Reveiw of 'Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund'

Blaize Clement is the author of the popular fictional Dixie Hemingway mystery novels (that now numbers at 8). The stories follow the adventures of Florida's favorite pet sitter and former deputy Dixie Hemingway. Ms. Hemingway and her husband where both deputies until he and their daughter were killed and Dixie had a breakdown forcing her out of the police department. She has since moved on to become a in demand pet sitter Siesta Key. In 'Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund', the second book in the series, starts out quickly as the pet of one of Dixie's latest clients, a dachshund, finds a dead body as Ms. Hemingway is taking the dog for a walk. When the police show up and interview her they warn her not to get involved but despite her promise everyone knows she will do her own investigating. Shortly after the discovery of the murdered body Dixie find herself being targeted by the killer. She is now even more determined to keep her pet sitting schedule and track down who is trying to kill. She soon finds herself deep in clowns, money laundering, trust funds and of course pet care. Now, can Dixie keep her sanity as she tries to solve the murder and keep her pet sitting business going all while looking over her shoulder? In this book the cast of characters include the usual: Dixie Hemingway, former deputy turn pet sitter; Micheal, Dixie’s brother and firefighter; Paco, Micheal's boyfriend and undercover detective; Lt. Guidry, the mysterious homicide detective that makes Dixie's heart do cartwheels; Cora, the eccentric grandmother of one of Dixie's former clients; Tom Hale Dixie's accountant and client and Tom's greyhound Billy Elliot and variety of new characters including Stevie Ferrelli, the victim’s wife; Denton Ferrelli, the victim's brother; Pete, a retied clown that now runs a clown school; Gabe Mark's, an alligator hunter and killer with an anger problem and Leo Bossi, owner of a telemarketing service.