Paws for Murder: a Small Town Rescue Dog Shelter Cozy Mystery Series Chance Mystery Series Book

When shelter director Liv Barnes discovers a dead body, she’ll need help from a champion poodle to fetch the killer!Middle-aged animal lover Olivia “Liv” Barnes has her hands full running the struggling Second Chance Animal Shelter in the charming town of Maple Ridge. With a leaky roof, dwindling donations, and kennels full of hopeful dogs, the last thing she needs is a murder on shelter property.But that’s exactly what she gets when wealthy local businessman Douglas Whitman—the shelter’s most generous supporter—is found strangled with a luxury dog leash in the storage shed. Worse yet, his champion poodle, Sir Barksalot, witnessed the whole thing and refuses to leave Liv’s side.As Liv temporarily adopts the traumatized canine, she discovers Douglas was about to donate valuable land to expand the shelter. But with Douglas dead and his property in limbo, greedy developers and corrupt officials circle like vultures.When the evidence leads to the town’s most powerful citizens, Liv realizes she might be next on the killer’s list. With help from her shelter assistant, a gossipy elderly volunteer, a handsome sheriff, and one very perceptive poodle, Liv must solve the murder before the killer strikes again.Will Liv and her four-legged detective companion uncover the truth in time to save the shelter? And will Sir Barksalot’s keen nose for deception help Liv sniff out a killer hiding in plain sight?