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!

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