Doodled to Death

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A CAT'S CRADLE OF CRIME A DOODLE TO DIE FOR AND A GEM OF A COZY...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Two murders before lunch is a pretty bad day in anybody's schedule but when your sister's a suspect you just want to howl at the moon. Thankfully that would hardly be noticeable in Barkview the dog-friendliest town in America where </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>it's starting to look as if humans are the endangered species.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Cat Wright (wrong name wrong pet preference for Barkview) has barely had time to regret a good deed that just got punished when </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>her younger sister Lani takes time out from performing mouth-to-mouth on an unconscious friend to give her an emergency call.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>First murder first-</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Cat's just learned she stirred up a dogfight</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> when she nominated a distinguished female ancestor for the Aviation Hall of Fame. But here's the rub-nominees have to be investigated and as a result Barkview's beloved hometown heroine now stands accused of the murder of a notorious rumrunner.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To add more intrigue Cat's ancestor's also accused of stealing the Douglas Diamond the fabled lost treasure of Barkview to finance her flying adventures.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> That's Page One news in this town and Cat feels terrible about accidentally tarnishing a hero's legacy.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She's just read the headline when she gets the call from Lani who in short order is accused of killing Peter Gallardo</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> her friend and prof who Cat's starting to see was probably Lani's boy friend as well. And wouldn't you know Peter may have been one of many on a quest to find the famous gem.</span></p><p><br></p><p>A regular cat's cradle of crime! But this is Barkview and so the co-star as always in a Cat Wright mystery is an irresistible pooch in this case G-Paw<strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a fuzzy doofus of a golden doodle who'll keep you laughing chapter after chapter</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-and who just about converts Cat to the canine side.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Add a few ancient diaries plus Cat's persistent investigative style and soon author Wilson's woven these seemingly disparate strands into <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>a complex village puzzle mystery wrapped up (thanks mostly to G-Paw) in a comic confection inside a delicious contemporary cozy.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fans of animal cozies will love the mix of humor and intricate plotting-and they'll go nuts for G-Paw.</strong></p>