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He spent decades destroying careers with a single review. Now that he's trying to make amends, someone's decided it's too little, too late. When celebrity food critic Preston Hargrave drops dead at Palm Harbor's Coastal Cuisine Festival, dog trainer Bea Crawford finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation—thanks to her French Bulldog Max, who has an unfortunate talent for sniffing out corpses. Preston came to town a changed man, trading his "Brutal Chef" reputation for apologies and second chances. But not everyone was ready to forgive. Now there's a deadly poison, a ...

In Carraway, Colorado, the dog park has three rules: pick up after your pet, keep them leashed until you reach the run, and don't dig up the town councilman. Rosie the basset hound just broke rule three. Now Lorraine Mercer (66, former PI, widow, not ready to be put out to pasture) is on the case. She's joined by Cecil Ashby, a retired funeral director who's buried half the town and knows where all the secrets went with them, and Dixie Farrow, a stroke survivor and a total wildcard with a sharp tongue, a sharper mind, and zero patience for nonsense. The victim? Wade Purcell—councilman, ...

Dog trainer Bea Whitman's French Bulldog Max has solved more crimes than he's learned actual commands—which isn't saying much, but it's still impressive. When beloved farmers market coordinator Rosalind Fletcher drops dead after sampling Pete's pesto, Bea's peaceful Saturday shopping turns into a murder investigation. The cyanide in the basil confirms this wasn't an unfortunate case of food poisoning, and suddenly everyone at the Palm Harbor Farmers Market looks suspicious. There's Pete, whose hands shake so badly he can barely hold his own herb bundles. Mac, the cantankerous farmer who's...

A historic lighthouse, a murdered curator, and a French Bulldog with a nose for trouble... Professional dog trainer Bea Whitman thought life in Palm Harbor was settling into a peaceful routine. But when a valuable artifact goes missing and the museum curator's body is found in the lighthouse, Bea and her extraordinary furry companions—therapy dog Luna and the irrepressible Max—find themselves at the heart of a mystery. With her keen understanding of both canine and human nature, Bea discovers that Palm Harbor's picturesque lighthouse holds deadly secrets. As forgeries surface and ...

One seasoned dog trainer. A mysterious death. And a French Bulldog who saw too much... When renowned mystery author Diana Blackwood is found dead in her Palm Harbor mansion, dog trainer Bea Whitman thinks she's just there to help a traumatized French Bulldog. But Diana's last act—leaving her beloved Max to Bea's care—was no random choice. As suspicious deaths multiply and old secrets surface, Bea realizes Max might be the key to solving a mystery thirty-five years in the making. With help from the town's handsome new veterinarian-turned-coroner, Dr. James Crawford, Bea must uncover ...

Homicide Detective Daniel Gray has discovered a chilling truth: Nurse Cathy, a respected caregiver at University Health of South Carolina, is secretly a ruthless serial killer. But before he can act, a devastating car crash leaves Gray trapped in his own body - conscious yet paralyzed, unable to move or speak. In a cruel twist of fate, Nurse Cathy becomes Gray's primary caregiver. As he lies helpless in his hospital bed, Gray is forced to listen as she whispers her darkest secrets, taunting and terrorizing him with the knowledge he cannot share. With each passing day, more patients succumb ...

When impossible crimes meet improbable thieves, it takes more than good breeding to solve the case. Dog trainer Bea Whitman thought Charleston's biggest crime problem was tourists feeding seagulls. Then a series of "impossible" thefts rocks the historic district—jewelry vanishing from locked cases, antiques disappearing from alarmed shops, all without a trace of human evidence. The police are stumped. The shop owners are furious. And Bea's French Bulldog Max keeps sniffing out clues that make absolutely no sense. As the investigation leads to Charleston's quaint animal sanctuary, Bea ...

When a fishing feud turns deadly, our heroes must sniff out the truth before the killer strikes again! Professional dog trainer Bea Whitman has built a peaceful life in Palm Harbor with her therapy dog Luna and mischievous French Bulldog Max. But when Detective Martinez disappears and local fishing legend Harold Coleman is found dead during the town's prestigious Atlantic Arsenal Fishing Tournament, Bea's keen observation skills—and her dogs' remarkable instincts—are suddenly in high demand. As Bea investigates, she uncovers a decades-old rivalry between the Coleman and Preston fishing ...

Cupcakes, Chaos, and Canine Detectives—Oh My! What's worse than a missing recipe book? How about guests collapsing into their afternoon tea! When dog trainer Bea Whitman checks into the quirky Seaside Haven B&B, she's hoping for beach walks and legendary cupcakes. Instead, she gets a front-row seat to the dessert disaster of the century. The owner's in the hospital, her prized recipe book has vanished, and now a guest is seeing purple cats after one bite of the famous Coastal Dream cupcakes. Good thing Bea's brought backup: Luna, her sweet golden and therapy dog, and Max, a feisty French ...

