Hunting Hour is an intriguing mystery. The characters are interesting, especially the ones in the sheriff's department, but I like Robo, the German shepherd, the most. The points of view vary between Mattie, the main character, and Cole, her boyfriend---maybe. They both have family issues. There's suspense, danger, tragedy, and a backdrop of mental health issues and the importance of therapy and medication... One of the more interesting characters is a main suspect. Well, Mattie suspects him, but is she jumping to conclusions? The sheriff and Stella have to keep her in check sometimes. (I'd like them to have my back.) The background with the animals and the vet's practice is well done. I always appreciate that, though I would never give my dogs rawhide bones. 
 Sometimes the pace is a little slow, and I still wonder what happened to the dog's ear and the mare's eye. I expected an answer to that. Some things are obviously complicated, but left me with questions.