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The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead: The tail-wagging cosy crime series
By (Author) Antony Johnston
Allison & Busby
Allison & Busby
11th November 2025
21st August 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
While filming a small role in Draculania, a gender-swapped remake of Bram Stoker's classic tale, Gwinny Tuffel finds life imitating art in the misty Yorkshire Dales. A cast member is found dead in a locked trailer, a stake through their heart.With a prima donna, mounting filming delays, and the chaos of caring for a friend's Jack Russell terrier, Gwinny has her hands full. Set against the eerie backdrop of Hendale Hall and its vampire lore, it's clear a flesh-and-blood killer has struck. Can Gwinny solve the mystery before anyone else finds themselves on the cutting-room floor
Antony Johnston's career has spanned books, award-winning video games and graphic novels including collaborations with Anthony Horowitz and Alan Moore. He wrote the New York Times bestseller Daredevil Season One for Marvel Comics and is the creator of Atomic Blonde which grossed over $100 million at the box office. The Dog Sitter Detective was the winner of the Barker Fiction Award. Johnston can often be found writing at home in Lancashire with a snoozing hound for company.