This is the 3rd in the Creature Comforts mystery series. Perri Morgan is a former army vet who now makes leather goods for pets and training therapy dogs. Perri goes to a senior facility with her therapy dogs with her over the top best friend Babette. A lot is going on at the facility, thefts and missing items and one senior Magdalen is afraid for her life. Perri bounds with her and feels a connection. A nurse is found dead after eating chocolates meant for her and a doctor is also murdered, and Magdalen is missing so Perri asks for her boyfriend Wing Pruett who is an investigative journalist for help. Along with the dogs and her friends they work to unravel what is going on and who is the killer. Enjoyed this mystery and lots of possible suspects.

Perri Morgan and her two dogs are Army veterans. As Perri makes her living with custom leather animal accessories she is able to manage her schedule and find time to participate in therapy animal programs along with her two dogs. Her first assignment is at an upscale senior home where the residents love animals and one has a whopper of a story and asks Perri to help her prove her family’s story. While life in a retirement community should be slow and relaxed, Perri and the gang find murder, intrigue and plenty of distractions as they search for answers and clues.

This is the first book I have read by this author and will not be the last. A solid mystery chockfull of suspects, red herrings, and dogs. Love the Northern Virginia location as well.

This cozy is less than average. I didn't care for the lack of dimension of the characters and it seemed to go on and on without much happening. It tied up nicely but ultimately it was blah.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc

amateur-sleuth, journalist, therapy-dog, retirement-community, greed, theft, murder-investigation, cozy-mystery, octogenarians

I couldn't pause while reading it! Perri is over thirty, a US army vet, orphaned and fostered, a leather worker and therapy dog owner, and prone to amateur sleuthing with her journalist boyfriend and also with her over-the-top BFF. While working with their dogs at a nearby ritzy retirement home, they meet a delightful octogenarian, Magdalen, who bonds immediately with Perri. The next thing they know someone is murdered and while it is not Magdalen, she has disappeared! And so the sleuthing begins! Talk about plot twists, misdirection, and red herrings! There are plenty here. I loved it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!