Murders of a Feather

Dr. Kate Vet Mysteries, Book 3

By: Eileen Brady

Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer

Hudson Valley winters can be brutal…and deadly!

Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin ice) after discovering a young engaged couple frozen to death in the lake. To make matters worse, her temporary receptionist appears to have overdosed from a recreational sedative used at the animal hospital.

Kate barely has time to dread Valentine's Day (and the fact that she’s alone on this holiday, once again) as the police investigation shows that all three fatalities are in fact homicides. But who would want the young couple dead, just as they were embarking on a new life together? And who pumped the temp employee full of enough animal tranquilizers to drop an ox?

Kate doesn't know where to begin until she stumbles upon a connection between the three victims and decides she needs to investigate further rather than let sleeping dogs lie. But will her investigation leave her any time to get to know the handsome large-animal vet she's just met on a house call? And is the injured wild crow she's taken under her wing in fact an omen of more bad things to come?

©2023 Eileen Brady (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

5 Stars

Murders of a Feather is another well-written book in this entertaining series. I look forward to the next book.

Another great book

My love for animals and good mysteries are met with this author in every installment of this series.

Enjoyable Read

Setting the Scene: "It's February in the Hudson Valley and Oak Falls veterinarian Dr. Kate is once again up to her galoshes in corpses

Hudson Valley winters can be brutal…and deadly! Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin ice) after discovering a young engaged couple frozen to death in the lake." An additional murder pulls Dr. Kate further into things, and spending Valentine's Day alone may no longer be her biggest concern.

What I Thought: This was a welcome installment in the Dr. Kate series. I enjoy interactions between Kate, Maury, and the all-knowing Cindy, and there are some new personalities in the mix. The mystery(ies?) was well written and plotted with more than enough suspects that kept me guessing to the very end. This book opens lots of doors and bodes well for more books in this series. [If you have not read this series, as always, I recommend you begin with the first book. However, it could get confusing, so be aware that the series was first published as the Kate Turner, DVM series with 3 books: Muzzled, Unleashed, and Chained. The series name was changed to Dr. Kate Vet series with two books preceding this one: Saddled With Murder and Last But Not Leashed. So, I recommend you begin with Muzzled and proceed from there.]

A wonderful “murder” of crows!

I love learning bits and pieces of animal health and traits that we overlook by having only one pet! When is the next in this series?

Excellent read

This is one of my favorites in the series but I wish te character could stay in the moment with her BFs versus always doubting. And her dog is not a rescue. She kinda stole it but for good reasons. The story itself was very good with lots of twists and turns.