Diamond in the Ruff : A Wiggle Butt Manor Mystery

Cindy Goyette

ISBN 10: 1685129528 / ISBN 13: 9781685129521

Published by Level Best Books, 2025

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Charlie Calderbank always dreamed of being a cop, but a medical issue forces her out of the academy and to rethink her future. When Charlie's Aunt Jo-Jo suffers injuries in a car accident, she offers to help at her aunt's pet hotel, Wiggle Butt Manor, in the charming Pacific Northwest island town of Orca Cove.¿With her Cocker Spaniel Noah at her side, she settles into life on the island and at the Manor. When the owner of Maya, the precocious mutt, is murdered, Jo-Jo becomes a suspect, forcing Charlie to find the real killer before they put her aunt away for good. While she rushes to hide clues that point to her aunt, she tries to wrangle Maya into control. But she, too, seems eager to solve the case and doesn't follow the rules. Charlie's quest leads her to uncover plenty of the small town's secrets, and to fall for the hot local cop trying to find the killer. It also puts her on the radar of the murderer, who will do anything to protect their secret, including making Charlie the next victim.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diamond in the Ruff : A Wiggle Butt Manor Mystery
• Publisher: Level Best Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1685129528
• ISBN 13: 9781685129521
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 16D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 440 grams

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Synopsis

Charlie Calderbank always dreamed of being a cop, but a medical issue forces her out of the academy and to rethink her future. When Charlie's Aunt Jo-Jo suffers injuries in a car accident, she offers to help at her aunt's pet hotel, Wiggle Butt Manor, in the charming Pacific Northwest island town of Orca Cove. 

With her Cocker Spaniel Noah at her side, she settles into life on the island and at the Manor. When the owner of Maya, the precocious mutt, is murdered, Jo-Jo becomes a suspect, forcing Charlie to find the real killer before they put her aunt away for good. While she rushes to hide clues that point to her aunt, she tries to wrangle Maya into control. But she, too, seems eager to solve the case and doesn't follow the rules. Charlie's quest leads her to uncover plenty of the small town's secrets, and to fall for the hot local cop trying to find the killer. It also puts her on the radar of the murderer, who will do anything to protect their secret, including making Charlie the next victim.

About the Author

Former law enforcement officer Cindy Goyette loves dogs and the Pacific Northwest. She combines these things in her first cozy mystery Diamond In The Ruff, A Wiggle Butt Manor Mystery. She's also published The Probation Case Files Mystery series, Obey All Laws and Early Termination and has a short story in the anthology Lost & Loaded, A Gun's Tale. Obey All Laws won an award from PSWA for best suspense. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two Cocker Spaniels.