Review: Non-Stop Action and a Sweet Modern Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
Reviewed by Angelica Bentley (for The Kindle Book Review).An enjoyable story, full of suspense and suitable for absolutely everyone.  A writer, driving her RV on a book-signing tour, stops for lunch in a lonely spot along the way.  She has just made friends with a hungry, sorry-looking border collie when a man approaches her wielding a hammer.  The dog immediately threatens to attack and scares off the intruder.  Our heroine is travelling with her cat, Charlie, but she cannot bring herself to leave behind the brave little stray who saved her life.  Her terrifying encounter is one of a string of similar incidents and she soon finds herself having frequent dealings with the local police and, later, a specialized detective assigned to her case.  It soon becomes clear that the thug who is terrorizing the area has a special interest in our heroine and she finds herself in constant danger.The story is narrated by the protagonist, a device which always guarantees immediacy and draws the reader up-close into the action.  The narration moves along at a steady, lively pace and the author does a great job of keeping the reader fully in the picture so that we have every chance to solve the mystery alongside the detectives.The main characters are well drawn, realistic, interesting and likeable and we easily forgive the heroine the occasional gushy comment.  The style is direct, honest and unfussy and there is plenty of action and a sweet, funny romance, but the star of the book is, unquestionably, Dorsey, the border collie.  His antics and his interactions with his new friends and the cat Charlie are easily the best part of a very good tale.  Mary Lee Tiernan has already added three more books to this series, so anyone who enjoyed this snappy, gripping introduction to Mahoney and the Princess will be able to follow their further adventures.The Kindle Book Review received a free copy of this book for an independent, fair, and honest review. We are not associated with the author or Amazon.