Customer Reviews

Whiskey with a Twist (The Whiskey Mattimoe Mysteries)

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I'm a fan of this series, and yet this installment took me by surprise. It has all the suspense and laughter you'd expect from a Whiskey Mattimoe mystery with Abra in fine form as the hilarious Bad Example at an Afghan hound show. But it also takes Whiskey's personal life in a shocking new direction. No spoiler here! Read it for yourself. Enjoy!

This book was as funny as I have learned to expect in this series. I do love Abra's situations she gets into, and not alone, mind you.

Abra with owner, Whiskey Mattimoe has been awarded the dubious honor of appearing in a dog show as the "Worst In Show." Jenx, the police chief thinks this would be an excellent way to have 'deputy' Mattimoe seek out the person or persons that are shooting at her guests from the dog show. Whiskey arrives at the Barnyard Inn and is chatting with a man when shots ring out again and there is a body.

Abra gets into all sorts of mischief and romantic entanglements which calls in the troops of Jeb, Chester, and others in a fast-pace, helicopter race through Indiana Amish Lands. Encounters with goats and champion Afgans keep the search going.

There is a surprise at the ending of the book that will catch your attention.

This was a great read!

I loved the first two books of the 'Whiskey' series, but found this one disappointing. I believe stories are more interesting to keep reoccurring characters when the books are based on a series, even tho there were a few in this book. The cast in Whiskey with a Twist, lacked personality or likability. The repeated scene of who was next to have hugs & kisses behind 'the curtain' became dull and silly. I would give the ending to the book 3 stars, but it took a long time to get there! "NINA, keep Abra and Whiskey home in Magnet Springs!"

I am a big fan of the Whiskey Mattimoe series but, having just finished "Whisey With A Twist", I have to say that I am an even bigger fan! This was, in my opinion, the best book in the series so far! Of course, all of the wonderful folks from Magnet Springs are there to enjoy (it's like revisiting old friends) and that bad girl Afghan hound Abra is still running rampant. However, I enjoyed watching Whiskey grow emotionally and take a new direction in her life (I'll never tell!). And, of course the suspense, laughter and twists and turns in the plot were all there to enjoy. Keep up the good work and I hope for many more "Whiskey" books in the future!!

I really love the Whiskey books for the humor and quirkiness. I would be hard pressed to think of a betting setting for a humorous mystery than a dog show. Since I am REALLY missing Laurien Berenson's Melanie Travis mysteries, I was delighted to see that Whiskey was headed for a dog show (even though it was to compete for WORST in show!). This book brings some interesting developments in Whiskey's personal life. She is back together with her ex-husband and that relationship gives rise to all sorts of drama. Plus, her employees/friends have some secrets of their own. The mystery is not super complex, but there are still a lot of red herrings and surprises. The best aspect of the books is, as always, how absolutely hilarious the dialogue is and Whiskey's perspective of the world around her. The only thing that started to irk me enough to give four stars instead of five is how incapable Whiskey acts at times. I know Whiskey's character is that of an "unlikely" hero and inept pet owner, but by now I think it would be more realistic if Whiskey got her act together with Abra and in general.

okay, i admit i'm a reader who will laugh out loud if something strikes me funny. and i mean out LOUD. well, i actually kept my husband awake when I was reading this book in bed because i laughed so much. between whiskey and chester and jenx and avery and fleggers and all the dogs, well, how could i not laugh? it's also a really intriguing mystery that kept me guessing all the way to the last chapter. i love the twist at the end. oh, and if you haven't read the other 4 whiskey mattimoe mysteries, you can read them in any order. Whiskey with a Twist: A Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery