Five Dog Voodoo
by Lia FarrellFast-paced and entertaining, this is a story cozy mystery fans shouldn’t miss…
~Readeropolis
The book is a delight to read…
~Texas Book-aholic
This book has a bit of everything. There is love, friendship, small town quaintness, politics, murder both past and present, and voodoo.
~T’s Stuff
This book had everything small towns, adventure mystery and so much more.
~Community Bookstop
Five Dog Voodoo is an excellent story, one of my favorites in the cozy mystery genre…
~The Power of Words . . .
“Five Dog Voodoo” by authors Lia Farrell is a really great and interesting mystery novel. I liked the storyline and the characters were interesting…
~3 Partners in Shopping; Nana, Mommy, &; Sissy too!
I had all kinds of fun with this story. Voodoo. Just the word sounds mysterious and creepy. Imagine a place called Voodoo Village. Sounds almost like a song.
~fuonlyknew
With all the different suspects the author kept me guessing until the end of the book. That makes it a good mystery book to me.
~A. Holland Reads

Five Dog Voodoo (A Mae December Mystery: Book 5)

Zoe Canja, a beautiful Creole waitress working in a local bar, overhears some disturbing information about the voodoo-based village she calls home. Clearly upset, she leaves work early, never to be seen alive again. When her body is found in the village, Sheriff Ben Bradley begins his investigation, although he is somewhat preoccupied with the looming election that will decide his future in law enforcement. His fiancée, local dog breeder Mae December, takes in the dead woman’s female dog and pups, hoping to find them all good homes, all while doing a little snooping on her own. With help from the local attorney, a detective, and an investigator, will they be able to solve not one, but two murders?  
 
There’s a lot going on in this entertaining and adventure-filled fifth book of the Mae December Mystery series. It involves threats, two murders, one officer attempting to repair past transgressions and cover-ups, and as usual with this series, no shortage of dogs. The situations feel real, like something pulled out of today’s headlines, and happening to normal, everyday people. The Voodoo Village was a nice touch and ups the originality of the storyline. As indicated by the title, the story always seems to hover closely around the four-legged friends and their well being. The solutions to the mysteries were just a tad anti-climactic, but the story was clean, the dialogue nice and tight, with an ending that leaves one as satisfied and happy as a recently fed puppy!    

​Review by Clarice Silvers. THANK YOU CLARICE! 

​​“I had all kinds of fun with this story…. It’s a lovely mess of reelection campaigns, murder, and voodoo in Tennessee…. I have several requirements I expect from a cozy mystery. It needs a small town setting. Check. A quirky title and fun cover art. Check. Unusual character names and a bit of romance. Check. A mystery not too easily solved. Check. And some kind of theme. Check. And it’s always a pleasant bonus to have some furry companions too. I had a really fun read and plan to go back and start at the beginning. I need to see what I’ve missed. But, if you start the series here, you’ll have no problem enjoying this all by itself.”
—FU Only Knew Blog: Laura’s Ramblins and Reviews

​This book has a bit of everything. There is love, friendship, small town quaintness, politics, murder both past and present, and voodoo. I love small towns and I love reading about them. I love how everyone knows everyone, and every one's business. Unless you live in a Voodoo Village, the residents of the village may know your business but to the townies it's a whole different planet. Even to the law.

The Voodoo community has their own laws and ways of dealing with things. They are a very quiet and private community until one of their women come up missing. They do not call the law; the law just sort of wanders into the village. While there they find out about the missing woman and bring the law in, against the wishes of the residents of the village. And things get sketchy from there.

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed actually learning a bit about voodoo and their ways. The story did not drag. It was almost like a high speed chase. There were twists and turns and lots of suspects. I had to wait till the end of the book to find out who the murderer was. There were lots of suspects, but no one actually stood out further then the rest, or the suspicion was lessened through out the investigation. I love how well defined each character is. They each have their own way of thinking and personality. Will be on the look out for more books by Lia Farrell

​4 Stars: “An entertaining murder mystery with an occult twist. The novel has hints of Voodoo set in a small Tennessee town. I was impressed with the descriptions of the rituals; they gave the story a sense of realism [….] Although this is book number five in the Mae December Series, it does well as a standalone. I enjoyed reading this book and was happy to learn a little more about the voodoo religion. I recommend this book to those who love a cozy mystery.
—Susan Sewell for Readers’ Favorite Reviews

​The book is a delight to read and I loved reading about the customs in the small villiage where the setting for the book is. I'm not familiar with voodoo except it always made me uncomfortable. There are certain beliefs they go by and seem a bit secretive. The author does an amazing job of giving readers details of what Voodoo is. It is a very old religion that is a way of life for some and their customs may make some people uncomfortable. They do honor their dead in a beautiful ceremony and the details were very intriguing.   The book is well written and starts off with the mysterious death of a young woman. The decision to take in the mother dog and pups were heartwarming.I did sense that perhaps the dog knew her master was gone and felt a little down. The description of the dogs were so vivid I could picture them with their beautiful color and regal appearance.