Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis

Ĭopyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.A female sleuth and her talking canine partner up to win a reality show dance contest-and catch a murderer-in this humorous cozy mystery. Try with books by Jerrilyn Farmer and Linda Johnston. This second series title (after Dial C for Chihuahua) is awash in pop-culture references and is obviously geared toward dog lovers. Curtis (a partnership of Waverly Fitzgerald and Curtis Colbert) makes a talking chihuahua seem normal, without going overboard. VERDICT Hop on board the TV-studio tour bus for this light cozy. Geri must trust Pepe to show her the way. Soon a wild tumble of false accusations and reality TV-staged confrontations blur what is really happening and what is fake.

The arrival of Jimmy G., Geri's boss, and her almost-boyfriend, Felix, complicates matters. Wanna-be PI Geri and Pepe, her chihuahua, are contestants on the show and soon find themselves sleuthing. The Hollywood sound-stage set for Dancing with Dogs (a new reality TV show) turns murder scene when one of the judges is found dead. 'Readers will sit up and beg for more.' -Sushi the Shih Tzu, canine star of the Trash 'n' Treasures mysteries by Barbara Allan partnership.' -Simon Wood, author of The One That Got Away 'A fun and breezy mystery.' -Jennie Bentley, author of the Do-it-Yourself mystery series 'Pepe is one cool P.I.' -Leslie Meier, New York Times–bestselling author of the Lucy Stone mysteries Praise for the Barking Detective mystery series:

If Pepe's new status as a Beverly Hills Chihuahua goes to his head, it may be the last waltz for Geri's crime-biting compadre. Pepe and Geri are hot on a killer's heels but between perfecting the paso doble and protecting Pepe's Pomeranian lady love, both have their paws full. Nigel, the judge everyone loves to hate, becomes the judge someone wanted dead.

But it turns out Pepe is a savvy sleuth-and if he has his way, he'll soon be a bone-a-fido celebrity, too, as Pepe and Geri are Hollywood-bound to star in the reality show Dancing With Dogs. Geri Sullivan first heard her adopted Chihuahua talk, she thought she'd gone barking mad. A female sleuth and her talking canine partner up to win a reality show dance contest-and catch a murderer-in this humorous cozy mystery.

Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis