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Full of colorful characters, sly twists, and set in a charming seaside town, The Dogwalker's Detective Agency is an inventive murder mystery that will captivate cozy crime fans and dog lovers alike.
When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffordshire bull terrier, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy English coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered.
Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to try and sniff out any clues that might help the local police with their investigation.
But what begins as idle speculation and gossip quickly becomes something more sinister when Charlie starts receiving anonymous threats warning him off the case.
Then, a second body washes up on the beach. With the help of his loyal Staffordshire terrier, can Charlie hunt down the killer before he becomes the next victim?
Review
While reading this book, I thought it was maybe 3 or 4 in the series, but it actually the debut book for the author, so the first in the series! And I do believe there will be a series, based on the character building that occurred during this novel, setting up the dog walking buddies, who also work together t solve the current murder that occurs. As the dog walkers roam the park, they think they might be better suited to help the police sniff out any evidence, or suspicious subjects, and when the police start looking at Charlie as a potential suspect, they have to work double time to try to clear him. But when the second body turns up and things start to get personal, they realize it isn't a game, but literal life and death they are playing at. An interesting mystery, though I do have to admit, I guessed the killer pretty early on, but I don't think everyone will. I can see it being a British tv series too, so I won't be surprised if it gets picked up for development!
About the Author;
Michael Hogan is a television critic for The Telegraph and written for The Guardian, The Observer, Radio Times, Red, Q, Empire, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, InStyle, Esquire, ES and You magazine. He writes mainly about television and pop culture, but also turns his hand to lifestyle pieces, topical comment, celebrity interviews, and humor. Michael lives in London with his family and a rescue dog called Ivy. To escape them all and get some work done, he commutes to a shed at the bottom of his garden. /span>
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