Idgie Says:
Doghouse is a very interesting mix of a detective story (regarding a dog fighting ring, of course!) with the usual bits of violence and mayhem... but then surrounded by the cutesie-ness of a dog, cat and puppy helping solve the crime and bring down criminals. It's a mix that's hard to put into a particular genre because cuteness and gunshots don't usually show up in the same book. A great book for Animal Rescue Week though!
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(Once again, as I have a large excerpt, I have thrown it into the archives to not overload the main page.......but it is a NEW book.)
Summary of Doghouse:
Amateur sleuths Ginny Mallard and Teddy Tonica and their furry partners prove in L.A. Kornetsky’s
DOGHOUSE (Pocket
Books; July 22, 2014; $7.99) that twelve legs are better than four when it comes to solving a risky new case in the third novel from the “entertaining” (Library Journal)
Gin & Tonic mystery series. At her favorite Seattle
bar, professional concierge Ginny Mallard can always count on a
perfectly mixed gimlet and a friendly welcome for her shar-pei, Georgie,
from resident cat, Penny. On this visit, Ginny gets an unexpected
bonus. One of the regulars asks her and her sometime partner, bartender Teddy Tonica, to save an old friend who’s facing eviction. This is no simple landlord spat. Rumors abound of an underground dogfighting ring on the premises—a crime guaranteed to get Gin’s hackles up. Gin and Teddy want to believe the old man is innocent of all charges, thought a new piece of evidence suggests otherwise. Penny and Georgie keep their noses to the ground as they help their humans investigate the vicious animal rights case. But the truth is buried deep, and digging it up will unearth dangerous complications for owners and animals alike.
About the author:
L.
A. Kornetsky is the author of two previous Gin & Tonic mysteries.
She lives in New York City with two cats and a time-share dog, and also
writes fantasy under the name Laura Anne Gilman.
She welcomes visitors to www.lauraannegilman.net,
@LAGilman and Facebook L-A-Kornetsky.___________________________________________________