victim driving by in his car. The police think Conrad's brother Denton is the prime suspect because he demanded his sibling invest in immoral probably illegal scams. Dixie wants nothing to do with the inquiry until someone purposely tries to run her over while she tending to a canine in a parking lot. While the police and her firefighting brother try to keep Dixie safe especially when Conrad's widow is murdered, she decides to risk her life to trap the killer before harm comes to Reggie.
In her second appearance Dixie has her priorities in order as she believes she is the only one who cares what happens to Reggie so she resolutely risks her life to rescue the Doberman over the objection of the cop and her sibling. The story line is fast-paced but belongs to the heroine who cares. The canine caper crowd will enjoy Florida's leading pet-sitter as she uses the skills she honed from her work at the Sarasota Sheriff's Department to save a dog and capture a killer.
Harriet Klausner
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