Lizzie Jones is getting her vet degree and living with her grandfather Jimmy John, a former network news correspondent, but she finds herself pet sitting to help pay the bills. This, of course, puts her into a precarious position when she discovers the dead body of one of her client’s husband. HIs fidelity is a question, and of course, the investigation puts the wife and her own BFF at the top of the ‘person of interest’ list.
Writing team Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens have sent Lizzie Jones in the Danger Cover Pet Sitters Mystery on a marvelous adventure of pet-sitting, quirky families, animals of all kinds, and murder. Lizzie is a novice in investigating murder, but with the help of her friends, collaborating with her grandfather and a her new boyfriend, and the occasional ‘fur-friend’ makes this an exciting page-turning journey: a fun grandfather/granddaughter dynamic, growing love interest, navigating family quirks, signature Smith & Steffens’ twists and turns, several laughs, and a very entertaining “Oh my!” conclusion. In selecting the audio version, one can add to the experience the marvelous narration by Angie Hickman. She went beyond a traditional reading portraying the various characters with varied tones and slight variations in speech to depict gender and personalities. And don’t’ think you need the other versions to get the recipes included. Get a pen and paper to write down easy to follow vegetarian delight: The Thirsty Leprechaun Vinegar and Salt Potato Bites.