Book Review: The Fright of the Iguana

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

The Fright of the Iguana     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Linda O. Johnston
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy
Series: Kendra Ballantyne - Pet-Sitter Mysteries # 5
Berkley, Paperback, 10/07, 245 pages, $6.99

Kendra Ballantyne, Los Angeles attorney and part-time pet sitter, is horrified to find two pets in her care missing and a ransom note in their place. The missing pets are a wealthy film producer's beloved pup and iguana. Soon she discovers that other pets have been snatched when under the care of her fellow Southern California pet-sitting club pet sitters.

The police aren't very interested in finding missing pets. After a fellow pet sitter is found murdered, Kendra knows she must get to the bottom of things.

In the meantime she's trying to decide between her hunky investigator boyfriend and her new beau, a wonderful vet.

Can she juggle two men, find the missing pets, and unmask the killer without putting herself in any danger?

I really like this series. Kendra is a wonderful character. I like the pet sitting theme as well. I was happy to see that she makes a decision between the men in her life; I just hope that it will hold!

I always enjoy the pet-sitting antics in this series. The author has done a great job of making the reader care about the animals. Plus their personalities really shine through.

The Southern California is enjoyable as well. I highly recommend this book and series.

Dawn Dowdle

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