Don’t Give a Dog a Bad Name

A quiet garden. A little dachshund. A mystery that’s anything but harmless.

When a senior-living community’s beloved garden is vandalized overnight, teenage investigator John Smith is called in to restore order. A frustrated neighbor is convinced the culprit is a harmless-looking dachshund, and he’s dead set on blaming the pup’s distressed owner who is adamant that their dog would do no such thing.

As John follows a trail of overturned soil, muddy paw prints, and whispered rumors, he begins to suspect that someone far more cunning might be lurking behind the scenes. With determination and a knack for seeing what others overlook, John must peel back layers of suspicion to uncover the real saboteur—and save both the garden and an accused dog’s good name.

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