Title: Disappointed
Product review: Guess I'm going to be the sour grape in this list of reviews. This book was a bitter disappointment to me. I am a "dog person" and an avid fan of dog mysteries and always pounce on the latest one I find. "Scent of Murder" starts with what seems the completely gratuitous death of an SAR dog, but never fear, the heroine just happens to have a second fully trained dog in reserve. There are too many unnecessary flips of viewpoint and too many minor characters throwing bits of their lives at the reader. At one point a dog is hit by a skunk full in the face and yet it "scents" something again that same day - I live in the country and know what it's like for a dog to get skunked full in the face and I just plain don't believe it, nor do I believe a serial killer of children would get hung up on an adult woman. If this turns into a series, maybe it will improve, but as of right now I'm sorry so many people seem to have such low standards for a mystery based on canine search and rescue.
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