Bird, Bath, & Beyond: A Mystery

E. J. Copperman

Oct 2018 · Macmillan + ORM

About this ebook

The second in this hilarious cozy mystery series features a woman who is a talent agent for show biz animals and discovers that she has a talent herself: solving crimes.

"Admirers of old comedy sketches and anyone looking for a laugh-out-loud mystery should pick up this series launch by Copperman." —Library Journal (starred) on Dog Dish of Doom

"Readers will root for Kay to be more than pals with Sam Gibson, proprietor of Cool Beans coffee house—and, of course, to keep Bruno as more than a client. [Filled with] resilient, warm, funny supporting players." —Publishers Weekly on Dog Dish of Doom

"The wry, feisty heroine is a welcome addition to Copperman's troupe." —Kirkus Reviews on Dog Dish of Doom

Kay Powell, theatrical agent to non-human animals, is babysitting—that is, birdsitting—her client, a parrot named Barney, on the set of his new TV show, Dead City. When the show’s charismatic star is shot in his trailer between scenes, the only eyewitness to the crime is—you guessed it—Barney. And even though Kay keeps explaining that even a “talking” parrot doesn’t actually converse with people, the investigators insist on interrogating the bird for information he clearly can’t communicate.

Suspects accumulate like birdseed, and before long it’s clear the killer believes Barney might actually be able to supply useful evidence. Even Barney can’t fly away from this one.

Ratings and reviews

its eh. NOT hilarious or witty. and as usual the stood female lead gets in trouble and has to be saved bec she dudnt listen. dumb cliched boring .as a female im done w this writer

tv-film-industry, law-enforcement, lawyers, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, actors, snark-fest, situational-humor, verbal-humor, murder, dogs, pets This excellent mystery is also a royal snarkfest! Kay is an agent for animals in the TV/film industry, but she was a stage actress with her parents until she went to college and eventually got her law degree and passed the Bar. Her current client is an Amazon Yellow Parrot who became the only witness to the murder of a popular actor who plays the ME named Banacek. Some of the other characters are Mannix, Colombo, and Barnaby. Seeing a pattern here? Her home is in New Jersey and the sets are in NYC, the parents are between gigs and staying with her as are her Tibetan mastiff the size of a Volkswagon, a hyperactive greyhound mix, and a stealth dachshund. The humor is nonstop, the detective assigned to the case is smarter than a fifth grader, and the plot twists and red herrings are totally surprising. Absolutely loved it! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

About the author

E.J. COPPERMAN is someone you could sit down and have a beer with, if that’s your thing. Or a hot chocolate. Or a diet soda. Actually, you can have anything you want as long as you don’t care what E.J. is drinking.

E.J. is the author of a number of mystery series: Agent to the Paws begins with Dog Dish of Doom and other series include the Haunted Guesthouse mysteries, Asperger’s mysteries, and Mysterious Detective mysteries.