Winner of the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel: In the first book of Carol Lea Benjamin's acclaimed mystery series, Greenwich Village PI Rachel Alexander and her loyal pit bull must find a killer and a missing show dog
Divorced dog trainer-turned-private-eye Rachel Alexander and her canine assistant Dash-short for Dashiell-are hired by a man named Dennis Keaton to investigate the hit-and-run death of his friend and neighbor Clifford Cole, whose body was found on an isolated Christopher Street pier. The police are treating the gay painter's suspicious death as a hate crime, but Dennis insists Cliff hadn't cruised the waterfront in months. Plus, Magritte, Cliff's champion basenji-a competitor in the upcoming Westminster Dog Show-may have been a witness to the crime and is now missing.
The search for answers takes Rachel and Dash from the SoHo art scene to the most famous dog show in America. Now Rachel is in the sights of a killer hunting her across a treacherous urban landscape. There's no one she can trust-especially not of the two-legged variety.
This Dog for Hire is the 1st book in the Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
- ISBN10 132298915X
- ISBN13 9781322989150
- Publish Date 1 January 2015 (first published 1 December 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Open Road Media Mystery & Thri
- Format eBook
- Language English