Ruffly Speaking

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Holly Winter’s a Dog’s Life
columnist on the wrong ■ side of thirty, a canine-loving detective
sniffing out I crime on the streets of Cambridge. Holly is a dog’s I
best friend—and murder’s worst enemy.... jfl They might be less famous
than guide dogs for the blind, but hearing
dogs are no less invaluable to their owners. Holly Winter discovers
this well-kept secret when she interviews Stephanie Benson, a
hearing-impaired priest, and her canine companion, Ruffly. A
hardworking, reliable mixed-breed, Ruffly lends an ear with ringing
telephones, doorbells, smoke alarms, and the other everyday sounds on
which Stephanie’s livelihood—and life—depend.
Ruffly
and the rector have just moved into the house of Holly’s recently
deceased friend, Morris Lamb, whose life-loving and dog-adoring ways
left no clue to his sudden and untimely death. Then Ruffly begins tuning
in to something more than mere mortals can hear. And when Holly follows
the dog’s lead, she picks up the unmistakable sound...of murder.
“CONANT MIGHT BE THE DOG LOVERS’ ANSWER TO LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN’S THE CAT WHO SERIES.”
Ml—Rocky Mountain News
“TOSS MS. CONANT A BISCUIT. IF THERE’S A CLASS CALLED ‘DOG MYSTERIES,’
SHE’S GOT A BEST OF BREED.”
—Rendezvous