Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #14) [Paperback]

Selma Eichler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2007

On the day before Jordy Mills was going to donate a kidney to save his brother Cornell's life, he was shot to death. Without donor, Cornell tragically committed suicide. Looking into the lives of these two brothers, Manhattan P.I. Desiree Shapiro has discovered that one's a saint, the other's a sinner, and someone wanted them both dead.

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Humor, food, and just plain good writing. (Tamar Myers)

Queen-sized entertainment. (Barbara D'Amato)

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Signet; First edition (February 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451220609
• ISBN-13: 978-0451220608
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-So, March 19, 2007

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This review is from: Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #14) (Paperback)

This series has become very predictable. Desiree gets a case, talks to lots of people, spends hours upon hours typing up her notes, reviews her notes 500 times, and then on the 501st review, sees something that leads her to the solution.

Add in a few nagging phone calls from the whiny Ellen (and one Mandarin Joy dinner at her apartment), a few evil eyes from the annoying Jackie for not being privy to Desiree's every move, and a few dates with the nerdy Nick, who spends most of his time fretting about his over-the-top monster kid, and it's getting hard to tell one installment apart from the next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, Fun, Funny, and a Million Laughs, November 4, 2010

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Andrea "Readaholic" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #14) (Paperback)

I can't get over how fun these books are! This series is witty, fun, funny, and a pure delight to read.

And while these books are witty and fun, they are also clever. The mysteries are perfect and cleverly thought out. The clues are cleverly given. The mystery part of these books really are perfect, because they are not so much boring police work or boring detective work that they are boring, but just enough cleverness and just enough involvement to make the mysteries work out beautifully without the answer just being thrown in your lap or without the mysteries just being fluff. (Not that I don't love fluff.)

And I enjoy hearing about what Desiree eats. That adds a lot of fun (play) to the books.

This series has everything: clever mystery, cozy atmosphere, wit and fun. And when I say cozy, I mean cozy. This is one of the coziest series I've ever read. And I love Desiree Shapiro (the main character) because she is so real as well as being witty and fun-loving. She doesn't feel she has to diet everytime she eats 100 calories. And she isn't arrogant. She is someone we can all love.

If you love cozy mysteries as much as I do, and you haven't tried any of the books in this series, I recommend you do. It's always good to start at the beginning ("Murder Can Kill Your Social Life"), but it isn't necessary. Any of these books would be fine to start with to get a sampling of how awesome this series is.

Now, about this particular book, "Murder Can Depress you Dachshund":

Desiree, a private investigator, receives a job from an elderly man to investigate the possible murder of his son. The son is a wonderful, well-liked person; who and why would anyone want to murder him? This mystery is puzzling for Desiree. The pieces don't seem to want to fall together. But Desiree investigates, talks to people, and finally the pieces start to come together.

While she figures it all out, we are taken on adventures. There is lots of food, coffee, and fun. I also love the relationship Desiree has with her niece, Ellen. Everyone seems to love Desiree. And while she is witty, she is also intelligent and sensible.

I loved the adventures. I loved this book from start to finish.

Highly recommended. Five stars are not enough.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This series is fun, June 9, 2007

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Judith G. Bronsonstem Svcs "Judith Gunn Brons... (Bandera, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #14) (Paperback)

There is nothing profound about this series, and the mysteries are not highly mysterious, but it is a great deal of fun. Time spent in Desiree's company is always enjoyable.