Blurb:
Pet sitter Daphne Templeton has a soft spot for every stray
and misfit who wanders into the quaint, lakeside village of Sylvan Creek. But
even Daphne doesn’t like arrogant, womanizing Steve Beamus, the controversial
owner of Blue Ribbon K-9 Academy. When Steve turns up dead during a dog agility
trial, Daphne can think of a long list of people with motives for homicide, and
so can the police. Unfortunately, at the top of the list is Daphne’s sister,
Piper—Steve’s latest wronged girlfriend.
Certain that Piper is innocent, in spite of mounting
evidence to the contrary, Daphne sets out to clear her sister’s name—and find
Axis, Steve’s prize-winning chocolate Labrador, who went missing the night of
Steve’s death. Aided by Socrates, her taciturn basset hound, and a hyperactive
one-eared Chihuahua named Artie, Daphne quickly runs afoul of Detective
Jonathan Black, a handsome and enigmatic newcomer to town, who has no
appreciation for Daphne’s unorthodox sleuthing.
Can a free-spirited pet sitter, armed only with a Ph.D. in
Philosophy and her two incompatible dogs, find the real killer before she
becomes the next victim?
My review:
Death by Chocolate Lab is the sweet start to a new series by
new to me author Bethany Blake. Our heroine Daphne Templeton is a quirky hippy
type pet sitter with a heart of gold. She lives with her type A veterinarian
sister Piper in a big house in a small town. There is of course two men vying
for her attention laid back surfer dude Dylan who is a vet assistant for Piper
and the new cop in town Detective Jonathan Black. There is also an adorable
assortment of canines and a murder or two to solve. I enjoyed every moment I
spent in their company. I will probably try out some of the treat recipes
included at the end.
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