by Abby Deuel
“I’m glad someone is excited,” said Gillian.
“I am too. We have a whole clinic full of animals so we will put you right to work,” said Mandy.
Doc Tom brought in supplies to get Mandy’s foot more stable until she could go into surgery at the orthopedic center in the city when the snow cleared.
“You guys might want to clear out. This is not going to be pretty. Mandy has a nasty mess and I need to put it back into place. I wish we could get her to the city now. It just isn’t possible. They’ve closed all of the roads. You were the last vehicles allowed into or out of town. And there is no way a helicopter could get anywhere. This is the best we have but it’s going to hurt,” said Doc Tom.
Everyone cleared out the room. Before leaving, Gerry paused.
“I will make sure that this is the best Christmas ever. Just you wait,” said Gerry. Lyle and Anna’s ears both perked up, though they kept their heads on Mandy’s lap. They were not letting their mother out of their sight again.
About the Author
Abby Deuel is a practicing veterinarian in a small town in the Midwest. She worked in the Dairy farming industry in New Zealand before attending vet school there. After graduating and practicing as a mixed animal vet in the North Island of New Zealand, she moved back to America. Deuel served as a relief vet for several years, until she set up her own practice.
While she pulls from real life experiences for some of the cases and characters for this series, everything is fictional. The only exception is that she too has a Border collie named Lyle that continues to serve as inspiration for upcoming books as well as being a constant companion.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Danielle Francois for making this cover the best yet. You have a wonderful eye to capture the beauty of the world around you even when limited to still photography. Thanks to Kane Deuel and Sheila Booth for their help with editing content. You efforts are much appreciated.
Thanks to those who read the first two books and encouraged me to write a third. I realize I am not the next famous author. The bottom line is that I enjoy writing and it’s sure fun to see that people actually read the books. If you enjoyed The Mandy Bell Series, I encourage you to share and review them. Readers are who make authors succeed. Please support your favorite authors and don’t just be critical for the sake of being critical. Life is to short to dispense only negativity.
I would also like to give a shout out to all of the veterinarians in the world who work tirelessly to heal the ailments of those who cannot speak. In addition, I want to acknowledge those who rescue and rehabilitate domestic animals in order for them to lead the lives that they deserve to live. Not all animals can be saved but it is those of us with two legs who have the higher degree of responsibility to provide humane solutions to those who have four legs. Breed responsibly or spay/neuter your pet.
Book One: Farmcall Fatality
Published June 2014
In this first book of the Mandy Bell DVM series, Mandy is summoned to a small Midwestern town called Crestview. A colleague and classmate from vet school has passed away and left her veterinary clinic and house to Mandy. While Mandy has always been a traveling vet in her motor home, she finds herself drawn to the Midwestern hospitality that the town shows her and her sidekick Border collie, Lyle. Unfortunately, on one of her farmcalls, she discovers a body that turns out to have been murdered. She is determined to solve the murder to clear the name of the quaint little town. She uses her own intuition and careful questioning of townspeople and clients to piece together the culprit at fault. Lyle is by her side through the whole book, including at the town’s Halloween Hoedown, where she gets into trouble of her own. Read on to experience life as a small town veterinarian with a knack for solving murders.
Book Two: Pasture Postmortem
Published November 2014
In the second book of the Mandy Bell DVM Mystery Series, Mandy’s life is action-packed from page one. First, her RV floods, waking her up. Then she finds herself in a sea of ailing cattle after a cattle truck has been struck by a train. Recovering from the drama of that disaster, Mandy then has to treat over ten dogs who all get overdosed with cattle pour-on.
Trying to take a break from it all, Mandy takes Lyle, her constant companion and Border collie, to a friend’s farm to frolic with sheep. Instead of a day off, Mandy discovers a dead body, which turns out to be the most mysterious death the Crestview police department has ever seen. Mandy’s reluctance to stay in Crestview is pushed aside as she devotes herself to solving this potential murder.
Book Three: Pointer Club Cadaver
Published December 2015
Mandy finds herself barely recovered from the last murder investigation before she is thrown into another unexplained death inquiry. This time, the scene is set at an expansive farm owned by millionaire Pat O'Mally. He is hosting a German Short-haired Pointer Club meeting when Mandy stumbles across her third dead body since moving to Crestview. Without the blessing of the Larry, the police chief, Mandy and Gerry proceed on their own wild goose chase for the truth behind the latest corpse. Join Mandy and the town of Crestview as they try to keep life as normal as possible despite the impending blizzard and possibility of a murderer on the loose.
Book Four: Corridor Casualty
Coming Soon!
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