Bell Bridge Books
Featuring: Kevin Blackstone; Caro Lamont
202 pages ISBN: 1611940508 EAN: 9781611940503 Kindle: B005WZL0RK Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Animal behavioural psychologist Caro Lamont enjoys working
with the pampered pets of Laguna Beach, until a client is
murdered during a burglary in DESPERATE HOUSEDOGS. His two
Shepherd dogs had been locked outside his house and Caro is
hoping they can be rehomed together. The dead man, Kevin
Blackstone, lived in a gated community called Ruby Point
and Caro finds it hard to believe that a burglar could have
gotten access unseen. Perhaps a neighbour was responsible?
As many residents have pets which react to the upsetting
atmosphere, Caro works soothing a depressed Dachshund, a
headstrong basset hound, a blended family each bringing a
Chow to the mix. One client is a teen actress with a
spoiled Chinese Crested. Many of the neighbours have
secrets they might prefer to keep hidden, but Kevin had
ferreted them out and jotted notes in a black notebook Caro
inadvertently took from his house. Her presence brings her
into contact with Detective Malone a lot and while she
finds him attractive he is completely professional and
warns her to stop meddling.
Kevin's immediate neighbour Diana Knight is a friend of
Caro's and the two are working together on a fund-raiser
event named the Fur Ball to benefit animals in need of
homes. When Diana is arrested on suspicion of murder, she
refuses to post bail, preferring to stay in jail as it is a
splendid publicity opportunity for her animal causes.
Sparkle Abbey is easily spotted as a pseudonym, and the
real authors are experienced mystery writers Anita Carter
and Mary Lee Woods. In this tale they are appealing to
animal lovers.
In posh Laguna Beach, murder has gone to the dogs. "You'll be howling with laughter!" Kathy Bacus, author of Calamity Jayne. When Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist makes a house call to help Kevin Blackstone with his two misbehaving German Shepherd dogs, she expects frantic dogs, she expects a frantic dog owner, she even expects frantic neighbors. What she doesn't expect is that two hours later the police will find Kevin dead, his dogs impounded; and that as the last person to see Kevin alive (well, except for the killer) she is suddenly a person of interest, at least according to Homicide Detective Judd Malone. Detective Judd Malone scanned my living room, his baby blues taking in my overstuffed couch, easy chairs and crowded bookshelves. My cats, Thelma and Louise, perched in the window sill, replete with tuna. Each opened an eye and then, unimpressed, went back to their beauty sleep. Dogbert climbed from his doggie bed, trotted over for a sniff, but then also dismissed Malone and went back to his nap. "Can I get you something to drink?" I asked. Some hospitality is automatic. Even when you have an unannounced guest. Even a guest who might arrest you. He shook his head and continued his scan. "Well, then. What can I help you with, Detective?" "I understand you visited Kevin Blackstone today?" "Yes, I did. I'm the behavioral counselor for his German shepherds. What about Kevin?" I had a really bad feeling about this. Malone arched a brow. "Kevin Blackstone is dead." Sparkle Abbey is the pseudonym of two mystery authors (Mary Lee Woods and Anita Carter). They are friends and neighbors as well as co-writers of the Pampered Pets Mystery Series. The pen name was created by combining the names of their rescue pets - Sparkle (Mary Lee's cat) and Abbey (Anita's dog). They reside in central Iowa, but if they could write anywhere, you would find them on the beach with their laptops and depending on the time of day either an iced tea or a margarita.)
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