The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency
By (Author) Michael Hogan
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
20th January 2026
9th October 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Comical (humorous) crime and mystery
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Dogs as pets
Thriller / suspense fiction
Narrative theme: sense of place
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
500g
They've got a lot of leads, but can they collar a killer A funny, delightfully twisty murder mystery pairing the nation's favourite genre with man's best friend! When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffy, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered. Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to try and sniff out any clues that might help the local police with their investigation. But what begins as idle speculation and gossip quickly becomes something more sinister, when Charlie starts receiving anonymous threats warning him off the case. Then, a second body washes up on the beach... Can Charlie hunt down a killer, before he becomes the next victim
Michael Hogan is a writer and editor with a 30-year career in journalism. As a freelance writer for the past 12 years, he's been TV critic for the Telegraph and written for the Guardian, Observer, Radio Times, Red, Q, Empire, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, InStyle, Esquire, ES and You magazine. Michael now writes mainly about TV and pop culture, but also turns his hand to lifestyle pieces, topical comment, celebrity interviews and humorous articles. He lives in London with his family and a rescue dog called Ivy. To escape them all and get some work/procrastination done, he commutes to a shed at the bottom of his garden. The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency is his debut novel.