Woof Times

Search and Rescue Cozy Mysteries, Book 16

De: Patti Benning

Narrado por: Julie McKay

Sometimes a chill…
Has nothing to do with the weather.

It’s the tail end of summer, and things are finally getting back to normal in Granite. The dental clinic is finished being rebuilt after the fire, and amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, can finally get back to her old routine.

With more time on her plate, she intends to focus on her dogs’ training with renewed vigor – a plan that coincides perfectly with a local independent journalist’s request for some footage of her training her search and rescue dogs.

During their first outing, the reporter, April, asks Eve for a personal favor. Her grandmother’s friend went missing at the local nursing home, and the staff is being less than forthcoming. They claim her family picked her up, but according to April’s grandmother, the woman had no family. She thinks the elderly woman might have wandered off the property, and the nursing home is trying to cover their tracks.

Eve agrees to search for the missing woman with Willow, but there’s no trail to be found. Things take a dark turn when a tragedy is discovered. Eve and April are convinced that the nursing home is harboring a secret and they’re determined to work together to uncover it.

Can they solve the crime and root out the suspects?
Find out in this exciting canine Cozy Mystery!

©2024 Patti Benning (P)2026 Blue Nose Publishing

Eve and April

Book 16 Search & Rescue Cozy Mysteries series
Performed in solo narration by Julie McKay

Eve and April investigate a missing person with the help of Willow.

April the local social media journalist asks Eve for some help finding her Grandmother’s friend.

Things are not what they seem at the nursing home.

Another great search and rescue cozy mystery. Julie McKay, again does a wonderful job.

Adorable with excellent narration

Ok, so hear me out. Sometimes I get in really bad reading slumps. I'm a mood reader and from one day to the next, my mood impacts my reading. HOWEVER, I stumbled upon this author and this series as an ALC listener for BlueNose, and I am so grateful. This cozy, small town mystery series with Eve and her pups is the perfect palate cleanser to help me when I'm in a slump.

Woof Times focuses on Eve and her live-find dog Willow, a 10 year old sable German Shepherd. When a news reporter, April, approaches Eve asking for help to find a missing person, Eve is hesitant at first, but ultimately decides to help. Rosemary was a friend of April's grandmother, Edith, and she went missing from the nursing home that Rosemary and Edith both lived in, hence April's request for help. I won't give away spoilers, but Eve and April team up with Edith to figure out the mystery. Ultimately, at the end, Edith and Willow saved the day.

This book, well series in general, is fast paced (around 100 pages only) and has a great start, middle and end. The climax is solving the mystery which is fun. I don't typically read mystery books, so I'm not the greatest guesser when it comes to figuring out the bad guy, so this kept me on my toes until the end. Also, I had the privilege of listening to and advanced copy of the audiobook, narrated by Julie McKay, and it's a 5 star audiobook. Julie perfectly changes her voice to match the characters she portrays. Her tone and inflection bring the characters to life. I will be adding this series to my catalog of palate cleansers to help me when I get in those monthly slumps.

Murder in a Nursing Home

The title says it all! This is book number 16 in the Search and Rescue Cozy Mystery series! It is just that Willow and Atlas are off on another adventure with Eve this time to solve a case at a nursing home. The narration of Julie McKay makes the book both engaging and exciting to see what happens next. Patti Benning continues to write exciting mysteries that bring light to the need and use of search and rescue dogs. It was a great story made better with awesome narration!

Nursing Home Hell

Adorable cozy mystery series with the added bonus of furry friends! This series is a bunch of short and sweet novellas about Evelyn Foster and her two search dogs. Great series! I cant wait to read more about Evelyn Foster!

Book 16: Woof Times
Eve begins to do a fun video series about her dogs and their work with April, the local journalist. April asks Eve for a favor to help with her grandmother’s friend who is missing from their nursing home. The nursing home claims she left with her nephew. What is the nursing home hiding?