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    Unleashed

    By Eileen Brady

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    Dr. Kate Turner is happy with her new life in Oak Falls, upstate New York. Working as a relief veterinarian at a small house-call practice, she truly enjoys helping her patients.

    All that changes when client Claire Birnham is found dead, an apparent suicide. A talented artist, Claire had everything to live for: new job, Manhattan apartment, her Cairn terrier Toto. As feisty as the Wizard of Oz Toto, he and Claire were devoted. Kate can't imagine Claire simply abandoning her pet. Was her death murder?

    Questions end in the police arresting young kennel helper Eugene. The fragile friendship between Kate and police officer Luke Gianetti frays as she ignores his advice and keeps asking questions. House calls provide gossip and clues, some helpful, some not so much, as she treats her animal patients. Did Claire's recent insurance windfall prove too tempting for her hard-working and hard-drinking mother? What does trouble in the art gallery where Claire worked signal? How huge a grudge did heavy metal rocker A.J. hold against high-school sweetheart Claire after she dumped him? Was Claire a threat to AJ's rich new girl?

    Dr. Kate mixes real medicine with murder as she risks her life over Claire's death, aided by insights from a former fire investigator, aka her Gramps. Unleashed is as irresistible as Muzzled.

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    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateAug 4, 2015
    ISBN9781464203978
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    Eileen Brady

