For a vet turned sleuth, solving crimes is a matter of animal instinct
Reigning Cats & Dogs #5
Bantam
September 2010
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Featuring: Jessica Popper; Nick
368 pages ISBN: 0553592386 EAN: 9780553592382 Paperback Add to Wish List
CAN A SMALL-TOWN PET DETECTIVE HUNT DOWN A BEAST OF A KILLER IN ITS OWN LAIR?
Veterinarian Jessica Popper is still basking in newlywedded bliss when neighbors Betty and Winston beg her to investigate the suspicious death of Linus Merrywood, king of the corporate jungle. On stormy Solitude Island, the Merrywoods have enjoyed the lionโs share of wealth for generations. But from the suspects to the surroundings, Jess feels as if sheโs walked straight into an old-fashioned game of Clueโexcept here the stakes are life and death.
Thereโs the butler named Jives, a sexy assistant named Scarlett, teatime in the conservatory, and a house with secret passageways, moving walls, and a wailing aunt locked in the attic. With a storm raging around the island and Jessโs least favorite police detective assigned to the case, things are looking dire until Jessโs lionhearted husband, Nick, braves his way to Solitude to rescue her. Now itโs the two of them against a family steeped in secretsโand a killer on the prowl whoโs ferociously determined to protect the biggest family secret of all.
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