Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue: A Deirdre Quinn Nightingale Mystery (Beeler Large Print Mystery Series) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Lydia Adamson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Beeler Large Print Mystery Series | Publication Date: November 2001

The twelfth and final book in the popular and long-running series finds Dr. Nightingale investigating the murder of her free-spirited friend, Rose-and digging deep into Rose's apparent double-life. If anyone can sniff out the killer, it's Deirdre Nightingale.

Appealing and entertaining. (I Love a Mystery)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 141 pages
• Publisher: Thomas T Beeler (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574904094
• ISBN-13: 978-1574904093
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,065,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Like Sausage, And Served With Sushi, September 30, 2005

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Lisa Small - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue: A Deirdre Quinn Nightingale Mystery (Beeler Large Print Mystery Series) (Hardcover)

I'm puzzled by the other reviewers' enthusiasm. This book was as abysmally bad as her others in the series -- see, e.g., the reviews of "Dr. Nightingale Races The Outlaw Colt."

Again, the characters are unprofessional and unbelievable. Nightingale's brief animal encounters sound lifted from veterinary textbooks, and there's no satisfactory conclusion as to where the hapless corgi of the title will wind up. After he'd been left starving with the half-buried corpse of his mistress for weeks, Nightingale dumps him in a barn, locked alone in a stall. No TLC from this DVM! In the final pages, he's still being called the victim's dog, not her own.

In "Outlaw Colt," one of Nightingale's sidekicks strives to become a Boddhisatva. Here in "Canine Clue," a Zen cult is central to the story, and given that the books are set in rural New England, the clumsy insertion of an Eastern religious element seems forced and incredible. Nightingale's own yoga practice is quirky, but fits, and has been a consistent element. The Buddhism and the Zen, however, fit in like geta at an ice rink.

On the other hand, her reaction to emotional events isn't quirky, it's psychotic. As one of the other reviewers here noted, all of the characters seem mentally ill on some level. This isn't intentional; it's the result of careless writing, as in, the author seemingly could not have cared less if her characters and plot make sense and are sane.

Normally, keeping in mind that authors sometimes read these reviews, I'd be more tactful, but Adamson has several mystery franchises and cranks these out like sausage, and so has probably gotten enough comfort from her royalties to endure a blunt review. For a good female sleuth who happens to be a D.V.M., see the Andi Pauling series by Lillian Roberts.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dark and disturbing addition to the series, July 19, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue (Dr. Nightingale Mystery) (Paperback)

Didi is examining a herd of dairy cows when she gets a call from one of her elves. He tells her that her missing best friend, Rose's corgi has been spotted in the area. She goes to check it out and finds the bodies of Rose and her two German Shepherds buried in a shallow grave. She is determined to find out what happened and why. The more and more she investigates, she finds out how little she knows about her friend.

This was a rather dark mystery and the ending isn't as neat and comforting as you would expect. Didi seems to be in serious need of psychiatric help as are most of the people around her. Not the best addition to the series.

3.0 out of 5 stars Dark and disturbing addition to the series, July 19, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dr. Nightingale Follows a Canine Clue (Dr. Nightingale Mystery) (Paperback)

Didi is examining a herd of dairy cows when she gets a call from one of her elves. He tells her that her missing best friend, Rose's corgi has been spotted in the area. She goes to check it out and finds the bodies of Rose and her two German Shepherds buried in a shallow grave. She is determined to find out what happened and why. The more and more she investigates, she finds out how little she knows about her friend.

This was a rather dark mystery and the ending isn't as neat and comforting as you would expect. Didi seems to be in serious need of psychiatric help as are most of the people around her. Not the best addition to the series.