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Dogs Don’t Lie

The Pru Marlowe Pet Noir Series, Book 1

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Pru Marlowe isn't your ordinary animal psychic. A tough girl on the run from her own gift, Pru left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an animal behaviorist got her mixed up with Lily, a rescue dog, and Charles, the dog’s guardian. Now Charles is dead, and Lily appears to be headed for the same end, for after all, Lily is a pit bull, a fighting-ring dropout. And Lily is far too traumatized to give Pru a clear picture of what she has witnessed. But Pru knows something about bad girls trying to clean up, and, with a sense of justice strong enough to overcome her dislike of human society, she takes the case.

Listening to the animals, Pru picks up clues and learns there are secrets in the pretty little town that make murder look simple. Unable to tell anyone about her psychic abilities, uncertain at times about her own sanity, Pru comes to realize that if she clears Lily, she’ll likely become the prime suspect—or the next victim. While the only creature she can totally trust is her crotchety tabby cat, Wallis, Pru must uncover the real killer—and find a way to live with her gift—before the real beasts in the town savage her and those she has come to love.

©2011 Clea Simon (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Animals Contemporary Fiction Cosy Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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“Her clever thirteen-year-old tabby, Wallis, provides snarky paws-on assistance…but [Pru’s] no slouch as a detective.” ( Publishers Weekly)
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Although the idea of a murder mystery involving a pet psychic tends to remind me of the terrible spoof show featured in Forgetting Sarah Marshal, I thought I would give this a try. The narration is good and the lead characters are engaging. There are enough clues along the way that you can form your own idea of how the murder will be solved, but also enough twists and turns for it not to feel predictable or too obvious.

Surprisingly enjoyable murder mystery

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