This book was so boring and so slow. It was an effort to keep turning the pages
It just plodded along at a snails pace

Thanks to Little, Brown and NetGalley for this ARC.

Clarice is a ceramic artist who runs an animal shelter in Lincolnshire. One of her friends asks for help with a family pet, who turns up after a period of being missing, with a nasty gash. The friend's son Guy seems to be missing. This sets up a chain of investigative events to uncover what has happened to the boxer, why Guy is missing, and why Guy's wife isn't keen to have the dog back. Luckily Clarice's partner is a police detective, who can offer advice and support.

This is a cosy mystery set in an apparently safe, moneyed world. Although someone has died, any other peril is mild. It's baggy in places, convoluted in others, and really not my cup of tea. But there are plenty of pets, there is tea and cake, and fans of cosy crime will find much to enjoy. Great title.

Animal lover Clarice is tasked with taking care of Susie, a Boxer whose owner Guy has gone missing from his family home. His wife Charlotte can’t cope with Susie as well as their three daughters. It seems that Guy had problems in every area of his life but no one really knows what has happened to him. As time goes by, Clarice becomes more interested in Guy’s disappearance -how did Susie get a cut to the back of her leg and why does she keep returning to the woods where she and Guy spent so much time together? This small town mystery has a lot of quirky characters with plenty of rescue animals, which was a lovely unique element. There is a very interesting twist with issues such as mental health, grief and family dynamics explored. Heartbreaking but charming, it’s everything that you want from a gripping mystery.

This is the second book in a cozy mystery series by Kate High. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.

This is the follow up to last year’s The Cat and the Corpse in the Old Barn, featuring pet refuge owner and rather good ceramist Clarice Beech. Her friend Louise wants Clarice to mind Susie, her son’s dog as Guy has disappeared. Guy is a barrister and involved in a high profile case, so leaving wouldn’t be in his nature. However, he has some health issues and curiously, Susie is a bit tight lipped about it all – and what’s that wound on her leg? The fact that the story is told from Clarice’s point of view is wonderful – you get to really see how she interacts with friends and her animals, and even her husband Rick (who I haven’t been a fan of since book one. As the young people say, red flags). Another cosy crime mystery, it’s one where the protagonist is quick witted and able to put all the pieces together with ease but a solid plot and one that will endear you to Clarice.

3.5 stars
This was an entertaining and easy read. Another in this cosy crime series that has a solid mustery and a fair amout of twists and surprises.

Entertaining, Delightful…
The second mystery in the Lincolnshire Wolds series finds Clarice, animal shelter owner, dealing with a missing person. Entertaining and often delightful cosy mystery with a deftly drawn cast, a firm sense of place and enjoyable storyline. Whilst the second in this series this can work happily as a standalone.

Thanks to Netgalley, The publisher and the author for accepting me to receive an ARC to read and review.

This is the second book in a cozy mystery series by Kate High but you really don’t need to read the first book as it goes over a few things so you don’t feel like yours missing anything at all, but I would love to read the first in the series too.

You can really feel the authors love for animals in this book as they have a part all the way through the book which I loved as I’m an animal lover myself.

I found myself becoming engrossed in the story one Tuesday afternoon whilst in a hospital waiting area, I was disappointed when I had to leave to make my way home if I’m being honest but I knew I could read it when I got home.

This is the first book I’ve read by the author and I’ve enjoyed it, it kept me gripped throughout, whilst not quite a 5 star mystery I did devour it in one day

I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for a review copy of The Man who Vanished and the Dog who Waited, the second novel to feature ceramicist and pet refuge owner Clarice Beech, set in Lincolnshire.

Clarice’s friend Louise asks her to take Susie, her son Guy’s dog for a few days because Guy has disappeared. He has not been seen since he drove off with Charles, a business contact early one morning. Guy, a barrister, has been suffering from depression and is involved in the high profile trial of a fraudster, but Clarice wonders if there’s more to it and what is the bad wound on Susie’s leg?

I enjoyed The Man who Vanished and the Dog who Waited. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I haven’t read the first novel, but I was pleasantly surprised by the readability of the novel. It urges the reader to keep turning the pages.

The outcome of the novel is not difficult to guess, but I don’t imagine that many readers read the series purely for the mystery. It is told from Clarice’s point of view so it also covers her friendships, her animals, her career and her marriage. I think that for a cosy it has some valid points to make about interpersonal relationships and delves deeper than most in the genre. I am allergic to most household animals so it’s not a subject that enthuses me and the novel is obviously written by an animal lover as there is a lot about animals. I found the mystery of what happened to Guy engrossing. There are so many possibilities and while, by about two thirds in, I had a good idea of who, the why was a surprise.

I think The Man who Vanished and the Dog who Waited is a good read, but I won’t be reading another. I strongly disliked Clarice’s husband, Rick, and his attitude towards her. He gets angry at some of her actions and seems to think he knows what is best for her, while suiting himself at all turns. Maybe it’s just me, but I saw so many red flags in his behaviour.

Loved this book as much as I loved the first. Am really looking forward to more from this writer. Well done.📖📖

I didnt know what to expect from this book but I really enjoyed it. It was more mysterious than I expected and i found myself needed to solve what had happened. It was well written with well developed characters that were relatable and likeable and a good story. A good read.

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A cleverly done copy mystery.
Summer in the Lincolnshire Wolds and Clarice is rung by her friend Louise, asking whether she can look after Susie, her son's lively Boxer, as 41-year-old Guy has gone missing from the family home. His mother thinks he has been suffering from depression but more worryingly, in his professional life, he had been working on a high-profile case, defending a known criminal. His home life was beset with problems too, which is why his mother has asked Clarice to look after the dog; Charlotte, Guy's wife, just can't cope with her as well as their three daughters. Getting drawn into the puzzle of Guy's disappearance, Clarice wonders how Susie received a nasty cut to her back leg, and who is the mysterious Charles?
Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Books UK for giving me an advance copy.