The twelfth and final book in the popular and long-running series finds Dr. Nightingale investigating the murder of her free-spirited friend, Rose-and digging deep into Rose's apparent double-life. If anyone can sniff out the killer, it's Deirdre Nightingale.

After Dr. Nightingale appears at a local fund-raiser to check on six mixed-breed bobcat kittens, the party host walks in covered with bloody scratches and drops dead. The rural vet knows it's not the kittens, because she recognizes the symptoms of a fatal snake bite. Now it's time to go hunting...  more

After Dr. Nightingale appears at a local fund-raiser to check on six mixed-breed bobcat kittens, the party host walks in covered with bloody scratches and drops dead. The rural vet knows it's not the kittens, because she recognizes the symptoms of a fatal snake bite. Now it's time to go hunting for a snake that walks like a man.

Country vet Dr. Nightingale goes to Atlantic City to try her luck at the horses. Instead, she finds herself caught up in the highest stakes game of all-murder...

When an elephant goes berserk and kills a beautiful dancer in a small circus, veterinarian Deirdre Nightingale is convinced that someone tampered with the animal and sets out to find the culprit before the ""rogue"" elephant can be destroyed.

Dr. Deirdre Quinn Nightingale is just setting down to some fun after a long night spent saving some local dairy cows, when a young police officer is gunned down outside a local restaurant. Once again, it's up to Didi to do some moonlighting to solve the mystery. And along the way, she uncovers...  more

Dr. Deirdre Quinn Nightingale is just setting down to some fun after a long night spent saving some local dairy cows, when a young police officer is gunned down outside a local restaurant. Once again, it's up to Didi to do some moonlighting to solve the mystery. And along the way, she uncovers something even more baffling -- a runaway colt mysteriously linked to the murder. Now she finds herself confronting a cold-hearted killer burning with revenge and with a sinister plan to strike again!

Farm animals are country vet Deirdre Nightingale's specialties. But a trip to New York City will let her observe an old friend's small animal practice to brush up on treating the common cat. Didi never expects a large gray Persian named Molson to help her solve a murder.