Bird, Bath, and Beyond by E.J. Copperman
I've read some of the other books E.J. Copperman has written as Jeff Cohen and Copperman. I was a big fan of his Comedy Tonight series. I read many of the Haunted Guesthouse books, and both Mysterious Detective stories. But, I love Kay Powell, the "agent to the paws" in Dog Dish of Doom , and now, an even more entertaining mystery, Bird, Bath, and Beyond. Kay Powell quit the family show business gig to go to college. She went to law school, and, in some ways, returned to the family business by becoming a talent agent who handled animal clients. She usually doesn't accompany her clients to their jobs, but Barney, the parrot, needed a handler one day. His owner, Patty Basilico, is laid up, and sounded so sick, Kay agreed to take him to the set of Dead City , a television show. Barney's replacing a parrot who died, and Patty already taught him his lines. When he's needed again after the break, the director lets Kay leave Barney in Dray Mattone's trailer. Ka...