Deadly Ties cover art

Deadly Ties

Waterside Kennels Mystery, Book 1

Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Deadly Ties

By: Susan Holmes
Narrated by: Robin Rowan
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £18.99

Buy Now for £18.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

Come to a place haunted by legends...where the search for treasure just might lead to murder.

Come to the hills of the Ozarks and meet Maggie Porter and her dogs - a champion Labrador Retriever, an aging Cocker Spaniel, and a Beagle retired from federal service. Maggie has returned home to reopen the family dog kennel business, where she's plagued by problems from the start. Serious trouble arises when a gossip-loving employee turns up dead holding an heirloom locket belonging to Maggie's mother.

More trouble arrives in the shape of anonymous threats and mysterious break-ins. And when a security crisis puts everything she loves at risk, Maggie realizes somebody doesn't want Waterside back in business.

As the region sizzles in record heat, a "Treasure of the Ozarks" campaign disrupts her quest for answers even as it breathes new life into old tales and brings out tourists and treasure hunters alike. With her loyal dogs at her side, Maggie must dig for the truth behind the violence. Along the way, she learns that everyone has something to hide - and some secrets are worth killing for.

Deadly Ties: a tale of family, friendship, and betrayal in a mountain community where ties run deep and grudges can linger for a lifetime.

©2013 Susan Holmes (P)2014 Susan Holmes
Cosy Dogs Mystery Pets & Animal Care Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Business

Listeners also enjoyed...

Smoky Mountain Tracks cover art
The Sleuth Sisters cover art
Without a Trace cover art
Catnapped cover art
Sign Off cover art
Flash cover art
Last Chance Matinee cover art
Coming to Rosemont cover art
Edwin of the Iron Shoes cover art
The Chocolate Cat Caper cover art
Murder by Yew cover art
Never Con a Corgi cover art
Larkspur Cove cover art
Silver Thaw cover art
Snow Angel Cove cover art
Sisters cover art
All stars
Most relevant

Would you listen to Deadly Ties again? Why?

Yes. Because I enjoyed it so much and to pick over all those tantalising clues I missed!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Loved them all especially Maggie and Zack.

What does Robin Rowan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Not sure.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The cave scene was expertly handled.

Any additional comments?

Great plot, credible characters one could readily empathise with, lots of good red herrings, lots of tension, well paced. Who could ask for more?

Riviting! Everything a good whodunit should be.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.