Heir of the Dog: A Dog Walker Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

Judi McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dog Walker Mystery | Publication Date: October 6, 2009

Professional dog walker Ellie Engleman is more than just a pal to her pooches? she can also read their minds. When Ellie and her terrier mix Rudy find the corpse of a troubled-but-harmless park-dweller in Central Park, the dog walker becomes a prime suspect for murder.

When it turns out Rudy is the sole beneficiary of the victim?s inheritance, Ellie, Rudy, and Detective Sam Ryder follow the trail of clues to a key to a safety deposit box that just might point to the motive and help them sniff out the real killer.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Original edition (October 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451228472
• ISBN-13: 978-0451228475
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judi's been published for eight years. Her first romance, I Dream of You, won Waldenbooks best selling debut novel of 2001. Since then she's published five more books for Kensington, seven for Avon/Harper Collins, and her romantic suspense, A Matter of Trust, was a launch book for Crescent Moon Press. She now writes romantic mystery for NAL's Obsidian line.
All royalties earned from Hounding the Pavement, her first novel in the dog walker series, will go to Best Friends in Kanab, UT, the largest no-kill shelter in the US. Judi is an avid animal activist and will do anything she can to promote canine welfare. If you're holding a rescue event, contact her to see how she can help.
She teaches the yearly two day 'aspiring author' course at the Romantic Times convention and speaks to writing groups across the country. A retired women's gymnastic judge, she resides on Virginia's peaceful eastern shore with her husband and three pocket pooches. Rudy, the star of the dog walker series, passed away, but he lives on in her heart and in her novels. In her spare time, she raises orchids and dreams of seeing Ellie, Rudy, and the dogs they walk on television or the big screen.
Judi promises to personally answer every query. You can reach her via her website: www.judimccoy.com or e-mail her at [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great book from Judi McCoy, October 6, 2009

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A. P. Gent "Pat the poodle lover" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heir of the Dog: A Dog Walker Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

I was lucky enough to get an ARC for Heir of the Dog by Judi McCoy. It's book two in her dog walker series. It's a great book, that held my interest from beginning to end, and I didn't want to put it down. The story is clever. It was easy to believe that Rudy would inherit money from the victim, a homeless man living in Central Park. And Ellie was smart to handle Sam, her one night lover, the way she did. I can't wait for the hext book, I think it's Death in Show, to see what happens to Ellie, Rudy, her dogs, and her detective. If you like mystery, romance, and dogs, these novels are the perfect reads.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great series about dogs, July 9, 2010

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This review is from: Heir of the Dog: A Dog Walker Mystery (Kindle Edition)

Anyone who loves dogs would love this series about Ellie and Rudy. The story plots are great, the characters are very believable and they hold your interest. I hate the books to end, and I cannot wait for the next ones to come out.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful book from a delightful lady!, October 20, 2009

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Sheltiemum "M.A.A." (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heir of the Dog: A Dog Walker Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

"Heir of the Dog" is the second Ellie Engleman "Dog Walker Mystery," and it is just as good as "Hounding the Pavement." I couldn't put it down! Ellie has the unusual ability to talk to dogs. Not like you and I do, because the dogs answer her. Ellie speaks dog! She and her best buddy, a Yorkie-poo named Rudy, find the body of a homeless man they have befriended. Gary considered them his only friends, so he leaves them all his worldly possessions, over $800,000!! So, why was he homeless...? Buy the book! He asks Ellie to find his killer, which gets her involved once again with the hunky detective from the first book. The story is good and moves quickly. The conversations between Ellie and her puppy pals are a hoot! The romance is sweet. And I can't wait for the next book! Great job, Judi!