Maltipoos are Murder
by Jacqui Lane
Published by (Entangled Ignite)
Cozy Mystery – 320 Pages
Cozy Mystery – 320 Pages
Release Date: 5/27
Synopsis
Can a murder investigation keep these opposites from attracting?
Cara Rogers wants a fresh start after a slew of bad luck in Washington DC. Moving to Virginia to help her aunt run La Maison de Chien, a doggie spa, is just the peace of mind she needs. No stress. Just her aunt, the dogs, and wide-open country.
But when she finds Aunt Marian floating in the doggie swimming pool, the rest she so desperately needs flies out the window. The only witness to the death is Rex, an apricot maltipoo, and while he may not be able to talk, he’s communicating the only way he knows how—one paw at a time. And Rex’s clues lead to murder.Can Cara keep the doggie spa afloat, convince Middleburg homicide detective Cole Sampson that Aunt Marian’s death was no accident, and keep Rex from the killer’s clutches before they all end up as dead as dogs?
About This Author
Jacqueline Corcoran and Lane Stone have teamed up to write about some of their favorite topics – dogs, mysteries, and Middleburg, Virginia, which is known as the nation’s horse and hunt capital. MALTIPOOS ARE MURDER is the first in their doggie day spa romantic suspense series.
Jacqueline Corcoran lives in Arlington, Virginia with her rescue animals, husband, and two children. She holds a Ph.D. in social work and is on faculty at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She has published numerous professional academic articles and fourteen books in her field. Her mysteries include Maiming of the Shrew (Cozy Cat Press), A Month of Sundays(Whimsical Publications), Backlit (Etopia Press), and Memoir of Death (Etopia Press). See her website athttp://www.jacquelinecorcoran.com/
Lane Stone and her husband, Larry Korb, divide their time between Sugar Hill, Georgia and Alexandria, Virginia. She’s the author of the Tiara Investigations Mystery series. When not writing, she’s usually playing golf. Her volunteer work includes raising money for women political candidates and conducting home visits for A Forever Home, a dog foster organization. She is on the Political Science Advisory Board for Georgia State University, and she serves on Sugar Hill’s 75th Anniversary Planning Committee. www.LaneStoneBooks.com
Where are you from?
Lane: Atlanta, GA
Jacqui: I always say
I’m from “nowhere.” I was born in Leicester,
England, and my family moved to eight more places –within the United Kingdom,
Ireland, and the U.S. -- before I graduated from high school in Midland,
Michigan.
Tell us your latest
news?
Lane will be at Molon
Lave Vineyards, in Warrenton, VA, on June 14.
When and why did you
begin writing?
Lane: As a kid, I
really lived in my head. I daydreamed a
lot. I would go to sleep at night making
up adventure stories.
Jacqui: I was a
bookworm, and at age seven, I decided I wanted to inspire in people that same
feeling I had when I read a book I enjoyed.
When did you first
consider yourself a writer?
Lane: When I joined
my first professional organization writing organization Sisters in Crime.
Jacqui: I started my
first novel when I was seventeen, but I didn’t finish it. Then I completed a novel when I was twenty (a
shelf-drawer novelJ
What inspired you to
write your first book?
Jacqui: The novel I
started when I was seventeen was about a love triangle I was embroiled in at
fourteen.
Do you have a
specific writing style?
Lane: It’s hard for
me to NOT write humor. I had to tone it
down for Maltipoos Are Murder, since it’s foremost a love story.
Jacqui: I usually
write darker stuff with angst-written heroines.
Lane got me to lighten up a bit.
How did you come up
with the title? We liked the cute alliteration, and my Maltese Angelito of 18
years was still alive at that point (sniff!)
Is there a message in
your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Never, ever give up. Cara is
determined to do the right thing – by her former employees and by her
great-aunt. By the end of the book, we
know she’s going to be just fine.
What would you like
my readers to know? How happy we are about how readers have taken to these
characters and the setting!
Author Website: http://jacquilanebooks.com/
Author Twitter: http://twitter.com/JacquiCLaneS
Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacquCorcoraniLaneStone
Tour Participants
June 9 – deal sharing aunt – Interview
June 10 – Community Bookstop – Review
June 11 – Melina’s Book Blog – Review, Guest Post
June 12 – Kelly P’s Blog – Interview
June 13 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – Guest Post
June 14 – readalot blog – Review
June 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Interview
June 16 – Queen of All She Reads – Guest Post
June16 – Darla King Series – Review
June 17 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – Review
June 18 – StoreyBook Reviews – Review
June 19 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review
June 20 – Latte Da – Guest Post
June 21 – Brooke Blogs – Guest Post
June 10 – Community Bookstop – Review
June 11 – Melina’s Book Blog – Review, Guest Post
June 12 – Kelly P’s Blog – Interview
June 13 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – Guest Post
June 14 – readalot blog – Review
June 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Interview
June 16 – Queen of All She Reads – Guest Post
June16 – Darla King Series – Review
June 17 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – Review
June 18 – StoreyBook Reviews – Review
June 19 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review
June 20 – Latte Da – Guest Post
June 21 – Brooke Blogs – Guest Post
I love dogs and cozies!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the title!!
ReplyDeleteAbout 25 yrs ago I lived in Warrenton Va, I don't remember that vineyard being there but they had the best used book store I have ever been too and a pizza place called Joe's pizza. We still talk of the pizza and the book store next door :)
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