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In the Dog House

A Dog Club Mystery, Book 1

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In the Dog House

By: V.M. Burns
Narrated by: Madison Vaughn
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A killer wants Lilly Echosby to roll over and play dead....

Lilly may be losing a husband, but she's gaining a toy poodle. That could be seen as a win-win, since her new adopted pooch, Aggie (named after Agatha Christie), is cute and adorable and Lilly's dirty dog of a spouse is cheating on her with a blonde bimbo - except for one problem: Albert Echosby's just been murdered, and Lilly is the number-one suspect.  

With the cops barking up the wrong tree, it's a good thing her best friend, Scarlett "Dixie" Jefferson, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, decided to take a break from the dog club circuit to pay a visit along with her own prize pair of poodles. 

With help from Dixie, her defense attorney daughter, and a blue-eyed man in blue with a K-9 partner, Lilly is determined to collar the real killer. But when a second murder occurs, it's clear they're dealing with one sick puppy....

©2018 V. M. Burns (P)2018 Tantor Women Sleuths Mystery Cozy Amateur Sleuths Fiction Detective Women's Fiction Feel-Good
Engaging Mystery • Surprising Plot Twists • Excellent Narration • Humorous Moments • Fast-paced Storyline

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This mystery story will hold your interest from beginning to end. Read to the surprise ending.

Marvelous story! Read it!!

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fun easy listen , I loved it ! always enjoy a book with a murder and a cute dog .

Very enjoyable

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Love the dogs, the friendships and loyalty. VM Burns is amazing at pulling together all of the facets.

Poodles on Parade

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I enjoyed this story and ending was a nice twist. I wasn't too crazy about some of the "ethnic" voices, but they did not take away from the overall story.

very entertaining

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3.5 Stars 🌟

Another "new to me" author and I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. It had a very unique story arc and I had a great time getting to know and like the secondary characters.

The story introduces us to Lilly whose husband has just left her after 25 years of marriage...and for a woman younger than their daughter (and her name is Bambi Love....for real!). Then, to make matters worse, her husband is killed while they are still in the middle of the divorce proceedings so that means they are still married when he dies. Guess who then becomes the main suspect?

Yep, you're right if you guessed Lilly.

The title and the cover lead you to believe that the story revolves around a dog and/or dogs. It kind of does, but not as much as I was expecting. Her best friend is in town and comes to stay with her during this time and she has two "show dogs - poodles, I think. Lilly also adopts a toy poodle but for the most part, the dog's parts in the book are fairly minimal.

The thing I think I liked about this the most was the cast of secondary characters. Lilly's best friend, her daughter, her son and a handsome blue-eyed policeman that Lilly thinks would be great for her daughter....I liked them all.

The actual case itself was interesting and it was fun tagging along with the gang as they tried to find out who the real killer was so that they could keep Lilly out of jail.

The narrator, Madison Vaughn, did a fine job and I will gladly read more books from this author.

Another "New to me" author

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