by L.A. Dobbs
I think this was described as 'cozy', but I hesitate to call it that. The main characters were both police officers, and the murder was simply an investigation of events that happened in their small town. It wasn't especially violent or gory, but it didn't have that light and fluffy characteristic I associate with cozies. And no recipe.
It was well-written and had a great main plot plus a to-be-continued subplot. The people were pretty interesting, especially the lady cop who has a mysterious past she won't talk about. (Second subplot?) I'd recommend it wholeheartedly...
Except, be warned. There's a dog. A mysterious, detecting dog who shows up from nowhere, comes and goes as she pleases, and helps find the body. But we never find out where she came from and why she seems to be so invested in this particular dead body. It would have been so very easy to give her a motive--maybe the person was kind to her or gave her a cookie? Maybe she's an ex-police dog from somewhere. Why do we never find out?
Possibly she will become a fourth subplot. I'll see.
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