A knockout read. For anyone who loves mysteries, animals, or just plain great writing, this is a book to savor. Laurien Berenson, author ofDoggie Day Care MurderonCuriosity Killed the Cat Sitter
In this fifth installment of the wildly popular Dixie Hemingway mystery series, a mysterious young girl is missing. Lieutenant Guidry, the hunky homicide detective with whom Dixie has an on-again, off-again relationship, is trying to find the girl because she may be a material witness to a murder. Finally Dixie must go it alone to confront criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Smooth prose, a lush background, and engaging animals -- in particular, Big Bubba, a talkative African gray parrot who loves to watch police shows on TV -- make for a fine-feathered read. -Publishers Weekly
This continues to be a solid cozy series with a well-realized Florida setting and plenty of animal elements to satisfy pet-loving mystery readers. -Booklist
Another enjoyably breezy tale featuring multidimensional Dixie and her cadre of friends, human and animal. -Kirkus Reviews
Blaize Clementoriginated the Dixie Hemingway mystery series, starting with
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitterand
Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund. She collaborated with her son John Clement on the plots and characters for forthcoming novels. Blaize lived for many years in Sarasota, Florida.