All That Glitters

Raine Stockton Dog Mystery #7.5

by Donna Ball

Raine Stockton looks back on how she first met Cisco, her incorrigible golden retriever pup, in this Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Christmas short story.

Genres: Mystery, Dogs, Christmas, Cozy, Novella, Mystery Thriller

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Genine Franklin-Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dogs. I'll read almost anything with dogs. This gets more and more true the older I get. There are worse obsessions.

This is one of the better series.

[Sue Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow I missed the fact that this was a novella. It was still a very nice read. I enjoyed the back story of how Cisco came into Raine's life. I probably should have waited until I'd read a few more books in the series because I was unsure of who some of the real book time characters were. I read it while listening to Christmas music.

[Järken · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short story that was still absolutely worth picking up and reading. This book might be short but still gives an elegant story that doesn't feel rushed nor compacted too little. This storyline didn't have me as guessing as other books have, but it was still interesting to see it all unfold. We get to see baby Cisco and his very first mystery that he solves! A very cute story, recommend for sure!

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Raine at her best

Very cute and enjoyable short sort, especially if you like dogs. Cisco is incorrigible. Raine is a well-thoughtout character. The gang is all there with I guess you could say a surprise visitor.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short, cute Christmas tale. No murder or real mystery (well, kind of a mystery). I found I liked it more than most of the regular installments of the series. Raine is more likable than in some of them. As usual, lots of dogs.

[Ken Finlay · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Christmas-themed stocking filler for dog lovers! It's a very short story and only took me 30 minutes to finish.
For fans of the series - I'm one - it's a light snack before moving on to the main course.

[JESSICA HOLLAND · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable story very well-written.

The author's love of dogs shines through in this Christmas story in a story about Cisco and Raine's beginning. The magical appearance and disappearance of Santa Claus was quite a hoot. Loved it!

[Suzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

All That Glitters is a short story featuring Donna Ball's Raine Stockton character. I read an anthology that had shorts on Ball's characters, and I wanted more of Raine. This is a great Christmas story.

[Jewett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short, very fun Christmas story with a mystery twist.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute short story about how Raine got Cisco. some back story about Raine in other plots. Santa might not be what he seems.

[Marseydoats · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was awesome! I have been wanting to read this series for quite some time, and this didn't disappoint.

[Lori · Rating 1 out of 5]

Deleting off my kindle. This one annoyed me.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect story to read on Christmas Eve. I enjoyed reading how all three dogs came to live with Raine, so it was a bit extra special and good timing in where I left off in the series (just finished Silent Night). The actual story about the Secret Santa was a bit confusing at the end...did he mean to leave the money that Cisco took out of his pocket? Just a little different to steal from charities to give to other people & I didn't really like that approach.

[Neenah Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started this series about a week ago and I have inhaled the whole series , now I will have to wait on the next book!

[Gloria Mccracken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really just a novella, but it flashes back to when Raine gets her dogs.

[Chasity Rogers best · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a great book! It was short and sweet and was just a delight to read!! I hope we get a few more short stories from this series!

[Amy Muehleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the book

[Bonnie McHenry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and short about how Raine adopts Majesty, Mischief and Magic. But, it is also about how she comes to own Cisco and why. Love the context of how the story is told! Glad I read it.

[Trisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

2014-07-03. Love this short story about when Raine first got Cisco. Perfect length for the story but it was over way too fast for me. Loved it.

[Lea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun back story to the Cisco mystery series, of which I've not read any books. It did make me want to check them out tho!
The story of the puppy at Christmas and small town life. Novella

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice little mystery with lots of dogs involved in the story.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great short story to read in this week before Christmas. I have read many of Donna Ball's books. She never disappoints me.