Death by Chocolate Lab

Name: Death by Chocolate Lab
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bethany Blake
ISBN: 9781977373106

Author: Bethany Blake

Series: Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #1

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/30/2018

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Cozy

Synopsis

Pet sitter Daphne Templeton has a soft spot for every stray and misfit who wanders into the quaint, lakeside village of Sylvan Creek. But even Daphne doesn't like arrogant, womanizing Steve Beamus, the controversial owner of Blue Ribbon K-9 Academy. When Steve turns up dead during a dog agility trial, Daphne can think of a long list of people with motives for homicide, and so can the police. Unfortunately, at the top of the list is Daphne's sister, Piper—Steve's latest wronged girlfriend.

Certain that Piper is innocent, in spite of mounting evidence to the contrary, Daphne sets out to clear her sister's name—and find Axis, Steve's prize-winning chocolate Labrador, who went missing the night of Steve's death. Aided by Socrates, her taciturn basset hound, and a hyperactive one-eared Chihuahua named Artie, Daphne quickly runs afoul of Detective Jonathan Black, a handsome and enigmatic newcomer to town, who has no appreciation for Daphne's unorthodox sleuthing.

Can a free-spirited pet sitter, armed only with a PhD in philosophy and her two incompatible dogs, find the real killer before she becomes the next victim?

About Bethany Blake

Bethany Blake lives in a small, quaint town in Pennsylvania with her husband and three daughters. When she's not writing or riding horses, she's wrangling a menagerie of furry family members that includes a nervous pit bull, a fearsome feline, a blind goldfish, and an attack cardinal named Robert.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on February 24, 2017

I wanted to like this book. I really did. The problem was that hardly anything, from the plot points to the main character, was believable. When I read the majority of the time I am able to suspend disbelief and sink into the story. That was not the case here. I was constantly jerked out of the stor......more

Goodreads review by Lisa Ks Book Reviews on February 28, 2017

A good start to a new series. I very much enjoyed DEATH BY CHOCOLATE LAB during the first several chapters. It was a very quick read, (I love short chapters in a book), and I found myself flying through the pages, learning about protagonist Daphne Templeton, and her sister Piper, Daphne’s petsitting......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 28, 2017

As a first in a new series, Death by Chocolate Lab was fantastic. Daphne Templeton is a fun, down to earth character who will be loved by all readers. Getting her business off the ground as a pet sitter is a bit of a struggle, but her companions make it worth it. Artie is a Chihuahua who only has one......more

Goodreads review by Julie on February 26, 2017

I am a sucker for both lab dogs and cozy mystery novels. When I saw the title to this book -- Death by Chocolate Lab -- I knew it was one I had to read. The cover is cute as well...featuring the aforesaid chocolate lab and a sad-faced basset hound. For the most part I enjoyed this book. Let me talk......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on February 25, 2017

This is the first book in the new Petsitting series, Daphne and her sister Piper live in Sylvan Creek, PA. Daphne is starting her business as a petsitter, and Piper is a veterinarian, so any animal lover is bound to like this book. Daphne turns to investigating when she finds the body of Pipers ex b......more