One of the fun things about writing the Paws & Claws
Mysteries for dog and cat lovers is writing the characters of animals.
Everyone who has a dog or cat family member knows how different they all are.
For instance, in my real life, I have a Golden Retriever who is red, not golden,
and absolutely refuses to retrieve. She makes me laugh because sheβs kind of
like me. When I toss her a ball, she ducks! Meanwhile her brother, Baron, loves
nothing more than catching a tossed ball.
There are two new pets in MURDER MOST HOWL that are
based on real animals. Ella Mae belongs to one of my readers. Sheβs a ten-pound
mix of miniature pinscher and rat terrier. In the book, a couple is interested
in adopting her. Well, the wife is interested, but the husband-not so much! Iβm
not telling how that turns out.
The other newcomer is a big cat named Leo. His human won the right to have the
pet of her choice in one of my books. Leo is a great cat. He thinks heβs in
charge in his feline world but is confused by humans who donβt understand him.
Do you have a cat or a dog who would be a great character in a book?
Krista Davis counts herself lucky to be an author. She's still new
enough to be surprised that people have read her books! Her first book, The
Diva Runs Out of Thyme, was nominated for an Agatha award.
The New York Times bestselling author of THE GHOST AND MRS. MEWER and
THE DIVA STEALS A CHOCOLATE KISS returns with a tail of a ruff winter
This January, Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly destination in the
country, is throwing a fun murder mystery weekendβbut no one expected the real
thing...
Holly Miller is delighted her grandmother has finally left the
Sugar Maple Inn to take a well-deserved vacation. It means Hollyβs in charge,
but running the inn might be more challenging than she realized. Wagtailβs
throwing a weekend-long murder mystery game to draw in tourists during the slow
season, the inn has a full house, and a blizzard is on the way.
Trouble
is unleashed the night the game begins, when the storm blows in and the lights
go out. It gets worse the following morning when Hollyβs Jack Russell terrier,
Trixie, discovers a bodyβone thatβs actually dead. Now Holly, her calico kitten
Twinkletoes, and Trixie must play by the rules and find one dirty dog...
I currently own 3 cats. Two of them were born literally at my feet. The third one came to us recently, because someone happened to dump them on the property where we live, and she came up to our house, screaming outside of our window, wanting to be let in!! Because it was cold, my Husband was a bit reluctant because of our other 2 cats, but I said to just let her in. She was as tame as could be. Anyway, I could tell you stories about my 3, and see if you could use them for a book. My other 2 are only a couple of years old, so they're still growing, but I have a lot of stories to tell about them already. I'm looking forward to reading your latest book, and think that it's wonderful that you use stories about readers' pets in your books. That's quite an honor for them!! Have a wonderful 2016, and hope to talk by e-mail in the near future about my cats. (Peggy Roberson 6:05am January 5, 2016)
Yes, Max is my granddaughter's Golden. He is 10 years old but nobody has told him that so he thinks he about 2 years old. They adopted a rescue dog but not sure what Taz is. He has adjusted to the family quite well. Yesterday, I was at their house and was petting Taz; he could sit for hours while someone pets him. They are my animals as I do not have any now. I love animals in stories. These are "feel good" books. I have added you to my TBR list foe sure. Thanks for the info. (Leona Olson 8:02am January 5, 2016)
Peggy Roberson, I hope you'll email me about your cats at Krista at KristaDavis dot com. I look forward to hearing about them! (Krista Davis 7:00pm January 5, 2016)
Thank you, Leona! I hope you will enjoy the books! (Krista Davis 7:01pm January 5, 2016)
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