Week 18 Review: Claws for Suspicion

From Goodreads:

When someone from her past comes to town to cause trouble, Kari Stuart and her sassy kitten Queenie will have to work hard to protect the Serenity Sanctuary in this new Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery.

Kari Stuart is finally starting to relax into her role as the new owner of the Serenity Sanctuary and is looking forward to the various fun autumn activities in the beautiful Catskills town of Lakeview, like the annual Oktoberfest celebration. It's time for friends and quality bonding with handsome vet Angus McCoy. Until the unexpected arrival of her unpleasant ex-husband, Charlie Smith.

He comes bearing a shocking revelation--the paperwork on their divorce never went through, and they are still married. Worse yet, he thinks this entitles him to half of her lottery winnings--although he'll happily take partial ownership of the sanctuary instead. Kari isn't sure if he's telling the truth, or if it's just another one of Charlie's lies.

But things go from bad to worse when an unexpected death makes Kari the main suspect in a murder investigation. Will she and Queenie be able to find the real killer and keep the home they've built at the sanctuary safe, or is their string of luck finally tapped out? 

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! I was really looking forward it it-because I couldn't wait to see Kari crush this case against her ex-husband! I didn't want her to go through that unpleasantness, but he was going to bring it, and she was going to get through it! 

Her ex was pretty infuriating. And the idea that they didn't technically finish divorcing-that means he thinks he should get some of the money. And that idea is horrifying. And then the murder happens, and it keeps looking like Kari did it, so she had to prove that she didn't on top of everything else.

Oh, but this case did cause a bit of drama with Dr. McCoy, because between her ex husband being in the picture, and then McCoy's attempts to help the investigation. Well, it was fun to read, but not so much fun to experience, though it added a small but important clue to the mix! 

Though poor Sheriff Richardson. It's not Kari's fault that she's gotten entangled with these investigations, but it's not his, either. He's such a fun character to read about, I love his sense of humour! And he's basically guaranteed to be a part of this series as long as he's alive, living in Lakeview, and continues to be sheriff, so that's fantastic! 

This was another amazing mystery, and I can't wait to see where the series goes from here! 

Author: Deborah Blake 
Series: A Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery #3
Read: May 6th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley Books 
Published: May 3rd 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars