Member Review

One of the most delightful novels I’ve read for years!

Dr Peter Bannerman is a veterinarian, in a village called New Selfoss which borders Lake Winnipeg, Canada. He is an exception to most of the population who are of Icelandic descent. He is from Scotland. Peter’s animal patients range from farm to domestic pets, and he’s kept busy. Often having to do emergency visits in the middle of the night, especially in the calving season.

Peter Bannerman is on his way to attend to a calf with a cut needing stitches when a blast rocks the car and on looking towards the farm owned by Tom Pearson, he sees smoke billowing up – even from a distance, it looks like the barn housing Tom’s rare breed of pigs is on fire. By the time he reaches the farm, the barn has collapsed, and all fifty-four pigs are dead. His brother-in-law Kevin Gudmundurson, an officer in the local RCMP, arrives along with his colleagues to investigate what’s caused the explosion.

Peter Bannerman considers himself to be quite a good detective. Even though he’s been warned by Kevin to stay far away from the investigation, he can’t resist seeing if he can find why there was a fire and whether Tom Pearson was involved. This leads to some very intense situations,

I think I’ve fallen in love with this very tall, lanky vet who insists on getting involved with mysteries – whether they are shed break-ins or murders. I’ve also fallen in love with the winter landscape that Philipp Schott describes in such detail that I felt the need to put on a jersey! I loved the animals that he gets to see in his practice, especially the Russian Wolfhounds. Just a perfect read!

Rony

Elite Reviewing Group received a copy of the book to review.