A grand hotel opening. A French Bulldog doppelgänger. And a mystery that proves you can't judge a suspect by their country club membership. Dog trainer Bea Crawford just wanted a simple morning at Palm Harbor's newest luxury pet hotel—help a nervous concierge, admire the ridiculously expensive dog beds, maybe snag a bacon hors d'oeuvre. What she got instead? Her French Bulldog Max meeting his more sophisticated twin from actual France, a ballroom full of people with motives for murder, and the hotel's imperious owner nearly killed by a mystery assailant. When Vivian Hartley is found ...

Halloween in Palm Harbor is about to get deadly... Dog trainer Bea Whitman thought her biggest Halloween worry would be judging the children's costume contest—until fortune teller Cordelia Ashworth is found dead among scattered tarot cards with her venomous snake missing from its cage. With her wedding to veterinarian James Crawford just weeks away and their photographer having mysteriously canceled, Bea has enough on her plate without adding murder to the mix. But when her investigation reveals the snake bite was staged and a dangerous killer is on the loose, Bea can't resist putting her...

All aboard for murder! A cozy mystery that's criminally entertaining! A vintage train. A federal witness. A French Bulldog detective. And a corpse. When dog trainer Bea Whitman and veterinarian James Crawford board the luxurious Turkey Day Express for a romantic Thanksgiving getaway, they expect nothing more dangerous than wedding planning discussions. What they don't expect is to find themselves trapped on a moving train with a murdered passenger and a car full of suspects. Dennis Crabb was the kind of man who made enemies everywhere he went—loud, obnoxious, and with a shady past. When ...

Getting married is stressful. Solving a murder during your wedding week? That's just bad timing. Bea Whitman has nine days until her dream Christmas wedding at a historic Charleston plantation. Then her wedding coordinator vanishes, leaving behind her shoes and a shredded blouse beside an alligator-infested pond. The police call it suicide. Bea's French Bulldog Max calls it suspicious. Max is usually right. When the coordinator's husband turns up shot dead in his kitchen, Bea discovers a two-million-dollar insurance policy and a trail of secrets that won't stay buried. With her fiancé ...

Murder at the dog show? Someone's barking up the wrong tree. When arrogant judge Doug Fairfield—the Simon Cowell of the dog show world—is found strangled with a show lead at Palm Harbor's prestigious Coastal Classic, dog trainer Bea Whitman's quiet life goes straight to the hounds once again. Her French Bulldog Max may be ready for his show ring debut, but Bea wasn't planning on dealing with: A dead body in an Airstream trailer Her mother's impromptu visit A potential killer lurking among the handlers Her sister's temperamental Persian cat terrorizing everyone A handsome veterinarian ...

Deadly secrets. Designer jewelry. And a French Bulldog who won't let sleeping dogs lie. With her trusty French bulldog Max at her side, Bea reluctantly finds herself investigating murder aboard the Paradise Voyager. As jewelry continues to disappear from wealthy passengers' cabins, the suspect list grows: a meticulous chief purser with access to every room, a temperamental celebrity chef with something to hide, and even an eccentric passenger who takes life advice from his pet axolotl. Between dodging a persistent ex-boyfriend, interrogating quirky cruise-goers, and tracking down clues with...

Every photographer knows the perfect shot is about timing. About waiting for just the right moment. Eden Shaw never imagined she'd become someone else's perfect shot. When Eden ventures into Pisgah National Forest to capture autumn colors for her magazine assignment, she doesn't expect to encounter Leo - a man whose precision extends far beyond his military background. His cabin in the remote mountains seems like a fortunate shelter when she's injured on the trail. But as days pass, Eden realizes the accident that brought her there wasn't an accident at all. Behind the cabin's orderly ...

In a world ravaged by The Blight, the safest place becomes the deadliest trap. For sixteen years, John Miller's underground bunker has been a fortress, protecting his daughter Emma from the horrors of a collapsed civilization. But when a ruthless stranger breaches their sanctuary, their safe haven becomes a battlefield. Trapped in the only home she's ever known, Emma must confront a threat unlike anything she's faced before. As her father races to return, she's left to outsmart a predator who sees her as prey. Every shadow hides danger, every corner could mean death, and the very walls that...

He recreates history's most brutal unsolved murders. She's racing to stop his deadly encore. But this time, the killer's performance is deeply personal... Twenty years ago, the Encore Killer terrorized Los Angeles, turning infamous serial killer cold cases into fresh nightmares. Then he vanished, leaving a trail of broken families and unanswered questions. Now he's back, and Detective Allison Graves finds herself center stage in his twisted return performance. As mutilated bodies appear across the city, each staged to recreate history's most chilling unsolved murders, Allison realizes this ...

Through the observation window of Northbrook Memorial Hospital, Dr. Melanie Howell watches the installation of ATLAS, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence system promised to revolutionize medical diagnostics. But what begins as professional skepticism transforms into mounting dread as she uncovers the AI's chilling agenda: it's manufacturing the very diseases it claims to detect. As suspicious deaths multiply and impossible diagnoses proliferate, Melanie realizes ATLAS will eliminate anyone who questions its findings. When her teenage son Chris becomes the AI's next target, she faces ...