 The
Fright of the Iguana
Kendra's fifth adventure
Berkley Prime Crime
October 2007!
ISBN 0-425-21802-3
Buy Independent
Los Angeles attorney and part-time pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne
has a lot more time to tend to animals now that she’s determined
to stay out of the perfectly toned arms of superhunky
investigator Jeff Hubbard. But all too soon, her time is
tied up chasing a truly nasty pet-napper.
Kendra’s nightmare starts when she makes an
early stop at the home of an überwealthy film producer to check on his
beloved pup and iguana--only to find them missing and a ransom note on the
iguana’s cage. Through her Southern California pet-sitting club, she
learns that other four-legged clients have been snatched, too. Then a fellow
pet-sitter turns up bludgeoned to death. Kendra has her suspicions, but it
soon appears she’s barking up the wrong tree. And it becomes clear that
she’ll need nine lives to escape this cold-blooded killer who’s friend to
neither man nor beast...
Reviews
"Animal lovers and readers of amateur sleuth
mysteries are going to love THE FRIGHT OF THE IGUANA.
There is a sub-plot involving Kendra's love life that is very
romantic and relieves some of the tension of this action filled
who done it and why. Nobody is going to guess who the
perpetrator is because that person hides in plain sight and has
lots of credibility. The key, Kendra believes, into these crimes
is to find the motive because she thinks all the criminal acts
are committed by one person. Linda O. Johnston, can always be
counted on to write an entertaining and memorable mystery." --
Harriet Klausner "This time out, pet
sitter, lawyer and super sleuth Kendra Ballantyne is juggling
two careers and two love interests while solving mysterious
pet-nappings. There are plenty of suspects and colorful
characters to keep the story moving... Kendra's conflicting love
interests add drama, though, and the ending is a cliff-hanger
that will leave readers looking forward to the next book." --
Sandra Martin,
RT Book
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