One thing about reading a book published in 1991 is how attitudes to things have changed so radically over time. Caitlin Jenner vs Joel ...Holly Winter #3

What if I died and came back to life as my own dog?

In Susan Conant's third dog lover's mystery, Dog's Life columnist Holly Winter is writing a story based on that improbable premise when she's interrupted by an urgent summons to rush to the aid of feminist psychotherapist Elaine Walsh, whose wild-acting Alaskan malamute, Kimi, has driven Elaine to take refuge on her kitchen table. Elaine inherited Kimi when a patient, Donna Zalewski, apparently committed suicide. Before long, Elaine, too, is found dead—of a fatal overdose of the same prescription drug that killed her patient.

Is a murderer targeting Kimi's owners? Or is Kimi the intended victim? Since the orphaned Kimi is Holly's dog now, Holly needs to find out who's next on the killer's hit list—¬¬¬¬and to protect herself and Kimi, she needs to find out fast!

While trying to convince her first malamute, Rowdy, to accept the tough, pushy Kimi and while persuading the uncivilized Kimi that Rowdy has rights, too, Holly now realizes that Kimi, her radical-feminist malamute, is the key witness to both murders, a canine witness whose testimony no one but Holly understands.
In pitting canine authenticity against human deceit, A Bite of Death offers a wry and hilarious take on men, women, dogs, and female empowerment. ( )

I liked this one better than the 2nd book in the series, [b:Dead and Doggone|1324767|Dead and Doggone (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #2)|Susan Conant|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327991522s/1324767.jpg|1360624]. The mystery was more cohesive this time around. I was bothered at the end of the book when Holly accepts some baked goods from the people she suspects are poisoners. Why would she do that? Other than that moment, I enjoyed the book. ( )

Improving every book, next... ( )

one of the best in an impressive series of dog-oriented mystery novels. I absolutely didn't see a major plot twist coming; and the pacing is great. ( )