Big Bunny Bump Off

"Big Bunny Bump Off " is book five in the Zoe Donovan Mystery. After a busy day at the Zoo, Zeo was delivering copies of her friend's menus to the bank who was out of town at the time. However, on the arrive, Zoe, found the bank manager dead. At first, the sheriff blames her father which made Zoe decided to investigate. The readers of "Big Bunny Bump Off" will continue to follow Zoe too see what happens. <br /><br />"Big Bunny Bump Off" is the first book I have read by Kathi Daley, an.d I enjoyed reading it. I love the way Kathi Daley portrayed her characters and their reactions to each other. At times I had to laugh with the characters and their actions. Big Bunny Bump Off was well written and researched by Kathi Daley. I like the way, Kathi Daley describes her settings that allow me to engage with the plot of "Big Bunny Bump Off."<br /><br />The readers of "Big Bunny Bump Off" will learn about running a wild and domestic animal control, rescue and rehabilitation centre. Also, the readers of "Big Bunny Bump Off" will learn about pet adoptions.<br /><br />I recommend this book.

Finally spring is arriving in Ashton Falls. The preparations for the Easter festivities are in full swing. Then a prominent banker is getting killed and the suspect is the Easter Bunny which was seen leaving the crime scene....<br />There is a lot going on in Ashton Falls in this installment. Zoe is becoming a big sister and Jeremy is becoming a Dad. I am really enjoying this series and feel like reading about friends.

I love that this series has a continuing thread concerning the characters running through it, so I'm trying not to let too much time pass between each installment knowing how I can so easily forget what's going on. The last book left off with a couple of new babies being due soon, then someone left a dog at the Zoo that was going to have puppies, so Ashton Falls was going to be busy with little ones. I feel like Zoe did a lot of growing up in this book. She came to terms with her mom being around in the last couple of books, so there were a couple of slight teary-eyed moments in this book for Zoe and Mom as well as for Jeremy who was about to become a new dad (and the baby mom didn't want to be part of the baby's life.) <br /><br />Zak is just an awesome guy! I love that he does so much good with all the money he has. It genuinely brings happiness to him to buy a house for someone or make sure that some people have jobs with good benefit packages. This is one of the best series for a small town and great character escape, especially with the current weirdness going on. The murder definitely had me stumped, and I was glad that the showdown wasn't overly dangerous seeing how the killer simply wanted to get away. I can't wait to read the next one!

Ashton Falls is planning an Easter play, about how the Easter Bunny finds a way to save spring; except Mr. Blakey, the town banker, inserts himself into the play as Jack Frost. The play must be rewritten. Zoe's Pappy gets to play the Easter Bunny.<br /><br />When Zoe Donavan is asked to do a favor where she needs to see Blakey, Zoe sees an Easter Bunny hightailing it away from the bank. Mr. Blakey is dead inside.<br /><br />The more Zoe sleuths around and talks to people, the more she learns that a lot of people were upset with Mr. Blakey. The suspect list is growing, but how to find the person in the Easter Bunny costume?<br /><br />This was a cute story. There's plenty of humor, the beginning and finding out why Zoe's dad faints made me laugh out loud. One quote from the book I really loved: "It might have been a long, and winding road to get here, but the one thing I'm sure of is that life is short, and you need to cherish special moments when you have them rather than mourning the ones you might have missed along the way."

Kathy Daley writes such endearing characters and cozy environments that even when there is murder involved you still feel comfortable and welcomed. <br />The way she writes takes you away to a calmer and simpler world and offers a relaxing getaway from your own reality.<br /><br />I enjoyed getting to know Zoe Donovan and her circle of friends.<br />Some may have messy relationship pasts and unclear future paths but there is such a sense of community in these books that you wish they were all your personal friends. <br /><br />Ms Daley's description of scenes is powerful. My favorite was when Zoe and her boyfriend went to meet the Adonis-like son of a handsome movie star.<br />We all think we could compose ourselves and treat a celebrity the same as we would any other person we are meeting for the first time. The way Zoe's reaction is written comes close to truth and made me smile.<br /><br />I was gifted this book and now find myself interested in reading this series from the beginning.

this was the first I won a book give away and I highly enjoyed reading. I come into the Zoe Donovan Mystery series late but this was good Interaction to the other books in the series, Am looking foreword to read the other books in the series. I also used a recipe from the book 'Scalloped Ham &amp; Potato Casserole' for a pot potluck, Everybody love it and it was super easy to make.

