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Lady Vanishes: A Rachel Alexander Mystery (Rachel Alexander & Dash Mysteries)

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The woman has never written anything that disappoints. She is a very talented and deep writer, and does not really fit the cozy genre.

It is promising when the dog's name is Dashiell. His owner is Rachel Alexander, the PI of the story. In New York everyone rushes. Time is of the essence, always. The Lady of the title is a Puli. Her disappearance and the inexplicable death of the benefactor of the care facility for autistic individuals, Harbor View, are the problems Rachel is to address after being hired by Venus White, a Harbor View worker, to make inquiries.

It seems that Lady was the resident therapy dog, but Dashiell, a pit bull, has qualities useful as a substitute. Venus understands that Dashiell will serve as a point of entry for Rachel to get to know the residents at Harbor View. Venus feels that she is in some sort of danger.

Harry Dietrich, the dead man, and Venus had developed a closer relationship via an anonymous setting--online. The building for the group home had been a seamen's hotel and sound tended to carry all through it. The layout of the facility served to assist Rachel as she worked to learn just exactly what had been going on at Harbor View. Also relevant to the solution of Lady's absence and Harry's death was a determination by Rachel of the roles of the workers and helpers at Harbor View, both historically and prospectively.

On a variety of levels this story is a clever piece of work.

I love the whole series by Benjamin. Great writing makes the story flow well - no stumbling over words or grammar to pull you away from an engrossing story line. Then, of course, both Rachel and Dash are solid, interesting characters. I appreciate the fact that there is enough personality development to make the protagonists, and other characters, really interesting.