The characters were well-developed, and I found myself invested in their lives. The plot was well thought out and had enough twists and turns to keep me on the edge of my seat. I appreciated the attention to detail, and the author did a great job of creating a vivid world that was easy to picture in my mind.
The themes explored in the book were thought-provoking. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story with well-developed characters.
Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with this book and would definitely read it again. It was a great addition to my reading collection, and I can't wait to see what else this author has in store.

I really loved this book in a new to my series and author. I can't wait to read the next one. The characters and location really add to the plot. This book keeps you guessing until the end

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. I really enjoyed reading it the plot was interesting and the characters made me want to know more about them. I highly recommend.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook.. I found this book a cute who done it murder mystery. Highly recommend for an easy weekend read.

The second book in the series jumps right into a mystery involving robberies at an electronics store with a murder following close behind. I felt like the Willow Bluff widows were more sedated in this book. Ally, the only vet in town, seems to have more emergencies than check up patients. Ally's grandfather who sees himself as a detective is a bit annoying. His theories are all over the map and a bit exhausting. Ally seems to spend more time walking dogs and constantly mentioning it than doing much else. This series has great potential. I just hope the main characters settle down a bit before book three.

Princess Fuzzypants here: Vet Ally has returned home after personal and professional setbacks to be closer to her grandfather. He lives in.an assisted living house with three widows, all of whom view him as potential marriage material. That isn’t his only challenge. His physical activity is restricted thanks to a broken hip but it does slow him down from trying to solve murders including the one of the young woman who has been hired to clean, very badly, the house where Gramps lives.

Ally is trying to get her vet practice off the ground. To try and stimulate more business, she offers grooming and boarding as well. Her first boarder is a poodle named Domino. She handles several emergency situations as well as regular vaccinations but it seems she spends an inordinate amount of time carting Gramps around as he theorizes constantly on what happened and who is the villain. No wonder Noah, the police detective who may have romantic designs on Ally, gets increasingly frustrated with the old guy. Even as a reader, I was beginning to find him wearing. I much preferred the doggie parts.

They do stumble upon the killer… or rather the killer confronts Ally. I did figure out who it was but the motive was a surprise. All works out in the end as it looks like things are looking up for Ally. Four purrs and one paw up.

⭐ DNF @40%

I am throwing in the towel on this one. The writing isn't great. The dialogue is stilted, and it's really very repetitive. Life is too short to waste it on books that are not working out!

**ARC Via NetGalley**

This is the second book in the series but my first. I had no issues understanding character backstories. The characters are entertaining and lovable. I have to admit I could really relate to Ally’s struggles walking Domino. I always enjoy a book when I can relate to an issue they are dealing with or a character’s personality. The mystery is well-plotted with plenty of suspects and plot twist to keep you guessing. I am looking forward to reading more in this series.

All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way have I been influenced by anyone.

Although I like Ally’s Gramps, he was a nagging pest which was a bit annoying, I find. Poor Ally found it was no use trying to stop him from interfering in the ongoing murder investigations.
Noah now, the poor guy was in a spot, with his attraction to Ally and her interfering busybody grandfather in the mix, he had to tread carefully. A great story but annoying nonetheless.

This was a great addition to the Furry Friends mysteries. I really liked the cast of characters, especially Gramps. The mystery was good and I enjoyed going along on the adventure and investigation.
Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I expected Domino to never go home. How about you? Grandpa is such a hoot. With too much time on his hands he thinks he can be a crime fighter. And his yelling! I like him and the widows. Now if only Harriet would come cook for me! I am not sure about Noah. He blows hot and cold which is not an endearing quality. But the star of the show for me is Dr, Winter. She really just wants to succeed, keep Grandpa safe and maybe have a date or two. Between all of the stories there is the murders. Why did she have to stumble across a dead body??? What a fun cozy mystery! Thanks for the reason to sit down and read.

With her grandfather in assisted living and newly purchased vet practice, Ally Winters has her hands full. Actually her appointment schedule has too many openings, but reining in her true crime addicted grandfather takes up a lot of time. He's convinced the local police absolutely need his help to solve a string of burglaries. And after the murder of a young woman who cleaned at his assisted living house, he goes into full gear to the displeasure is said policeman. Fast paced and sprinkled with cute animal stories circa quick enjoyable read.

This was a quick, light, fun read. I liked it. It isn’t my usual setting that I prefer for cozies but it was enjoyable!

Very comical and romantic spin to a mystery. Another great book for this author. A light hearted whodunnit style of mystery. Love seeing dogs as characters companions and that they help their owners solve crimes.

Tailing Trouble is a good solid cozy murder to solve. The mystery moved well and held my attention and had no shortage of suspects. Interesting read.

