Shadows & Sniffers: A Cozy Dog Mystery

The Maplewood Dog Mysteries Book 4

By: R.F. Price

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When a century-old pocket watch vanishes—and an antiques dealer turns up dead—can a bookseller and her rescue dog follow a hidden map to the truth before history repeats itself?

Spring blooms in Maplewood, Vermont, as the Arts & History Walk draws crowds to Main Street. The headline exhibit—the traveling Drake Family Time Capsule—unveils a silver pocket watch rumored to hide clues to a 1924 disappearance. By afternoon, the watch is gone… and dealer Victor Hollis is found in the alley holding a torn scrap of parchment.

Bookstore owner Emma Carlisle wants to leave the case to the pros—until her English Setter Wendi, a loving, skittish rescue, follows a scent trail from the exhibit hall to freshly disturbed soil by the community garden. Working with Sheriff Caleb Merritt, Emma sifts fair-play clues—an unplugged security camera, a smudged ledger entry, muddy boots in a garden shed, and a map fragment hidden in the watch’s case—while suspects circle: a poised Drake descendant guarding family secrets, an overeager treasure hunter, a rattled young curator, and a cash-strapped volunteer with access to the display.

Shadows & Sniffers delivers the comforts of a warm, witty cozy dog mystery—small-town charm, a loyal canine sidekick, and a clean, twist-rich puzzle (no gore, no profanity)—with a fair, satisfying reveal and series-deepening heart.

Love dog cozies, historical secrets, and clever amateur sleuths? Start reading Shadows & Sniffers today.