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Bezig met laden... The More The Terrierdoor Linda O. Johnston
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. You've heard of hoarders? You know those people who obsessively gather STUFF until their homes are hazardous mazes of clutter? According to the Mayo Clinic, "[s]ome people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets often in unsanitary conditions". This is what Lauren Vancouver, manager of a private, no-kill animal shelter discovers when she visits her old friend and mentor Mamie Spelling after receiving a panicked call from her. Mamie is afraid of Bethany Urber, the ambitious and aggressive CEO of a shelter network, who threatened the older woman when she refused to join the network. Lauren feels that the only thing she can do is contact Animal Services, who move the animals to their own shelters, and arrange for psychological evaluation for Mamie. Shortly after Mamie is released, Bethany is found in her office, shot. Unfortunately, Mamie finds the body, and having vocally castigated her in public, she becomes the main suspect. Lauren is aware that Mamie is unstable, but still certain that her friend is incapable of murder, and takes it upon herself to prove it. With the Pet Rescue series, Johnston has found a palatable way of conveying information about issues that are unpleasant but very real. (The first installment of the series was about another serious problem, puppy mills.) Linda O. Johnston also writes the Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter mysteries. She volunteers at no-kill shelters in Southern California, and become a dog adoption counselor. *FTC Full Disclosure: Many thanks to the publisher, who sent me a copy of the book for review purposes. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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While helping to find new homes for victims of animal hoarding, shelter manager Lauren Vancouver must come to the aid of her boss, Mamie Spelling, after the CEO of a pet shelter, who threatened to expose Mamie's hoarding, is found dead. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Lauren seems to be very judgmental and critical of everyone that she meets. I began to wonder if I could finish the book. It was very difficult for me to understand. But then the author, Linda O. Johnston, had Lauren confess that she really loved animals more than people and I understood her better. I knew someone who was the same way and now I wish that I had read this book before I met that person! Everything fell together and I just accepted that was the way that Lauren was. After that, I settled down to learn more about animal rescues places. I already knew something about them but there was a lot new to me. If the people in the book are like me, they would not like to have a surprise visit when they haven’t had time to pick some clutter or even feel like it if they are sick or if they getting ready to go to work. I think it is would be more polite to call first and see if a visit would be alright.
In The More the Terrier, there was a network of rescue places in this book called Pet Shelters Together run by Bethany Urber. Bethany did care deeply about the dogs and cats that were rescued but not so much about people, including the other managers of rescue place, the volunteers and the people who came to adopt. She had started and made a success out of a cosmetic company previously. But her ways of handling people’s feeling did not make her a bit popular. Mamie was seen arguing with Bethany recently at a meeting. Mamie called Lauren and told her that Bethany was dead. The police thought that Mamie had killed Bethany. The mystery takes a back seat to the details of what actually goes on in a rescue place. I didn’t mind that at all, because I enjoyed the stories. The mystery was a kind of bonus. This book was never boring and I want to read more by Linda O. Johnson.
I would highly recommend this cozy mystery to those cozy fans who don’t mind if the mystery is not the main focus of the story. I want to read more of the author’s books. ( )