The Spotted Dog

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic

Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire, talented sleuth, stalwart friend and lover is back! When a distraught Scottish veteran from Afghanistan is knocked unconscious, waking up to find his beloved ex-service dog missing, Corinna and her lover, Daniel, find themselves inextricably drawn into the machinations of a notorious underworld gang of drug runners. Corinna and Daniel need to pull together all the strings to find the connections between their wandering Scottish veteran, his kidnapped dog, a student dramatic society that's moved into Corinna's building, burglaries, and the threatening notes that begin to mysteriously appear in Corinna's apartment. Between her forays into danger, there is still time in Corinna's life for tender encounters as the delicious aromas of newly baked breads, muffins and treats waft out of Corinna's bakery, Earthly Delights.©2018 Kerry Greenwood (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Audio has to be the best way to read a Kerry Greenwood novel. The Australian accents are delicious, and a deft narrator sweeps you happily past any momentary questions about believability.' (AudioFile)

'Corinna Chapman is an absolute delight.' (Bookseller + Publisher)

'Greenwood is a modern master of the gracious detective story ... she meticulously blends a hint of unease into the mix... Greenwood knows a proper feast includes the savoury and the sweet. Hers is a unique voice in crime fiction.' (The Age)

enjoyed very much

narrator new,very good with various voices, all clear and distinctive. really enjoyed all of it

Dogs gangs and bread

Recipes include and where to find them new tenant missing dog new neighbor some new situations and old

great story but

the narrator was a disappointment, she made Corinna shrewish and hard rather than the warm generous but weary soul she is . she also read it like she was in a race which meant I kept losing my place and had to go back to pick up details missed in her rush to finish.

Another solid entry in Corinna Chapman series

Corinna and Daniel's latest case is finding a lost dog. Alasdair, an Aghanistan Vet from Scotland, has PTSD soothed mainly by the companionship of his explosive-sniffing dog, Georgie. Because Alasdair trained Georgie using Gaelic commands, the dog was mustered out with him. But someone hit Alasdair on the head and stole Geordie. A second mystery concerns a girl in a wheelchair; her sister was killed, but since the event the girl is unable to walk or speak. Additionally there have been several breakins at the apartment-house by several different perpetrators. The tenants catch the first one clearly searching for something in Professor Monk's apartment. Before the police arrive and seal off the area, Corinna appropriates the professor's notes so he can continue working on his manuscript after the scene of the crime is off-limits. Corinna herself corners another intruder and acquits herself admirably with a folded umbrella (she excelled at fencing in school) until she rips off his mask and finds no face underneath (just another mask) making her lose concentration... As usual, all the mysteries are wrapped up neatly

At one point in the book, Corinna, Daniel, and Alasdair break into a compound to steal back Geordie, but when they try to get away all hell breaks lose. There is shooting, and there are explosions. Then there is Corinna's friendly but stern neithborhood policewoman. This section includes a brief but interesting editorial explaining that in Australia only certain police can fire guns because they wouldn't want the police banging away at citizens on a whim -- and that this is regardless of amendment...

Dog

Good book. Very entertaining and educational. The characters and storyline mesh so easy with each which makes a great book.