The positives: I like the vet setting and the dogs sound really cute.

I really enjoyed her grandfather and the senior women in the last one. In this one, her grandfather was overbearing and annoying. Noah, the detective, I also liked in the first one. In this one, he’s not very nice and there was no chemistry between him and Ally. I just don’t understand how these detectives always fall for the women whose main purpose in the books is to make them look bad by doing their job for them.

Ally has to be the worst businessperson on the planet. Her vet practice is slow so instead of trying to drum up business, she spends her time driving her grandfather everywhere so they can investigate. And when she does have clients, she’s completely incompetent, getting scratched while administering vaccines. I could barely get through this one. It’s difficult to get lost in the story when it’s completely bogged down with mundane tasks (how many times do we have to hear she walked the dogs?!!!) and baseless accusations. I’m definitely done with this series.

Wisconsin Veterinarian Ally Winter makes her second appearance in Tailing Trouble, the new book in Laura Scott’s Furry Friends mystery series, this time with a delightfully roguish Poodle named Domino who has his sights set on wooing Ally’s female Boxer Roxy and a new crime to solve, courtesy of - you guessed it - Domino.

In order to increase her clinic’s cash flow, Ally begins offering pet boarding services and Domino is a weekend boarding guest there. While on a walk with Ally along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Domino dashes off and then returns with a polka dot high heel shoe in his mouth. Ally follows Domino’s steps to a nearby tree where underneath she finds the body of a young woman still wearing the matching polka dot shoe on one foot.

Ally immediately recognizes the body as that of a woman named Pricilla whom she knows to be an employee at the retirement community where Ally’s beloved grandfather - affectionately known as Gramps - resides. Detective Noah Jorgenson, who readers of Dogged by Death will remember, soon arrives at the scene and orders Ally to stay out of the case and leave the investigating to the police.

Unfortunately for Detective Jorgenson, Ally’s Gramps is a huge true crime fan who once again can’t resist launching his own investigation with Ally in the role of Watson to his Sherlock.

There are many things to really like about Tailing Trouble. The characters, especially Ally and Gramps, are multi-dimensional and believable. Despite being a former prosecutor (for the State of Wisconsin, no less), I have to confess that I couldn’t help cheering Ally and Gramps on in their investigation, all the while knowing that much of what they were doing was arguably illegal but, fortunately, fictional. The author’s use of humor is appropriate and well-done, especially when it comes to Gramps and the ladies at Legacy House. The plot is well-developed and kept me guessing. I thoroughly enjoyed Tailing Trouble and am looking forward to reading the third book in the series - hopefully soon!

TAILING TROUBLE, the second Furry Friends Mystery, features veterinarian Ally Winter and her true-crime buff grandfather. With plenty of pets, a touch of romance, and murder, it is a light, entertaining read.

I have not read the first book in the series, DOGGED BY DEATH, but had no trouble navigating the characters, setting, and relationships. I enjoy Ally’s ingenuity and love of animals (though the constant references to taking the dogs out became noticeably repetitive), but Gramps steals every scene he is in. I love him and his senior living roommates. I do not know how to feel about Ally’s love interest Detective Jorgensen. His treatment of Ally and Gramps changes on a dime.

The murder mystery is handled with a light touch, and the pace is good. Author Scott does a great job weaving seemingly unrelated events into a viable murder mystery. Kudos to Gramps and his conspiracy theories. Though there are several suspects and clues doled out, I did not figure out the killer’s identity until late in the story.

I received an ARC of this title from Crooked Lane Books through NetGalley and voluntarily shared my thoughts here.

I’ve realized that this series just isn’t for me. Something about how the characters all relate to one another is off, which makes the stories less than pleasant to read. I find multiple of the major characters annoying (including Oscar), which doesn’t help either. I’m also not a huge fan of the constant “oh, I hope people pay their vet bills” theme that runs through Ally’s mind.

Tailing Trouble by Laura Scott is the second Furry Friends story concerning Ally Winter and family. Ally has her hands full with the Furry Friends Veterinary Clinic, Grooming, and Boarding Business. Then her grandfather always tries to play sleuth too so her life is full of animals, grandfather antics and murder mysteries. The gore is nonexistent and the murder is never heavy handed.

Ally and her grandfather are in the thick of things in spite of Willow Bluff’s police detective Noah Jorgenson’s serious warnings against doing so. He is somewhat of a stick in the mud character but hopefully he will comes around as the series continues.

The mystery is solved, the guilty partycaught and the animals adorable in this book. It is a light read so when activities are hectic such as during the holidays this was the perfect book to read. When needed to put down it was easy to pick back up getting right back into the story.

The publisher through Net Galley provided a digital ARC. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, giving my personal opinions and thoughts.