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    Canal Days Calamity

    By Jamie M. Blair

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    Cameron Cripps-Hayman is taken aback when she stumbles upon another murdered neighbor, this time behind her sister's shop, Dog Diggity. The timing couldn't be worse, as there's only a week left before the store's grand opening during Canal Days, the biggest festival of the year.

    When the police arrest her handyman, Cameron knows they have the wrong suspect, so she and the rest of the Metamora Action Agency set their sights on cracking the case. They've got one solved murder under their belts—how hard could a second be?

    With a flood warning and a murderer on the loose threatening Canal Days, Cameron and her crew need to work their tails off to have any chance of saving the town's annual dog and pony show.

    Praise for the Dog Days Mysteries:

    "[A] laugh-out-loud funny cozy . . . Dorothy Cannell and Donna Andrews fans rejoice!"—Library Journal

    "The plot is very, very good in this one. The dogs are fun, the mystery is difficult to solve, and all the characters make this a great afternoon read."—Suspense Magazine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateNov 8, 2017
    ISBN9780738753072
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    • 3/5
      Canal Days Calamity by Jamie M. Blair is the second book in A Dog Days Mystery series. Cameron Cripps-Hayman is organizing Canal Days with Roy, Johnna, Anna and Logan (Metamora Action Agency) as well as helping her sister, Monica get ready for the opening of Dog Diggity. While painting polka dots on the outside of the building, Cameron discovers a man dead on the bench behind Dog Diggity. The victim, Butch Landow, was shot in the head and unhappy with people wanting his farm for a casino. Andy (Monica’s handyman) gets arrested for the crime and Cameron knows that the police have the wrong man. Despite Ben’s warning not to meddle, Cameron assembles the Metamora Action Agency to uncover the killer and get Andy out of jail. I wanted to give A Dog Days Mystery series a second chance. I quickly discovered that Canal Days Calamity is not my type of book (I am not into the humorous, wacky, over-the-top cozy mysteries). Canal Days Calamity is not a standalone story. You need to read Deadly Dog Days prior to Canal Days Calamity (details a reader needs are missing from this story). The murder occurs in the first chapter which leads to a long book. I thought the mystery was simple and can be solved early in the story. There was one silly incident after another along with an annoying mother, teenage antics, family drama, lots of food, dogs and cats (oh my), and frequent use of the phrase “good gravy”. I found people’s reactions over-the-top. Cameron is married to Ben (a police officer), but she is separated from her husband. There are currently “dating” and Cameron contacts him to get intel on the case (and then he tells her to stay out of it—and she does not listen). Canal Days Calamity has a quaint small town that is pet friendly and a variety of quirky characters. I am just not the right audience for this series. I prefer more substance and less zany (just my preference). I am giving Canal Days Calamity 3 out of 5 stars.
    • 4/5
      Canal Days Calamity by Jamie M. BlairBook #2: A Dog Days Mystery SeriesSource: NetgalleyMy Rating: 4/5 starsCameron Cripps-Hayman has enough on her plate! She’s up to her butt in the planning of the city’s biggest festival, Canal Days, her mother is coming for a visit, her sister’s new shop, Dog Diggity is on the verge of opening, she’s dating her husband, and her canine crew and front porch bees are still out of control. And now there’s another dead body . . . . After the success of her first solved murder, Cameron is positive she can get to the bottom of this new mystery, meet all her Canal Days obligations, keep the cops (ahem, her husband!) from throwing around phrases like “obstruction of justice,” and keep her mom and sister on track. Nothing can possibly go wrong with the help of her crack team, the Metamora Action Agency, her mother, her mother-in-law, several senior citizens, and at least one nosy teenager. The only real problem is time. Cameron wants to see the dirty murdered behind bars before the start of Canal Days. Better get crackin’!As she did the first time around, Cameron begins poking into the problem and asking a lot of people a lot of uncomfortable questions. There’s the ex-wife, there’s the betting buddies, there’s the people the dead guy pissed off, and whoever else Cameron can uncover. As one thing leads to another, Cameron figures out the dead guy was involved in some pretty shady business and that business may be landing closer to home than Cameron is comfortable with. She already has enough trouble (and one whopper of a compliment!) from her mother-in-law without having to drag her father-in-law into the mess. As it turns out, Cameron once again gets herself into a whole host of trouble! Her friend has been arrested for a murder she knows he did NOT commit, in an effort to clear his name, she’s making enemies left and right with her investigations, the weather is threatening to end her hopes of a successful Canal Days, and her sister is falling for a man destined not to stick around. As if all this weren’t enough, Cameron’s budding relationship with her husband is threatened by her continued involvement in his case. If she doesn’t straighten up and fly right, he’s going to be collecting her from yet another dangerous and life-threatening situation. The Bottom Line: I liked this book. I can’t say it over the top thrilled me, but Canal Days Calamity entertained me and kept me engaged enough to see it through to the end. There is a lot going in on this read between the huge cast of characters and that always makes for an excellent read for me. The cast is quirky, fun, smart, funny, and rounded out with animals which is sure winner for me every time. The plot is just right to be considered cozy, the ending is somewhat surprising, and the various love stories are both evolving and appropriate for the genre. In all, I think I will be sticking with this series for the foreseeable future. It’s worth it just to see how many more strays Cameron Cripps-Hayman is going to take in ?
    • 4/5
      I assume it necessary to read the first book in this series otherwise it's a bit hard to get into the story. The book is a nice cozy, full of humor and with likable characters. It has a really fast rhythm and, as I told before, it is sometimes hard to understand if you haven't read the first book.
      I surely get the first book in the series to have a better understandment.
      On the whole a nice cozy, really entertaining.
      Many thanks to Netgalley and Midnight Ink.