Book Review - The Case of the Invisible Dog - Diane Stingley

Title:  The Case of the Invisible Dog 

Author:   Diane Stingley

Review:  A brilliant mystery in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I found it to be a very good read with a great comedic background. If you are a fan of Doyle you will catch the very subtle and farcical references which abound in the story. There are more twists and turns than a back road trip in the Appalachian mountains. But through it all the intrepid teller of the story, think a female Watson, manages to keep the reader interested and on track. Also, like Doyle, you will find yourself anxiously awaiting for the next story.

I have given this book 4.5 stars and look forward to reading the next in the series.

I received this book from Net Galley as an ARC for my unbiased review.

Thanks Frank for this review.

Synopsis:  In the start of a charmingly imaginative cozy series sure to delight fans of Carolyn Hart and Diane Mott Davidson, Diane Stingley introduces a blundering detective who believes herself to be the great-great-granddaughter of the legendary Sherlock Holmes.

After failing to launch her career as a Hollywood actress, Tammy Norman returns home to North Carolina, desperate for a regular paycheck and a new lease on life. So she accepts a position assisting Shirley Homes, an exceptionally odd personage who styles herself after her celebrated “ancestor”–right down to the ridiculous hat. Tammy isn’t sure how long she can go on indulging the delusional Shirley (who honestly believes Sherlock Holmes was a real person!), but with the prospect of unemployment looming, she decides to give it a shot.

Tammy’s impression of her eccentric boss does not improve when their first case involves midnight romps through strangers’ yards in pursuit of a phantom dog—that only their client can hear. But when the case takes a sudden and sinister turn, Tammy has to admit that Shirley Homes might actually be on to something. . . . 

ebook, 385 pages

Published May 19th 2015 by Alibi (first published March 17th 2015)

About Diane Stingley

Diane Stingley is the author of Dress You Up in My Love and I’m With Cupid. She was also a columnist for The Charlotte Observer and received e-mails from around the country in response to her columns. She currently resides in North Carolina and is hard at work on the next Shirley Homes mystery.

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