Unleashed

Kate's second (Muzzled, 2014) is a treat for animal lovers. The plethora of suspects keeps you guessing. --Kirkus Reviews In Brady's amusing, well-plotted second Kate Turner mystery (after 2014's Muzzled), the Oak Falls, N.Y., veterinarian gets investigates the death of Claire Birnham, whose Cairn terrier was treated at the local veterinary hospital. Claire appears to have committed suicide, but it begins to look like a case of foul play after various pet owners reveal details about the woman's life. When Kate's brain-damaged assistant, Eugene Spragg, is arrested for Claire's murder, Kate sifts through a number of suspects, including Claire's alcoholic mother, Beverly; Beverly's abusive boyfriend, Buzz; Gilda Tremont, the owner of the art gallery where Birnham worked; up-and-coming artist Andrei Roshenkov; and Claire's rocker ex-boyfriend, A.J. Janssen. Meanwhile, Turner treats a pot-bellied pig and a smelly cocker spaniel, besides getting chased by a flock of geese. Readers will eagerly look forward to Kate's further adventures. --Publishers Weekly Brady's sophomore effort (after Muzzled) is an appealing mix of murder and medicine. Kate is an amiable heroine with lots of spunk. Not willing to leave well enough alone, she joins the list of cozy amateur sleuths such as Laura Childs's Theodosia Browning and Jane Cleland's Josie Prescott. --Library Journal An ideal mystery for animal lovers and mystery devotees. Brady does an excellent job of explaining veterinary terminology in a seamless way and taking readers into the field with her protagonist, Dr. Kate Turner. --The Book Breeze Unleashed provides a Kate Turner, DVM mystery and will delight mystery fans who look for investigators who are not professional sleuths. Dr. Turner leads a quiet life in upstate New York working as a relief vet, until a client is found dead and is billed as a suicide. The problem is: Kate knows this is very unlikely, and can't imagine Claire abandoned her beloved pet in favor of death. Kate's investigation leads to animal encounters, questionable perps, and an intricate web of involvements with too many possibilities. Vet medicine and murder mix in a satisfyingly complex, realistic way in this vivid page-turner. --California Bookwatch