    Eileen Brady is a veterinarian and author. A wife and mother of two daughters, she often has to chase her six cats and two dogs away from her laptop keyboard. She currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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    • 5/5
      Eileen Brady's Unleashed is an excellent mystery! An engaging protagonist (who happens to be a veterinarian), well-drawn secondary characters, descriptive locations and a complex plot drew me in immediately and had me turning pages eagerly.Although this is the second book in the series, it's not at all hard to pick up the relevant events from the first book, and without any spoilers for it. I am now looking forward to reading the first book, too!The resolution does seem pretty abrupt, and somewhat coincidental -- she figures out the murderer, and, as if psychic, he shows up and tries to kill her. That made me pause. There is also a red herring that distracts one from the rest of the case, and it makes little sense once the plot congeals.Still, the plot mostly makes sense, even in retrospect -- and I value that, since too many mysteries do NOT manage this! In short, it's a fun mystery, and I recommend it to people who enjoy such.I received this book in exchange for writing an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Eileen Brady has a light, humorous touch that makes her books very enjoyable to read. Kate's voice is curious, casual, determined... and her retired fire investigator of a grandfather keeps her grounded when she becomes too embroiled in her investigations. Kate certainly does need to be reined in from time to time because her investigatory style is what I call "stir the pot." Many people don't react well to it, including her boyfriend.For me, a weakness in this series is that-- with the exception of Kate's grandfather-- all the secondary characters are a bit flat. They need to be fleshed out more, and the grandfather needs to make a few more appearances for this series to really shine.What keeps me coming back for more are the animals and Brady's stories of them and their owners. She knows whereof she speaks, having been a veterinarian for over twenty-five years. Her portraits of both owners and pets glow with humor and affection. An added bonus is that animal lovers reading these mysteries will be able to glean tips on how to care for their own pets. This is certainly a series to keep on your radar.
    • 3/5
      Unleashed by Eileen Brady is the second book in the Kate Turner, DVM Mystery series. Kate Turner moved to Oak Falls, New York to work as a veterinarian at Oak Falls Veterinary Hospital. The owner, Doc Anderson, wanted to take time off to go on a cruise around the world. Kate has a cute dog named Buddy who is well taken care of by Kate. Kate is often mistaken for a relative of Meryl Streep’s (which can be used to her advantage upon occasion). Kate is taking care of Claire Birnham’s little dog named Toto. Toto is a Cairn terrier who only likes Eugene Scruggs. Eugene is a young man who was injured in an accident and is now mentally challenged (but very nice, sweet, and hardworking).The next day Kate hears that Claire committed suicide. Kate knows that Claire would not kill herself. She just got a new job in New York, was enjoying her art, and was going to look at apartments in the city. Kate decides to look into the matter despite protests from Gramps and Luke Gianetti (her friend on the police force). Kate will have to fit in sleuthing around her patients (they even make house calls)! There is quite a list of suspects and someone does not want the truth to come out. Then when Eugene is arrested for the crime (it was finally deemed not a suicide), Kate knows she will have to prove his innocence. Kate will have to watch herself if she wants to stay alive and find Claire’s killer. Unleashed is charming cozy mystery. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. The mystery was of medium difficulty. The author provided great clues that aids the reader in solving the mystery. The book has interesting characters especially Kate’s assistant, Mari. I liked the humor that was sprinkled throughout the book. It was just the right amount (some books go over the top with the humor). I look forward to reading more books in this series.I received a complimentary copy of Unleashed from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The review and opinions expressed are my own.
    • 5/5
      Dr. Kate Turner is a vet filling in for the permanent vet in a small town. She is kept busy treating a variety of animals & illnesses. She received news that her friend Claire Birnham had committed suicide. She’s in shock. She decided to investigate because she didn’t believe that her friend with such a zest for life could have taken her own life.“Every once in a while you meet someone so full of life they sweep you up with their enthusiasm. Claire was like that.”“The news about Claire struck me as bewildering & inexpressibly sad. The living may ask why, but the dead don’t answer.”There are many twists & turns in this story & a supply of suspects, even though the police seem to latch on to the least likely of them, an employee of the vet’s office, Eugene.“‘Eugene would never harm anything he loved.’ My instincts told me that was true. The Eugene I worked with never showed any anger toward any animal or person he worked with.”Can Dr. Kate solve this mystery before the killer ends her life?I gave this mystery five stars because the characters were well drawn & it kept me guessing. I will look for more of Eileen Brady’s books.Thank you to NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press for the free kindle copy to review. This did not influence my opinion of the book.
    • 4/5
      What’s not to love. A fun cozy mystery, colorful characters, sweet cover art, and the book is full of critters. I knew I had to read Unleashed.I had a good time and met some fun characters. Dr. Kate Turner came across as professional and spunky. I could feel the authors experience in her and loved the interaction between Kate and her patients.There were some interesting cases with her patients. The one with the potbellied pig was so funny. It’s always wonderful to read how other people are with their precious furry family members. We all hold them so dear.The case was a pickle too. Not easily solved and fun was had ‘sniffing’ out clues and following wrong ‘leads.’ Excuse the puns:)Oak Falls reminds me a lot of my hometown. It’s small, most of us know each other, by sight if not by name. There’s a huge animal coalition and artist colony too. And many of our veterinarians make house calls. I felt quite at home in this town too.As for romance. I think there’s something about to happen between Kate and Luke, the sexy police officer. They’re good friends but me thinks they are both denying a sexual attraction. Could get interesting.Love animals, mysteries that lead you down winding roads, and lots of humor? You’ll enjoy Unleashed and I urge you to give it a read.
    • 4/5
      Dr.Kate Turner is just minding her own business and getting on with life after her adventures in Muzzled, first book in the series, when she learns that one of her clients has committed suicide or is it murder? That is what Dr.Kate wants to figure out, much to the consternation of her grandfather and Luke, a detective friend of Kate's. She does manage to get information out of both Gramps and Luke as the case takes a decided turn, in that Claire, the dead woman, was murdered and did not kill herself.So once again, Kate finds herself involved in a murder investigation. This one involves many different characters, A.J., a former high school sweetheart of Clair's, Gilda, the gallery owner that Clair worked at, and Russian artist Andrei. As the clues pile up, it is a matter of time before Kate figures out who killed Claire and why. Dr.Kate is nothing if not persistent so she will finally figure it out.There is enough mystery, humor, animals and a glimpse into the art world to keep the lover of a cozy mystery wanting more. I enjoyed this story, I give it a 4, only because I found the ending anti climatic. Once the reader found out who the murderer was, the ending was quick. Like I said before, in spite of that, I did enjoy the story and will probably go find the first of the series, Muzzled, and learn more about Dr.Kate and her relationship with Luke.I received an uncorrected copy of the book from Poisoned Press and was not monetarily compensated for my review.