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The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead: The tail-wagging cosy crime series
By (Author) Antony Johnston
Allison & Busby
Allison & Busby
5th November 2024
22nd August 2024
United Kingdom
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Fiction
Paperback
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Gwinny Tuffel is preparing for her first acting role in a decade in the West End,but she is dog-sitting on the side to keep the wolf from the door. So, whenageing rock star Crash Double needs help with his Border Collie, she jumps atthe chance. After all, looking after the charming Ace on Crash's Little Venicehouseboat shouldn't be an onerous task. But that's before the singer's deadbody surfaces during the annual Canal Carnival festivities.While the police dismiss the death as an accident, Gwinny suspects murdermost foul. With a medley of suspects and some far-fetched motives to makeheads or tails of, it is up to Gwinny, with Ace's on-the-ground know ledge, tomake sure the killer faces the music.
Antony Johnston's career has spanned books, award-w inning video games andgraphic novels including collaborations with Anthony Horowitz and Alan Moore.He wrote the New York Times bestseller Daredevil Season One for MarvelComics and is the creator of Atomic Blonde which grossed over $100 million atthe box office. The first book featuring Gwinny Tuffel, The Dog Sitter Detective,was the w inner of the Barker Fiction Award. Johnston can often be foundwriting at home in Lancashire with a snoozing hound for company.