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Nothing ever happens in Little Challham… until the local pub owner is drowned in his own ale. Belinda Penshurst, owner of Challham Castle, is on the case!
Synopsis:
Belinda Penshurst loves her home village Little Challham, with its shady lanes, two pubs and weekly market, and she’s determined to keep it peaceful. She may live in Challham Castle but she knows almost everything that goes on under her nose. So when irritable pub landlord Tipper is found dead in his cellar, she’s perfectly placed to investigate.
Retired detective Harry Powell moved to Little Challham for a quiet life. He didn’t expect to be dragged into a murder investigation. But the police don’t seem half as enthusiastic as Belinda about the case, and there are strange things happening in the village. Particularly the number of dogs that have disappeared lately…
Is there a dognapper snaffling schnauzers and luring away Labradors? Is Belinda barking mad to be worried that her brother Marcus was arguing with Tipper on the day he died? Belinda and Harry track down the suspects: the rival landlord, the outraged barmaid, the mysterious man in the black car following dogwalkers around. But are the dogged detectives running out of time to sniff out the killer, before he starts hounding them?
Review:
The theft of the dog seems rather boring to a retired cop, but as he looks into the case, Harry realizes they're more than meets the eye. But why would someone want to steal dogs? He doesn't seem to make sense, and the more Harry investigates the more confusing it seems. Until suddenly he has an idea and the story roller coasters from there. A charming book, and a super quick read perfect for the beach!
About the Author:
Lisa Cutts is the daughter of a former Metropolitan Police officer and obtained her first degree in Law, working in a number of jobs in London and around the South East area, before becoming a police officer herself in 1996. She later achieved a second degree in Applied Criminal Investigation.
She lives in Kent with her husband, a retired Police Officer, close to her three step-children and five step-grandchildren, where she balances working full-time for Kent Police with writing crime fiction. An extract from her debut novel, Never Forget, won the Writers Retreat Competition in 2012 and was published by Myriad in July 2013. She also writes the DC Nina Foster series and the East Rise Incident Room series.
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