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Highlights
- Everybody who loves dachshunds knows about their adventurous streak.
- About the Author: BLAIZE CLEMENT originated the Dixie Hemingway mystery series, starting with Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter and Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund.
- 258 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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About the Book
The follow-up to "Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter." Out on a morning walk with her dog, Dixie Hemingway waves to the driver in a passing car, only to discover that she has waved to a killer. Fearful that Dixie can identify him, the chase is on. Martins Press.Book Synopsis
Everybody who loves dachshunds knows about their adventurous streak. So when Mame, the elderly dachshund in Dixie Hemingway's care, gets away from her to investigate a mound of mulch, Dixie isn't surprised. What the dachshund digs up, however, is not only a surprise but a trigger for a whole new pile of jolting events that puts Dixie at the center of a hunt for a psychopathic killer--someone who fears Dixie saw him leaving the scene of a brutal murder. In the lovely seaside community of Sarasota, Florida, another desperate chase to collar a criminal is about to begin "
From the Back Cover
Readers raved about "Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter, "the fabulous first novel from bestselling author Blaize Clement. Now, everyone's favorite pet-sitting sleuth Dixie Hemingway is back with another riveting "tail "about the four-legged fight against crime in...
DUPLICITY DOGGED THE DACHSHUND
Everybody who loves dachshunds knows about their adventurous streak. So when Mame, the elderly dachshund in Dixie Hemingway's care, gets away from her to investigate a mound of mulch, Dixie isn't surprised. What the dachshund digs up, however, is not only a surprise but a trigger for a whole new pile of jolting events that puts Dixie at the center of a hunt for a psychopathic killer--someone who fears Dixie saw him leaving the scene of a brutal murder. In the lovely seaside community of Sarasota, Florida, another desperate chase to collar a criminal is about to begin
"Destined to be a very popular series." --"Kirkus Reviews"
" for anyone who loves mysteries, animals, or just plain great writing."--Laurien Berenson, author of "Chow Down"
"Builds suspense and delivers startling revelations.""--Publishers Weekly""
Review Quotes
"Fast paced . . . the canine caper crowd will enjoy Florida's leading pet-sitter."--"Midwest"" Book Review" "Don't let the cutesy title fool you. This isn't one of those lightweight, frothy 'fun with animals' stories... It's tough, gritty, and edgy. One of the strongest points of Clement's work is her knack for building suspense slowly but steadily, to the point where you have no idea what peril might be lurking just around the bend."-- "Sarasota"" Herald-Tribune"
"Clement uses the animals in Dixie's care to enrich her plot, creating in the process an entertaining cozy, one of the few set in South Florida, land of noir."--"Booklist""" "Destined to be a very popular series." --"Kirkus Reviews"
" for anyone who loves mysteries, animals, or just plain great writing."--Laurien Berenson, author of "Chow Down"
"Builds suspense and delivers startling revelations.""--Publishers Weekly""
" Fast paced . . . the canine caper crowd will enjoy Florida' s leading pet-sitter." -- "Midwest"" Book Review" " Don' t let the cutesy title fool you. This isn' t one of those lightweight, frothy ' fun with animals' stories... It' s tough, gritty, and edgy. One of the strongest points of Clement' s work is her knack for building suspense slowly but steadily, to the point where you have no idea what peril might be lurking just around the bend." -- "Sarasota"" Herald-Tribune"
" Clement uses the animals in Dixie' s care... to enrich her plot, creating in the process an entertaining cozy, one of the few set in South Florida, land of noir." -- "Booklist""" " Destined to be a very popular series." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
" ... for anyone who loves mysteries, animals, or just plain great writing." -- Laurien Berenson, author of "Chow Down"
" Builds suspense and delivers startling revelations." "-- Publishers Weekly"
About the Author
BLAIZE CLEMENT originated the Dixie Hemingway mystery series, starting with Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter and Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund. She collaborated with her son John Clement on the plots and characters for forthcoming novels. Blaize lived for many years in Sarasota, Florida.