Vermont, vandalism, amateur-sleuth, poisons, friendship, friends, small-town, relatives, relationships, unpleasant-in-laws, unputdownable, egoist, game-as-food, situational-humor, suspense, verbal-humor, murder-investigation, witty, local-law-enforcement, cozy-mystery, poaching, rural, dog, Labrador-dog, family*****

If Mr and Mrs North or Nick and Nora Charles lived in rural Vermont, they'd be great friends with US Forest Service Ranger Nick Buckley and his sleuthing wife, Stella. In addition to the usual madness for that time of year, they have acquired a boisterous black lab who wakens Stella and leads her to an intruder at the site of a murder. If that isn't enough craziness, Stella's VERY eccentric mother arrives to stay and make everyone crazy. Let the sleuthing begin!
The publisher's blurb did a very good job of getting me interested and it didn't hurt that I loved the earlier books in this series. I do think that this one stands alone quite nicely. Good mystery plot with believable characters, lots of laughs, plot twists, and red herrings, (or a talking dog collar). Loved it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )