Melina's Book Blog: Review of Doggone Dead by Teresa Trent

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Review of Doggone Dead by Teresa Trent

Book Genre-Cozy Mystery

Publisher – Tightwad Tess Press
Release Date February 2013

Book Description:

Give me land lots of land....and a puppy on the loose. When Betsy Livingston's puppy runs away, she has no idea it will lead her to a murder on a movie cowboy star's estate. Not only has there been a murder, but the town reports sightings of the dead cowboy himself. He's out to seek revenge on all who wronged his daughter who became the victim of her own money-loving butler. Enjoy a little time on the Fourth of July in the tiny town of Pecan Bayou Texas where old cowboys never die...

My Review:

Well, Teresa Trent has done it again. She has written a wonderful cozy mystery that leaves you guessing till the end. As always, the book was filled with wonderful characters, like Betsy Livingston, who always seems to get into trouble. This book had everything a good cozy mystery should have, humor and it leaves you guessing. I literally could not put this book down and had to finish it in pratically one setting. I can't wait to read more about the quirky characters from Pecan Bayou Texas. Great job Teresa, keep up the great work.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review.

Teresa Trent lives in Texas and loves writing about small town life. She first got the idea to create Pecan Bayou after visiting the Texas Hill Country to view the millions of springtime flowers alongside the roads and highways. The town of Pecan Bayou does not exist in Texas, but there is a body of water in the state with the name. Pecan Bayou does exist in Teresa's imagination and heart.

Teresa is the parent of a child with Down Syndrome. After realizing there is so little fiction with characters having disabilities, she wanted to create someone with a developmental delay who worked, was part of a loving family and who even helped solve a few mysteries.