Paws in the Action: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (A Jaz and Luffy Cozy Mystery)

Product Description

“The story has a Nancy Drew style to it… fun and upbeat with a mystery that’s intriguing, engaging, and is perfectly fitted to the witty duo of Luffy and Jasmine… funny, charming, lighthearted”–5 Stars, Readers’ FavoriteA quaint town full of secrets. A string of bizarre occurrences. An unconvincing suicide…Jasmine Moore is a local favorite who is unusually gifted—she has random visions of the future that usually culminate in disaster. She can also understand her loyal golden retriever. Literally.When a body is discovered in the small, sheltered town of Blackwood Cove, the authorities are ready to write it off as a suicide. But for her, something doesn’t quite add up.Taking up the mantle of detective, her insatiable thirst for justice sets her on a path to solve the baffling case. Sifting through decades of forgotten town history and long-buried secrets, she begins to piece together a far stranger story than a simple suicide.Will Jasmine unravel the startling truth in time?

Review

“Paws in the Action by Max Parrott is the first book in the Jaz and Luffy Cozy Mystery series. The small town of Blackwood Cove is secluded and small so when a body is discovered, the small town is shaken to its core. Jasmine Moore believes there’s more to what happened but when everyone else seems to believe what’s on the surface, she knows it’s up to her to dig deeper if the truth is going to be found. Thankfully, Jasmine isn’t acting alone. Her best friend is a loyal companion at her side. Her dog Luffy is quick to lend a helping paw and has an opinion on everything. Together they make an unstoppable and humorous duo.

The story takes place within a quaint town that’s secluded and has an oasis feel in that it’s a happy community and isolated from any danger, which makes a death a shake-up to the town. The idea of community is at the root of the story with a lesson subtly woven into the plot. Jasmine is a driven character with a determination that guides her and a curiosity that sends her on a journey to uncovering the truth. Jasmine’s intuition tells her there’s more to the death than meets the eye and this feeling is the catalyst that pushes her to becomes a sleuth. Max Parrott
 embraces the idea of man’s best friend and adds a comedic twist.

The story has a Nancy Drew style to it in how Jasmine is a teenage girl that decides to figure out the murder on her own and show up the cops when she solves it. Luffy is Jasmine’s primary ally and he also happens to be her dog who talks to her. It’s a quirky aspect of the story that creates built-in humor with Luffy’s talking status simply accepted and everyone knows that Jasmine and her dog communicate with each other. Luffy is also a great source of comic relief with dog jokes that add a lighthearted quality to the story. The story is fun and upbeat with a mystery that’s intriguing, engaging, and is perfectly fitted to the witty duo of Luffy and Jasmine. Paws in the Action by Max Parrott is funny, charming, lighthearted, and has a talking dog.”
— 5 Stars, Reader’s Favorite

“An answer to Nancy Drew”–
Joan Kern, Goodreads

“This is a well written clean cozy, it can be slow in places with meandering sentences but these are well written. There is a good rhythm to the story. I have to admit I did not understand the animosity of Barry Brock the “famous” dog trainer, there was nothing in this with regards to this story, but it could be this is the author’s way of laying down characters for books coming up in the series.

I will be intrigued to see how Mr Parrott is going to continue the series, (once you read the ending you will understand why I say this) but it would be nice to see more of Jasmine and Luffy. In all I would recommend this it is a PG rating and can be read by mystery fans young and old.”–
Nomdeploom, Bookbub

“There was something about this book that made me want to read it. I had a feeling this book was going to be a good one and I was right.”–
Laura8759, Goo