Hair of the Dog is an enjoyable blend of colorful characters, dubious behaviors and pleasing plot twists. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, I can recommend this book to you. This is a fun read and I am looking forward to reading the other books in the Cypress Cove Mystery series.

I really enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. Protagonist Penny Lively owns a winery near the Central California coast. Her cousin, Annie’s life and livelihood are abruptly threatened when the veterinary clinic she co-owns with Brian is broken into and he’s murdered. The obvious motive would appear to be drug-related, however; is the real reason that obvious? People aren’t who they seem is the classic theme throughout this excellent mystery.

The story’s fast-paced. The author pens an amazing plot which steadily unveils layer after layer of disturbing clues. I enjoyed the cute pets, the engaging characters, and an ending you’ll never see coming! I highly recommend y’all read this mystery!

I reviewed a digital arc from NetGalley and the publisher. Thank you.

Penny Lively is enjoying her life as the owner of Joyeaux Winery in Cypress Cove, California. But her amateur sleuthing skills are once again needed when her veterinarian cousin Annie Moore finds her business partner Brian stabbed to death at the pet clinic. The police think Annie has motive since the key man insurance policy gives her a big payout. But Penny is determined to find the killer and there are several possible suspects. Nicole is a vet technician who was recently fired by Brian and Annie for stealing drugs. Brian's physician wife Claire has a secret gambling problem and is in need of lots of cash. Long-time employee Dot may have been embezzling money from the business. The research staff running a clinical trial at the pet clinic for a rabies vaccine are acting strangely. A second suspicious death occurs and Brian's missing notebook may provide the clue needed to identify the killer.

This was a quick read and a welcome return of the Cypress Cove mystery series.

I received an eARC via Netgalley and the author with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and provided this review.

Hair of the dog is a good cozy mystery. I enjoyed the plot and the California wine country setting. I recommend to fans of cozy mysteries.

Penny is a riot, I like her style, you always know where she stands, and that’s straight up. I like the way she stood up for Annie her cousin when things were looking really bad for her. She is a very curious individual and made no qualms about that, others call it nosy, she couldn't keep a secret if her life depended on it. This made her good at sleuthing and her natural ten questions a minute way made it quite easy to get others to talk. This cozy had some twist and turns which drove the intrigue-o-meter up there. I love the budding romance with Connor and the bantering with Lucas and Ross, really cool characters. This book has an absolute great storyline with really cool characters, it was intriguing, funny, entertaining, interesting and wholesomely captivating.

Hair of the Dog is my first book by the author but I plan to read the first two the books in the series. While it probably would have been better to read the books in order, I didn't feel too much at a loss at knowing what was going on. Cypress Cove is a quaint small town on the Pacific Ocean in California Wine County where tourists frequent and gossip spreads quickly. Penny Lively is a former photojournalist who has inherited a winery from her aunt and has a knack for finding dead bodies, much to the chagrin of the local police chief. Penny dropped her best friend and cousin, Dr. Annie Moore, off at her veterinarian office to check something for a patient. While Penny is waiting on Annie, Annie discovers the body of her partner, Dr. Brian Grasser, in the surgery room with her own knife in his back. When Penny and Nicole, a newly fired worker, go inside and find Annie standing over Brian's body with the knife in her hand, things don't look too good. Penny sets out to prove Annie's innocence but it is an uphill battle for a while. There are many suspects that would seem to benefit or take pleasure is Brian's death but finding the killer is no easy task. This is a fun read that kept me guessing and the pages turning with a twist at the end that I did not see coming. The plot and characters are well developed and entertaining. I recommend for a good cozy mystery read.
I received a complimentary copy of the book through NetGalley and Carlene O'Neil and Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles. The opinions stated are my own.

Really fun book. I very much enjoyed this series and hoped,it would continue. I love the cast of characters and how you they change over the series. Fun read!