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Three Reasons You Should Read This Cozy Mystery:
- Sprinkles and a Situation by Emmie Lyn sets up the start of a cute cozy mystery series featuring a dog walker, Ellie, and her animal clients.
- Sprinkles, a French bulldog that belongs to Minnie, owner of the Red Apple Inn, and helps in his own special way to lead the way and help solve the crime.
- There are a lot of really good hints and some really good false hints dropped along the way for you to sift through and try to find the murderer before Ellie and her friends do.
About Sprinkles and a Situation by Emmie Lyn
Title: Sprinkles and a Situation
Author: Emmie Lyn
Series: Dogs and Donuts #1
Genre: Cozy Mystery
I’m Ellie Hart, and when a dog walking job falls in my lap, it looks like my luck has changed. Changed for the worst, that is, when the first thing I do is stumble upon a body.
And the new detective in town happens to be the most eligible bachelor around. And my new boss’s grandson. I’ve signed on for way more than I’d ever wanted.
With my job on the line, my black Lab at my side, and donuts in hand, my only choice is to follow the clues. But when footprints lead to evidence that doesn’t add up, I kick my natural nosiness into high gear.
My life is a complete mess, but with my new passion for sniffing out clues, I might just solve this dirty whodunit before the wrong person is arrested.
Grab yourself a huge helping of this clever new cozy mystery series. You’ll fall in love with Ellie Hart, her dog, and the cast of characters who keep her on her toes!
My review of Sprinkles and a Situation:
There is a lot to love about Ellie and her friends – both human and canine. When one of her canine clients, Sprinkles, “helps” her discover a body, Ellie is dragged into a murder investigation that seems to have them all chasing their tails. There are loads of clues and false trails, and it’s a little tricky to try and separate the two at first. This means you’ll be guessing up until the very end, which I kind of like.
I wish I had more of a chance to get to know Ellie before getting bombarded with side characters. We meet both her sisters right away, and I could never remember which was which. I’m hoping they start to separate themselves in my mind as the series goes on. At first I had assumed that Sprinkles would be Ellie’s dog, but her dog, Marley, gets pushed into the background a bit when it comes to the mystery.
Sprinkles sort of takes center stage, but after reading other books by Emmie Lyn, I had expected to see a lot more action from the canines. Sprinkles is quite an affectionate and protective dog for his owner, but neither animal seemed to really take center stage.
The steps to solve the mystery were a lot of fun, if sometimes complicated, to follow. But the ending just seemed to come out of left field. I had a hard time following the clues to where everything evenutally ended up.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
