Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Petsitting, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Death by Chocolate Lab is the debut in the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery series featuring Daphne Templeton and her furry friends. Daphne is busy promoting her pet sitting business, Lucky Paws in Sylvan Creek Pennsylvania and trying not to take in too many strays to live with her on her sister Piper's farm, Winding Hill.
Veterinarian Piper is hosting a dog agility contest at the farm and the course is being set up by her obnoxious ex, Steve Beamus, owner of Blue Ribbon K9 Academy. Having abruptly dumped Piper and with a reputation as a womanizer, Steve is not one of Daphne's favorite people and it's really no surprise when Daphne stumbles upon his dead body.
With other vendors having overheard an argument between Piper and Steve, Piper quickly becomes a person of interest in his murder. Determined to clear her sister's name and uncover the true killer, Daphne sets out with the help of her faithful sidekick, basset hound Socrates and her temporary charge, disfigured Chihuahua Artie. Oh, and a little help from best friend Moxie Bloom and hunky Detective Jonathan Black doesn't hurt either.
A terrific cast of zany and fun characters that will draw you in from page one. A fast moving storyline that has a bit of everything including pets, an overbearing mother, a best friend and gorgeous guy (unfortunately there does seem to be a hint of the dreaded love triangle - which I hope will be resolved in the next installment in the series).
As every dog owner knows each dog has it's own personality. Many pet owners find themselves having conversations with their pets and most like me, find themselves giving their pets a voice and answering for them. The author does exactly this with Socrates and even the non pet lover will have a smile on their face reading about the antics and "thoughts" of this portly basset hound. Without a doubt Socrates is my new favorite "cozy" dog. I can't wait to see what future adventures are in store for Daphne and her friends.
Veterinarian Piper is hosting a dog agility contest at the farm and the course is being set up by her obnoxious ex, Steve Beamus, owner of Blue Ribbon K9 Academy. Having abruptly dumped Piper and with a reputation as a womanizer, Steve is not one of Daphne's favorite people and it's really no surprise when Daphne stumbles upon his dead body.
With other vendors having overheard an argument between Piper and Steve, Piper quickly becomes a person of interest in his murder. Determined to clear her sister's name and uncover the true killer, Daphne sets out with the help of her faithful sidekick, basset hound Socrates and her temporary charge, disfigured Chihuahua Artie. Oh, and a little help from best friend Moxie Bloom and hunky Detective Jonathan Black doesn't hurt either.
A terrific cast of zany and fun characters that will draw you in from page one. A fast moving storyline that has a bit of everything including pets, an overbearing mother, a best friend and gorgeous guy (unfortunately there does seem to be a hint of the dreaded love triangle - which I hope will be resolved in the next installment in the series).
As every dog owner knows each dog has it's own personality. Many pet owners find themselves having conversations with their pets and most like me, find themselves giving their pets a voice and answering for them. The author does exactly this with Socrates and even the non pet lover will have a smile on their face reading about the antics and "thoughts" of this portly basset hound. Without a doubt Socrates is my new favorite "cozy" dog. I can't wait to see what future adventures are in store for Daphne and her friends.
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