Carrie Kennersly is a veterinary technician as well as the owner of the Barkery and Biscuits bake shop, a place to buy treats and food for dogs. She and her friend, veterinarian Dr. Reed Storme, are invited on a hike led by her brother Neal. She meets a young woman, Janelle Blaystone, who has recently moved from LosAngeles. She is upset and Carrie finds out that her dog was stolen from a dog park. Janelle is also seeing her brother Neal. When Janelle accompanies Carrie to the local dog rescue, she finds her dog is there. She was suspicious of a local woman, Ada Arnist, and confronts her. When Ada turns up dead, Janelle is the major suspect. Carrie begins nosing around to help her brother find the real culprit and get Janelle off the hook.

I really enjoy cozy mysteries, but I like them better when there is a good mystery to be solved, and the sleuth takes an active role. There was a mystery, actually there were two; the murder and a dognapping storyline. Carrie does not really investigate so much as ask questions and get nosey. She does have a good brain and is able to put the pieces of the puzzle together which inevitably solves the mystery, or at least makes the culprit nervous enough to confront her. Her life is very busy with her part-time job and the vet clinic as well as running both her canine and human bakeries. This takes up a lot of the story. Overall, this was a very lightweight cozy. If you love animals, you will probably enjoy this one a lot as the animals are integral to the story. Not a page turner, but fun.

As good if not better than the first book. When is number three coming out? I can't wait to see what kind of murder Carrie and Biscuit get involved in next.

I was excited when I saw this mystery pop up on Netgalley and quickly requested. This is my first read by Linda O. Johnston and I am definitely a fan of mysteries with dogs in them now! I am a dog lover.

Carrie Kennersly is a vet tech that is also the owner of the Barkery and Biscuits Bake Shop. The bakery is divided into 2 sides because they serve dog biscuits as well as human food. Carrie has an assistant that helps her in the bakery. Carrie decides to go on a hiking trip with her brother, Neal. Neal is also bringing his new girlfriend, Janelle.

Carrie and Janelle hit it off pretty good and soon Carrie learns that Janelle is upset because her black Labrador, Go, has been dog napped. Being the animal lover that Carrie is, she decides that she is going to try and figure out who took Go for Janelle. In comes Ada, a wealthy homeowner that has been seen at the dog park where Go and Janelle have been know to frequent. When Carrie tells Janelle that she suspects that Ada had something to do with the dog napping of Go, Janelle decides to confront Ada.

When Janelle does confront Ada, she doesn't come up with much and then come to find out, Ada ends up dead. Now Janelle and Neal find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation. They are both on the suspect list. Carrie knows that she really has to solve the murder mystery now to clear Neal and Janelle's names.

I quickly fell in love with these characters and animals in this story. Linda O. Johnston has a way of drawing you in and keeping your attention throughout the whole story. I can't wait for more of the Barkery and Biscuits Mysteries!

I started Treat right after book #1, Bite the Biscuit and found that I got more of the same. Way too much repetition of the same daily stuff, too much about meals, parking validation and the Joes being like parents. This time, I found myself flipping the pages faster and almost skimming instead of reading in spots.

While Carrie does do some investigation it takes a big back seat to her jobs and men friends. I also felt it was impossible to predict the murderer based on the clues given same as in the first book.

I did not dislike the book, but can't recommend to real mystery lovers. 2.5/5

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.