Title: KARMA'S A KILLER
Series: Downward Dog Mystery #3
Author: Tracy Weber
Narrator: Anne
James
Length: 9
hours, 19 minutes
Audible
Release Date:
03.23.2018
Publisher: Tracy Weber
Publish Date: 01.08.2016
Category /Genre: Cozy Mystery
Recommended
for: 18+ due to sexual content
Listenability: OK or
NSFW
Received from: Tracy Weber (as an Audible gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Karma’s a Killer
Date completed: 05.29.2018
Description from the publisher:
When Seattle yoga teacher Kate
Davidson agrees to teach doga (yoga for dogs) at a fundraiser for a local
animal rescue, she believes the only damage will be to her reputation. But a
few downward-facing dogs are the least of Kate’s problems when an animal rights
protest at the event leads to a suspicious fire and a drowning.
The police arrest a woman claiming to be Kate’s estranged mother and charge her with murder. To prove her innocence, Kate, boyfriend Michael, and German shepherd sidekick Bella dive deeply into the worlds of animal activism, organizational politics, and the dangerous obsessions that drive them. All while discovering that when it comes to murder, there’s no place like hOMe.
The police arrest a woman claiming to be Kate’s estranged mother and charge her with murder. To prove her innocence, Kate, boyfriend Michael, and German shepherd sidekick Bella dive deeply into the worlds of animal activism, organizational politics, and the dangerous obsessions that drive them. All while discovering that when it comes to murder, there’s no place like hOMe.
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KARMA’S A KILLER is the third book
in the Downward Dog Mystery series. While it mostly stands on its own, it would
be better had I read/listened to the previous stories as there are numerous
references to those previous incidences.
In addition to the whodunit mystery
and animal rights activism, there is a family reunion (Kate’s dead mother isn’t
so dead after all) and huge doses of healthy yoga references. I happen to love yoga; it’s good for
stretching muscles and relaxing the body and mind. I actually found myself wishing I weren’t
driving just so I could do the positions with Kate’s students!
I loved this cozy mystery that kept
me entertained and engaged from beginning to end. Bella, the dog, may be my favorite character,
but the animals usually are! Bella isn’t
the only animal in this wonderful story.
There are lots of dogs, cats, goats, a pigeon, and a crow and they all
have such fun and quirky personalities.
The mystery is well thought
out. I love the characters, even the
ones meant to be hated. There is nothing
better than a redeemable “bad guy” and there are a few of them in this story. I love that the people are flawed –
real. Kate has a temper, Michael is
messy, and her very pregnant friend has a fiendish sweet-tooth. They are fun and funny; quite honestly, the
kind of people I would want as friends.
This is the first story I have read
from Tracy Weber and I must say I like her style. Well done!
Narration: The narrator, Anne
James, has a melodic voice and did a fantastic job of maintaining my interest
and bringing the characters to life.
Note: while I was given this book as a gifted
audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Downward Dog Mystery series:
1.
Murder Strikes a Pose
2.
A Killer Retreat
3.
Karma’s a Killer
4.
A Fatal Twist
5.
Pre-Meditated Murder
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