Settle in for an afternoon of suspense with Blake Mara's Bone of Contention. This paperback mystery follows the Dog Park Detectives as they investigate a bizarre chicken bone murder. The author, a British writer based in the UK, delivers a compelling crime novel with a canine twist.
Louise and the Pack are back in another pawfully intriguing mystery . . .
When Yaz and her dog Hercules find a dead man on a bench along the canal with chicken bones lying around him, she immediately calls Louise - and the police.
The case is odd: a chicken bone has been forcibly rammed down the victim's throat, and the last person to see him was their friend - and Pack-mate - Claire. When the police take Claire into custody, the Pack mobilise, determined to find the real killer.
The trail leads them to the new Cluckin' Good Chicken shop, who not only have a gang that loiter outside, smoking weed and harassing passers-by, but have also managed to create issues with the locals. As the Pack's investigation into the chicken shop progresses, establishing links with organised crime that might possibly connect to the local council, Louise and her friends find themselves in mortal danger.
Can the Pack sniff out the killer and get to the bones of the mystery?
Other InformationBlake Mara is a pseudonym of Mara Timon, author of Second World War thrillers City of Spies and Resistance. A native New Yorker who moved to the UK about twenty years ago, when Covid hit, she went cliche and got a pandemic puppy - a miniature dachshund with a massive personality. This opened her eyes to the canine-loving community that blossomed around the local dog park, and who became the inspiration for the Dog Park Detectives. But while her dog park pack have tackled some local crimes, they haven't found a dead body in the park . . . yet. For more information, follow her on Twitter (@TheBlakeMara), Facebook (BlakeMaraAuthor), Instagram (@Mara.Timon) or on her website, blakemara.com.
