For a vet turned sleuth, solving crimes is a matter of animal instinct
Reigning Cats & Dogs #5
Bantam
September 2010
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Featuring: Jessica Popper; Nick
368 pages ISBN: 0553592386 EAN: 9780553592382 Paperback Add to Wish List
CAN A SMALL-TOWN PET DETECTIVE HUNT DOWN A BEAST OF A
KILLER IN ITS OWN LAIR?
Veterinarian Jessica
Popper is still basking in newlywedded bliss when neighbors
Betty and Winston beg her to investigate the suspicious
death of Linus Merrywood, king of the corporate jungle. On
stormy Solitude Island, the Merrywoods have enjoyed the
lion’s share of wealth for generations. But from the
suspects to the surroundings, Jess feels as if she’s walked
straight into an old-fashioned game of Clue—except here the
stakes are life and death.
There’s the butler
named Jives, a sexy assistant named Scarlett, teatime in the
conservatory, and a house with secret passageways, moving
walls, and a wailing aunt locked in the attic. With a storm
raging around the island and Jess’s least favorite police
detective assigned to the case, things are looking dire
until Jess’s lionhearted husband, Nick, braves his way to
Solitude to rescue her. Now it’s the two of them against a
family steeped in secrets—and a killer on the prowl who’s
ferociously determined to protect the biggest family secret
of all.
I think that if you do something you truly love to do, it's possible to do whether you're at home, or in the office. Being at home would be the lesser of two evils, though, because you would be more relaxed, and the words would flow more freely. I find that when I'm at the computer, I can stay there as long as is necessary to get my work done. You have the right discipline, and that's what counts to get a good book out. Congratulations on your latest book!! (Peggy Roberson 3:16pm October 23, 2010)
I admire your control like a captain with a destination and destiny in mind while on a voyage. It seems like you have a plan for most of your excuses and don't go off on odd tangents. A pad to keep track of all those things you're itching to do makes a lot of sense to me. I'll give it a go. (Alyson Widen 4:42pm October 23, 2010)
"John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"?!?!? My god, woman! I haven't heard that song title in forever! Now you've got it running through my brain!! Well, there went the afternoon, I guess.
As for working at home, yes, it's easy to get distracted, but you've got the right idea as to how to get around the distractions - your lists. I'm not sure that would work for me, but I have also found that when I get engrossed in something, I lose all notion of time, and usually only surface when I just can't put off going to the bathroom any longer! That usually ends my day, because it has been as long as eight hours sometimes!
Later,
Lynn (Lynn Rettig 4:52pm October 23, 2010)
I thoroughly enjoyed the insight. I am a list person. (Mary Preston 6:56pm October 23, 2010)
I'm not as good as you are to staying on task! (Brenda Rupp 8:45pm October 23, 2010)
I also find it helps to make lists & satisfaction to cross things off. Sometimes I write something down after it's already done just so I can feel good when I cross it off. (Diane Sallans 9:53pm October 23, 2010)
It takes a lot of discipline to make yourself stay on task. I am not writing, but I have a major project I am working on. It is not going any where as fast as it should. A big part of the problem is my distractability. There is always something else I seem to need or want to be doing. (Patricia Barraclough 8:22pm October 24, 2010)
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