Was excited to go back to the Shep and Miranda story. Really enjoyed the first book but this one wasn’t quite as good. Not enough fun banter and wit. Kind of dry. And the cat thing was weird, and I’m a cat person! Still will recommend- it’s good enough. Maybe because I just read the first one I was expecting more?

I loved the second book in the Minokee Mysteries series more than the first book. I gave the first book 5 happy stars, so I guess I should rate this book 6 stars. Why do I love this series? Because it’s all so refreshing and adorable. I love to lose myself in the teeny tiny town of Minokee, in central Florida, where the highlight of the day is the early morning jog of the gloriously handsome Shep Krausse, as viewed by the Coffee Ritual Ladies, Miz Martha, Miz Bernice, Miz Wyneen and Mis Charlotte from their wide verandas.

In the first book, Shep was smitten with the newest resident in Minokee, the almost invisible Miranda Ogilvy. A quiet librarian, no one ever noticed or remembered her. It took Shep, a blind man, to see what others could not. Shep proposed to Miranda every day, and by the end of the first book, Shep and Miranda are engaged, and Miranda has shown Shep’s high society family that she is stronger than they first thought. Plus, Shep and Miranda solved a terrible crime.

Happily, most of the quirky characters are back and the book flows with humor, wit, and heart. This is a book where Shep goes to church on Sunday and the Coffee Ritual ladies take care of their own. Shep and Miranda get caught up in an exciting murder mystery involving a mammoth dig in a sinkhole in a nearby farm. Just to show you how amazing Shep is, he helped make his own canoe and he can paddle it on the Sho-ke-okee River, which is filled with snakes and alligators.

The relationship between Shep and Miranda has its ups and downs, no thanks to Shep’s mom, and Miranda’s mom. Instead, the thanks go to a capable kitten named Zeus who, who saves the day and may decide to adopt Shep and Miranda. (“Just remember, to err is human; to forgive is feline.”) The book ends with, “Everyone agreed the hog barbecue was delicious.” You can read the book and look forward to seeing why there was a hog barbecue.
Please don’t make me wait too long for the third book! Thanks to Books Go Social via NetGalley for an advance digital copy. This is my honest review.

Very good entertaining story with drama, humor, suspense, mystery and sweet romance.
Like all the characters they make the story.
Enjoyed reading.
Voluntarily reviewed

An entertaining and delightful story. A little romance, murder mystery, and family issues. Over the top wedding plans are a hoot. Mothers, so well meaning, but so misguided. I plan to read the first one in this amusing series.

Loved this book, love the characters, the mystery and intrigue....I was so glad she brought these characters back in another book ........a great read

After Finding Miranda, the Mammoth murders is the second novel of the Minokee murder mysteries. Shepard and Miranda are engaged, but when the mothers getting involved in the arrangements of the wedding, Miranda freaks out. But there’s enough distraction. Shep is having a new companion, cook and chauffeur in Carlo, and he’s adopting a little very smart cat. They’re all getting involved in a case of a missing person after a canoe-trip with a visit to a sinkhole including a Mammoth skeleton. And it’s going worse when the owner of the ground around the sinkhole has been killed. Shep and Miranda are getting in big trouble when they’re confronting the killers.

It’s really a great story. I love to read about Shep, Miranda and their friends from Minokee. It’s funny and sweet and also exciting. The dialogs are great and with Zeus and Carlo new in the story, the pact is complete again. I like the way the story builds to the end, with -again- a important part for miss Martha. It isn’t a surprise who the bad boys are, but the way they’ve been caught is very orignal. Very amusing to read this great cozy crime thriller!

Engaging, evolving, fascinating, realistic.

The Mammoth Murders has an array of entertaining characters along with intriguing subplots. There's Miranda she's in a relationship with Shepard Krausse and helps with the investigation of a missing person from the local university. Then there are characters that offer an interesting addition such as the cat, Carlos and other family members. I liked the wedding as a subplot along with witty details about trucks and Shepard's mother Rebecca.

The story, characters, and mystery were well developed keeping my interest to the end. Looking forward to more books by Iris Chacon. This was a fun read, I highly recommend for an entertaining mystery.

Thank you Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the Kindle eread, this is my honest review.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Books Go Social for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book.This is the second in a series, but reads well as a stand alone. I liked the book. I enjoy Shep and Miranda. This was a bit bizarre as I was confused as they talked about archaeology and paleontology as if they were the same. That was my biggest gripe. The murders were interesting and I was surprised at the end. I rate it a 4.

romantic, cozy-mystery, florida, suspense, pet, amateur-sleuth, family-dynamics, situational-humor, verbal-humor *****

What a mess! Shep and Miranda enjoy a canoe trip up the river with Shep's professor friend and some students and later get involved in the mysterious disappearance and probable murder of one of the doctoral students. Shep's overbearing mother and Miranda's overbearing mother (her dad is a really nice guy) have totally hijacked their possible wedding to the point where the couple had an acrimonious split even before buying an engagement ring. Shep can't bear the thought of getting another guide dog in the wake of the explosion that killed his best buddy instead of himself, but a kitten with some surprising abilities enters the scene. It's not a grim story and there's plenty of laughs. I loved it!
Even if you haven't read the earlier book, there's enough referencing to keep you from missing out. I loved the first book, so when I saw this one on NetGalley I requested and received a free ebook copy from Books Go Social via NetGalley. Thank you!

I love Cozy mystery type novels and routinely read them in one sitting. Whilst not the most intricate plot line, it is really enjoyable and good for a straightforward read