Meow is for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, Petsitter Mysteries, No. 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

Linda O. Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2007

Another purr-fect Pet Sitting mystery.

The last thing pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne wants is to start a catfight with her boyfriend's ex-wife, Amanda. So she agrees to help when Amanda's stalker turns up dead in her home-but only if Amanda will take her claws out of her ex for good.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (February 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425214303
• ISBN-13: 978-0425214305
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda O. Johnston's first published fiction appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for Best First Mystery Short Story of the year. Since then, Linda has published more short stories, plus seventeen romance novels, including the Alpha Force paranormal miniseries for Harlequin Nocturne. Alpha Force is a covert military unit of shapeshifters, and the most recent book in the series is ALASKAN WOLF.

Linda is also the author of the new Pet Rescue Mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime which debuted in March 2011 with BEAGLEMANIA. The series centers around Lauren Vancouver, the dedicated administrator of a successful private, no-kill animal shelter who also finds herself having to solve murders. In the Pet Rescue Mysteries, "no-kill" means pets, not people! The Pet Rescue series is a spinoff from Linda's Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter, mystery series, also from Berkley Prime Crime.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-So, March 28, 2007

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This review is from: Meow is for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, Petsitter Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This installment of the series wasn't that bad, but the ending, involving the way Kendra and Amanda set out to catch the killer, was silly and stupid. Yet again, Kendra doesn't really solve anything...she just runs around town accusing everyone she comes into contact with until someone finally confesses.

This series has so much potential. I just wish Kendra was a more enjoyable character, and that the writer didn't have the annoying habit of using lesser-known synonyms for many common words.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Petsitting for your lover's ex-wife can be murder, September 20, 2007

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Dawn Dowdle "Mystery Lovers Corner reviewer" (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meow is for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, Petsitter Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

Amanda, Jeff Hubbard's ex-wife, asks Kendra Ballantyne for help avoiding her stalker. She wants Kendra to take care of her two Bengal cats for a few days. Kendra agrees begrudgingly. The stalker shows up and demands to know where Amanda went. Kendra refuses to tell him and realizes just what a menace he is. When Amanda returns home and finds the stalker dead in her house, she asks Kendra to help her prove her innocence. Kendra agrees only if Amanda will promise to get out of Jeff's life.

Kendra soon finds out that Leon was a serial stalker and there are quite a few people who are happy he's dead. Problem is she can't find any one person who she thinks actually killed him.

Plus Kendra begins to wonder if Jeff really wants Amanda out of his life. He says he does, but his actions tell another story.

Can Kendra find the real killer without putting herself in danger? Does she still want Jeff?

I love this series. Kendra is such a fun protagonist. She gets herself in some interesting situations. I love the peripheral characters and all the great animals she takes care of. The author has done a great job of creating such a likeable character that is three-dimensional.

There is plenty of humor along with a well-plotted cozy mystery. I highly recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good, July 20, 2007

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This review is from: Meow is for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, Petsitter Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I love this author. I am an animal lover and mystery lover and have found a great series of books that combine both. The main character who is a pet sitting, animal loving, mystery solving lawyer is a very likeable character. Her plot lines are very creative and so is the main character's mystery solving techniques. It is a fast read because it is hard to put down.