To Fetch a Villain: Four Fun "Tails" of Miscreants and Murder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798681709619)

Old dogs and new tricks abound in TO FETCH A VILLAIN, the third installment in the Mutt Mysteries series. Each of the novellas features a cast of furry four-leggeds who help their human friends solve crimes and bring villains to justice. This collection of novellas combines the talents of four cozy mystery authors, and illustrates why dogs are our best friends and the perfect companion for digging up clues. Let sleeping dogs lie? Not when the mutts are on the case The four stories are: RUFF DAY by Jayne OrmerodStore owner Darby Moore suffers through a "ruff" day when a dead body is discovered in her custom dog house. With her best friend topping the suspect's list, Darby knows the police are barking up the wrong tree. It's up to Darby's Great Dane Mr. Belvedere to channel his inner Scooby-Doo and save the day.AT YOUR SERVICE by Maria HudginsMystery writer Jessica Chastain is deaf, and relies on her service dog Trey who acts as Jessica's ears. Kim, a Bichon like Trey, is the latest addition to their family. But life is not a walk in the park when someone threatens all they hold dear. Together they take on an unethical breeder and dog-napper, whose bite is worse than his bark. A SHOT IN THE BARK by Teresa IngeDog-loving Catt Ramsey hires an ex-con as her handyman to help with her dog-walking business at the same time a crime wave hits the neighborhood. But it's Catt who is accused of murder. She enlists the help of family, friends, and her dogs Cagney and Lacey to prove man's best friend can be crime's worst enemy. STRUT YOUR MUTT by Heather WeidnerSassy PI Delanie Fitzgerald attends the Strut Your Mutt festival, where her business partner's English bulldog is a finalist in a pampered doggie pageant. The dog's new-found fame leads to a client with a missing poodle. Delanie and her team put paws to the pavement, sniff out clues, and show the villain that when you lie with the dogs, you wake up with fleas.

Author: Maria Hudgins, Teresa Inge, Heather Weidner
ISBN-10: 8681709615
ISBN-13: 9798681709619
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2020
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.52d