Tracks & Treachery: A Cozy Dog Mystery

The Maplewood Dog Mysteries Book 3

By: R.F. Price

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When a festival sponsor is found dead inside an ice shanty—and the vintage trophy vanishes—can a bookseller and her rescue dog read the clues before the ice thaws on a killer’s trail?

Late winter blankets Maplewood, Vermont, in snow and secrets as the Maplewood Ice Fishing Festival kicks off on frozen Lake Harvest. Bookstore owner Emma Carlisle plans to savor cocoa and quaint shanties—until outspoken sponsor Frank Dillard is discovered in a “sealed” hut and the festival’s prized trophy disappears. With the town on edge and rumors swirling about rigged sponsorships, Emma and her English Setter Wendi—a gentle, skittish rescue with a nose for trouble—follow fair-play clues through tampered vents, a propane-scented glove, altered schedules, and a coffee-stained contract that someone would kill to keep quiet.

Suspects stack up fast: a reigning champion facing lost backing, a marine biologist at odds with the sponsor’s plans, a young artist tied to the trophy display, and a rule-bending rival with a long memory. Guided by logic—and Wendi’s keen instincts—Emma teams up with Sheriff Caleb Merritt to sift late-season snow from hard evidence and expose a culprit hiding in plain sight.

Tracks & Treachery is a warm, witty cozy dog mystery—small-town charm, a loyal canine sidekick, and a clean, twist-rich puzzle (no gore, no profanity)—delivering a fair, satisfying reveal and series-deepening heart.

Love dog cozies, frozen-lake intrigue, and clever amateur sleuths? Start reading Tracks & Treachery today. The Maplewood Dog Mysteries Book 3