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Gun Shy (Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries, Book 3)

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I have read the other two Donna Ball stories. This one was really good. I felt transported to my favorite mountains in the fall.

Sonny is an interesting character and I can never read enough about her psychic ability.

It was interesting reading about the "dancing dog." I would love to actually see a routine. I bet it is amazing. I emjoy reading about all the dogs that Raine has. I was so glad that Hero may be back in the next book which I anxiously await.

The scene at the very end cries for "more." I am intrigued by this new love interest for Raine.

You will love this addition to the series. Donna, your word processor is calling...don't you hear it?

A frantic and starving yellow lab guards the cabin where his mistress lays dead of an apparent self inflected gunshot wound. The sheriff places a call to his niece, Raine Stockton, the only professional dog handler in the area. Raine must remove the snarling dog to prevent the deputies from shooting it.

There is no identification at the scene of the suicide, not even a vehicle parked near the remote cabin. How did the woman and her dog get there? Where is her purse, ID, luggage, food? Was the scene staged to look like a suicide? Was it in fact a murder?

The first clues come from the traumatized dog. Then random events provide key information that unravels a tale of jealousy, greed, and revenge.

An enjoyable mystery for dog lovers. The author includes many of her favorite subjects; canine search and rescue, canine freestyle (a form of human/dog dancing), and canine agility. The only complaint I find with the book is not the fault of the author but rather the publisher. The book's cover illustration gives away information the reader shouldn't know until half way through the story.

This is the 3rd Raine Stockton Dog Mystery I've read and it was very enjoyable. In this book, Raine is asked to go to a cabin where a frantic and starving yellow lab is guarding his mistress who lays dead of an apparent suicide from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Raine's uncle, who is the sheriff, knows that she can remove the poor dog so the deputies don't have to shoot it.

There is no identification on the woman at the scene of the suicide, or even a vehicle parked near the remote cabin, so there are many questions about the dead woman that must be answered and the answers are not easy to find. The sheriff has doubts that the suicide is real and says that the suicide scene looks staged, to make it look like a murder.

The clues and the yellow lab provide key information that leads Raine, her uncle, the sherrif, and her on again off again husband, Buck, to unravel a twisted tale of jealousy, greed, and revenge.

Raine's personal life with Buck, also takes an interesting twist in this book, and the only complaint I have is that this plot twist was unexpected and somewhat rushed and forced. I hope we continue to see more of Buck in the forthcoming volumes, since the dynamics between him and Raine have provided tension and plot development in all three books

This is an enjoyable mystery series for dog lovers. The author, Donna Ball, according to her web site, has lots of experience with dogs, canine search and rescue, canine freestyle (a form of human/dog dancing), and canine agility and it shows in her writing.

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I love the The Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series. Donna developes the plot with the dog as a main character throughout the story. Every chapter ends being a real page turner.

I really want the Rapid Fire book to come out in paperback soon !

I enjoyed Donna's dog mysteries so much, I purchased her older mysteries - "Dark Angel" and "Exposure", also really intriging reads.

I got this book looking for something since Virginia Lanier (author of the fabulous Bloodhound series) has passed away. Ball is a good writer. The developmet of the main character is not as dark... pverall the book is an easy read and not quite as compelling as Lanier ....but the tracking dog sequences are good.

I just finished reading Gun Shy, and I was sad to see that she has not added to this series in years! I hope she intends to write a 4th book. I love the characters, Raine, Cisco, Sonny, Maude, her Aunt, Uncle and Buck. Everyone is well written and I could easily see all three as movies. Especially the last 2.
This book is very well paced and exciting to read. I love all the dog characters and how they don't always behave for her. But like all dogs they want to please their people and be loved. All dog people will love this series.

As a dog lover and proud "momma" of five I love these books. I agree very much with the reader who says book three leaves you waiting for book 4. I have emailed Donna Ball and was told that she has put the Raine series on hold to write more of the boring, in my opion, Ladybug farm books. That's so disappointing as I can't wait to find out what happens to Raine and her X next. Guess I'll have to write the book myself. lol

I really love this series and miss it! I've reread my three till the pages are worn out. Please, please let there be more!

This is a great book for mystery lovers and dog lovers. I enjoy both mysteries and dogs, so this book was very satisfying. The book is very well-written, and the characters are well-developed and believable. The descriptions of the land and trees are wonderful. The variety of dogs, their characteristics and personalities, and their training is a lot of fun. This was the third in the series but the first one I read, and I had no trouble following the book. I will go back and read the first two and then however many others Donna Ball writes. I definitely recommend this book and this series.

Here's a terrific mystery line and of course, fabulous dogs! I wish the author would write books about Sunny. I like her character much better than Raine's. Raine acts without thinking and doesn't show good judgement a lot of the time. Abolish Raine and bring on Sonny!