Against the Paw (Paw Enforcement, #4)

by Diane Kelly

While trying to find a convicted burglar who has broken his parole, rookie cop Megan Luz and her K-9 partner try to stop a Neighborhood Watch group on Peeping Tom patrol before they take the law into their own hands.

• ISBN10: 1250094801
• ISBN13: 9781250094803
• Publish Date: 3 May 2016
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 23 July 2021
• Imprint: St. Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

I generally like this series; I think the story lines are better than average and the characters are people you can get behind.   Against the Paw is probably the least cozy of the 4 I've read, venturing into the slightly darker territory of voyeurism.  As a police officer, Megan has the agency to investigate, and she does so more or less realistically (the last scene dings credibility a bit).   I still find the dog POV chapters weird, but they are super short so it's easy to over look it. It's obvious Kelly has done her research; unfortunately I found it a little too obvious.  There's a bit of over-explaining done about the law and about the honour of being a police officer and it makes the narrative lean towards the clunky.   Generally though, it was a good read and I'll happily read the next one.