Pets Investigate

Volume 1 - A Collection of Short Stories

By: Steve Higgs

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Sticking their noses where they are most definitely not wanted.

Despairing of their humans, these pets take it upon themselves to solve the cases they see as only cats and dogs can.

Whether they sniff out the clues or fool the criminals into thinking they are harmless pets to be ignored, Rex, Amber, Buster, and more enjoy escapades a plenty in this fun collection of short stories.

Grab your copy and be ready for the fur to fly!

Includes:
Police Dog - Day One
Amber's Bust
The Little Lost Dachshund
Hell Cat
Hell Hounds
The Clown, the Witch, and the Cat
The Case of the Missing Pasty

Virtual Voice dimishes the experience

Was happy to listen to the pets of the main characters in Steve Higgs books tell their tales. I am quite a fan of his work. However, the virtual voice experience, while wonderful for narration (soothing and evenly paced), ensured that each character speaking had the same, even tone. You couldn't tell one character from another and during episodes of excitement, none of this came across as the voice remained bland. Buster speaking as Devil Dog was the same as Buster normally - no raspy voice although the narrator would say he was delivering his line in this rasp. If this series is ever performed by a real, flesh and blood person, I would listen to it again...until then, I won't.

Enjoyed the stories; narration was bad

While are stories were well told shorts, the virtual voice narration was so poor that it significantly detracted from them. No distinction of characters, no fluctuation in tone, no emotion. I would not recommend the book and I will be sure not to acquire books recorded with virtual voice in future. That technology definitely needs a great deal of improvement.

Hate the narration

The virtual voice misses the mark on so many occasions that it distracts from the story. It’s like your second grade teacher reading out loud, but not expecting the listeners to care.