Something Prowling in Paradise Park: A Kate Tessler Amateur Sleuth Mystery (The Accidental Detective Book) by Kris Bock
About Something Prowling in Paradise Park
Something Prowling in Paradise Park: A Kate Tessler Amateur Sleuth Mystery
(The Accidental Detective Book)
Humorous Mystery
7th in Series
Setting - Arizona
Publisher : Tule Publishing
Publication date : March 2, 2026
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1969218965
ASIN : B0G32HDV59
Three cases. One body. Zero chance of staying out of trouble. Kate Tessler may have thought her days of chasing danger were over. But the former war correspondent’s “retirement” in sunny Paradise, Arizona, is anything but quiet. With her eccentric circle of friends and colleagues, Kate has built a new life—full of mysteries, mayhem, and the occasional stakeout—as she works towards earning her PI license. After wrapping her last case, Kate wonders what’s next when three cases—all brought by friends—fall into her lap. Squatters in a snowbird’s house, local pedigree dogs disappearing, and smash and grab burglaries at local pot shops. Kate juggles the cases with help from her usual cast of amateur crime solvers, including the teen sons of Paradise’s mayor. As she digs, Kate suspects at least two cases are connected. But things turn deadly when a late-night stakeout leads Kate and one teen sidekick, interested in investigative work, straight to a body. Was it a gruesome accident—or something far more sinister? With humor and high stakes, The Accidental Detective mysteries prove that danger and friendship don’t retire quietly.
About Kris Bock
Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico, where she enjoys hiking with her spouse and playing with their ferrets.
In the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works. In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. Kris’s romantic suspense novels include treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue. Readers have called these novels “Smart romance with an Indiana Jones feel.” She is also the author of the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series and the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series.
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Accidental Detective Book 7
In the
Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist
solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty.
Something
Prowling in Paradise Park: The Accidental Detective Book 7 by Kris Bock is out
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Three cases.
One body. Zero chance of staying out of trouble.
Kate
Tessler may have thought her days of chasing danger were over. But the
former war correspondent’s “retirement” in sunny Paradise, Arizona, is anything
but quiet. With her eccentric circle of friends and colleagues, Kate has built
a new life—full of mysteries, mayhem, and the occasional stakeout—as she works
towards earning her PI license.
After
wrapping her last case, Kate wonders what’s next when three cases—all
brought by friends—fall into her lap. Squatters in a snowbird’s house, local
pedigree dogs disappearing, and smash and grab burglaries at local pot shops.
Kate juggles the cases with help from her usual cast of amateur crime solvers,
including the teen sons of Paradise’s mayor. As she digs, Kate suspects at
least two cases are connected.
But things
turn deadly when a late-night stakeout leads Kate and one teen sidekick,
interested in investigative work, straight to a body. Was it a gruesome
accident—or something far more sinister?
With humor
and high stakes, The Accidental Detective mysteries prove
that danger and friendship don’t retire quietly.
Good Food Is a Great Bribe
Unlike
many mysteries heroines, Kate doesn’t cook or craft, but some secondary
characters do.Something Prowling in Paradise Park starts with Kate
heading to a dinner meeting at the house of her boyfriend, Mayor Todd Paradise.
One of his teen sons has become a good cook, and what better way to bribe
someone to help you then with a great meal? Here’s a peek:
Finn added
some ingredients to the pan and covered it. “This needs to cook for twenty
minutes.”
“Can we talk
about the dogs now?” Alec asked. “I’m sorry, I know you just got here, but ...”
“But you
invited me here for a reason.”
Alec bit his
lip, looking guilty.
“I don’t mind,”
I said. “I’ve already had Clarence and Arnold ask for help on behalf of their
friends today. That’s what friends are for.”
“Sounds like
you’re awfully busy,” Todd said.
“That’s a
good thing.” Whiskers had his head pressed against my thigh, which meant I had
to brace myself on the counter or risk toppling over. “Let’s sit down and you
can tell me what’s up with the dogs. You’re not trying to convince your dad to
get another one, are you? You already have, what, two hundred pounds of dog?
That’s like four medium sized dogs or about a hundred Chihuahuas.”
Todd
chuckled. Alec managed a weak smile. Finn didn’t bother pretending to be
amused. Maybe this was more serious than “about the dogs” suggested. We settled
in the living room, with Whiskers’s head on Alec’s lap.
“Okay, what’s the issue with dogs?” I asked.
“Someone’s
been stealing them!” Alec wrapped an arm around his dog’s giant head.
“Stealing
how?” I asked.
“Some have
gone missing at night from their yards, and a couple disappeared from a dog
park,” Finn said.
“What makes
you say they’re being stolen rather than getting loose and lost?”
“Animal
control has had ten reports of missing dogs in the last two weeks,” Todd said.
“Well, more than that, but ten that haven’t turned up again. Obviously not all
lost dogs are found, but apparently the current numbers are unusual, and the
owners of the ones Finn mentioned insist their dogs couldn’t have escaped by
accident.”
“There could
be more!” Finn said. “We saw a poster for a different lost dog that hadn’t been
reported.”
Finn’s Chickpea-Rosemary Sauce
Serve
over spaghetti or other pasta.
1
large white onion
2
Tbs. olive oil
lots
of garlic (at least 6 large cloves)
2
cans chickpeas
1
(16 oz.) can peeled, whole tomatoes
2-3
Tbs. Chopped dried rosemary needles (2-3 tsp. powdered)
Mince
the onion and sauté it in olive oil until caramelized, 5-10 minutes. Add
garlic, cook 1 minute.
Add
1 can chickpeas with its liquid and mash a little. Drain the other can of
chickpeas and add them. Drain most of the tomato juice off, and add tomatoes.
Add the rosemary. Simmer 30-60 minutes.
As
the sauce cooks, prepare your pasta according to package directions. Drain and
mix with the sauce.
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