To Collar a Killer

A terrific story. I am a dog lover and have read most of Charles Lee Kelley's books ... I also live in Maine!

I've enjoyed all the books in this series. His dog training tips are really interesting. Now if only he would train my dog!!!

Jack Field does not believe in training dogs the same way as other trainers. And because of that, he seems to get hard to handle dogs eating out of his hand with what appears to be not much work. He's now showing his training techniques on the TV. When Jack discovers a murdered man on his fiancee's aunt's island, he finds himself the prime suspect for the murder. His buddy comes down to help him out since his lawyer is in the hospital with another bout of her cancer. The evidence points to Jack at first, but his fianc?e Dr. Jamie Cutter, assistant state medical examiner, starts getting to the bottom of the evidence. In the meantime, Jack and Kelso, his buddy and new lawyer, do some investigating of their own. They find a possible art forgery scheme, and Maori hit men from San Diego. Plus, the man that was murdered was the helicopter pilot of a billionaire inventor from another private island off the coast of Maine. Can Jack and Kelso, with the help of Jamie, get to the bottom of things without Jack ending up in jail or any of them ending up dead? I love the way these books are written. They are so much fun. I wish Jack Field would come and train my dog. He has such a wonderful way with them. But he's also a great investigator, and Jack and Jamie have a terrific relationship, too. I especially appreciate that the sex doesn't have to be spelled out! Kelso is a fun new character. I hope he'll be back in future books. I highly recommend this book and the whole series. [...]

Jack Field is a dog genius. Any questions you may have, he has the answers. He thought, when he retired as a NYC cop and bought a kennel in Maine, that the rough life was gone. He is proven wrong when a man is found dead. Worse yet, Jack is the prime suspect! The person framing Jack is doing a good job too. For this case goes from Maine to a San Diego drug lord. But they apparently did not know who they were messing with. ***** Very clever! The author had me guessing for a long while. Dog lovers (the tips really do work!) or not, if you like mysteries, you will love this one. ***** Reviewed by K. Blair.

I do not like the cutesy titles, I do not like the cutesy artwork, but I love the novels of Mr. Lee Charles Kelley. My only problem is I gave five stars to one of his previous books, and now I don't have room to give this one the kind of stellar accolades it deserves. It's a great mystery, but more than that, you care about the characters' lives, you laugh yourself silly at times, and you find yourself crying your eyes out at others, all while being kept in suspense about how the hero (and his lovely lady friend) are going to "Collar a Killer". Six and a half stars, at least . . .