The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat (The Casebook of Dr. McKenzie) [Paperback]

Claudia Bishop (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Casebook of Dr. McKenzie | Publication Date: June 3, 2008

Animals—and justice—have found their hero in Dr. McKenzie.

When a randy milk inspector is found dead in 400 gallons of goat milk, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his wife Madeline will have to cull a killer from a herd of suspects. And along the way, the vet might just save some bleating hearts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425222071
• ISBN-13: 978-0425222072
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,178,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky and cute cozy, May 16, 2009

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Elizabeth Ray (Stockton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat (The Casebook of Dr. McKenzie) (Paperback)

This cozy concerns a country vet/private detective who is called on to investigate a murder at a dairy farm. There is the usual pool of quirky suspects, but I enjoyed this book because of its slapstick, LOL humor.

Apparently The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat is the third in a series of mysteries featuring Dr. McKenzie, but the "cast of character" at the beginning of the book allows those new to the series to enjoy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, November 30, 2008

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I. Moore (Vero Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat (The Casebook of Dr. McKenzie) (Paperback)

This book was a great one - I enjoyed the entire series so far and hope there will be more! Dr. McKenzie along with his wife and two assistants make for a good read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Loved the idea, but the main character isn't very likable, March 6, 2009

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Shana "That's my opinion- I could be wrong!" (Northern NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat (The Casebook of Dr. McKenzie) (Paperback)

This mystery is about a DVM and his wife (and a menagerie of assistants and friends) who run a PI business as well as treat their animal clientle. I absolutely loved the goat dairy setting of this mystery. Though, in my opinion there were too many characters and too many subplots going on at one time.

Overall, a good book, but, the story was a bit scattered & far fetched at times. Perhaps, if I had liked the main character better I would've liked this one more. At times the Dr. was very patronizing & pretentious- in other words an arrogant old fart! So, I doubt I'd read this one again.