2014-03-08. Very good. A caper with people dressed up in various costumes ends up in murder. Zoe also has a lot of baby births of both animal and human variety to deal with. They all ended up well. I enjoyed this a lot <br />

ACTUALLY A 3.5 READ FOR ME - WISH WE HAD THAT OPTION<br /><br />Zoe runs an animal shelter called The Zoo. They rescue wildlife, but also find forever homes for domestic animals who are at the end of their road. She lives in Ashton Falls, a small town where everyone knows everyone. Her parents live there too. They are not married to one another, but they are about to become parents. Zoe's assistant Jeremy is about to become a single father. It is spring, a time of new life.<br />There is an Easter play being planned. Unfortunately, the normal play has been hijacked by the town banker, Mr Blakely. He wants to be in the play, he wants to play Jack Frost, in tights. <br />So, you can see this is a mystery which includes humor.<br />When Mr Blakely is murdered, Zoe plans to stay out of it. But, slowly she is drawn in and starts asking questions around town. The number of people who hated Mr Blakely enough to kill him is nearly the entire population of the town.<br />This is a fun cozy mystery. As the plot unfolds, we run into more and more suspects. At the same time, life goes on. People are making arrangements for life. The season is becoming more and more spring. In short, this is a nicely done story.<br />But, I did have some issues.<br />I was disappointed in the ending. I felt that we were meandering along toward the end and suddenly, there was drama and The End. Would have liked that to have taken a little more time and explanation to come to the end. This is a part of a series, at times I became lost because I felt there was not a great deal of background information. It took me some extra work to put everyone in place and understand relationships.<br />If you are looking for a mystery which includes life, humor and humanity, this is a book for you.

Kindle Unlimited liked it but didn't love it hence 4 stars. Wasn't anything stupid such as typos or anything like that, just didn't love this.<br /><br />Halloween Hijinks Anniversary Edition (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 1) * - The Trouble with Turkeys (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 2) * - Christmas Crazy (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 3) * - Cupids Curse (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 4) - Big Bunny Bump Off (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 5) * - Beach Blanket Barbie (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 6) * Maui Madness (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 7) - Derby Divas (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 8) - Haunted Hamlet (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 9) - Turkeys, Tuxes, and Tabbies (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 10) - Christmas Cozy (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 11) - Alaskan Alliance (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 12) - Matrimony Meltdown (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 13) - Soul Surrender (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 14) - Heavenly Honeymoon (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 15) - Hopscotch Homicide (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 16) - Ghostly Graveyard (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 17) - Santa Sleuth (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 18) - Shamrock Shenanigans (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 19) - Kitten Kaboodle (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 20) - Costume Catastrophe (Zoe Donovan Mystery Book 21) - Candy Cane Caper (Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Book 22) - Holiday Hangover (Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Book 23) - Easter Escapade (Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery 24) {pre-order at this time}<br />Spin off from Zoe Donovan series Zimmerman Academy. *means NOT ku<br /><br />Whales and Tails Mystery<br />Romeow and Juliet (Whales and Tails Mystery Book 1) - The Mad Catter (Whales and Tails Mystery Book 2) - Grimm's Furry Tail (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 3) - Much Ado About Felines (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 4) - The Legend of Tabby Hollow (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 5) - The Cat of Christmas Past (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 6) - A Tale of Two Tabbies (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 7) - The Great Catsby (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 8) - Count Catula (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 9) - The Cat of Christmas Present (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 10) - A Winter's Tail (Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 11)<br /><br />Murder at Dolphin Bay (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery Book 1) - Murder at Sunrise (A Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery Book 2) - Murder at the Witching Hour (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery #3) - Murder at Christmas (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery #4)<br /><br />Zoe Donovan, Whales and Tails, Sand and Sea, others, check out amazon page

Zoe, local animal shelter part owner, and local sleuth into the murders which seem to be happening in the town, much to the annoyance of Sheriff Salinger.<br /><br />Zoe's Mum is back on the scene, after abandoning her at a few days old in her Fathers arms. Zoe's Dad raised her single handedly, and did a fantastic job. However, Zoe is about to become a big Sister, if that was a shock, the Father of the baby comes as a bigger one. <br /><br />It's baby season, as Zoe's main helper at the shelter, is to become a single Dad soon, after he agrees to raise the child his pregnant ex-girlfriend is carrying, but she wants no part in the baby's future.<br /><br />When the local bank President gets murdered and Zoe finds the body (its becoming a habit, she thinks), Zoe gets involved in the investigation, along with her boyfriend Zac, and 2 very best friends Ellie and Levi. <br /><br />Great cozy mystery series which is best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and series. Try some of this fabulous author's other series, they're equally as good!