"This mystery will sink its fangs into your funny bone and drag you along by a leash of laughter." -- Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling Author Out of work and down on her luck, Lucie Rizzo is forced to do the one thing she's long avoided—come home to her nutty, mob-infested family. This move brings her back into the tempting arms of Frankie Falcone, the smoldering Italian ex who's no stranger to living with the mob. When Lucie parlays her temporary dog-walking gig into a legit career, Frankie becomes her number one supporter. Suddenly, shaking her mob princess reputation doesn't seem so crazy…until three of her clients are dog-napped. Lucie is thrown into a criminal conspiracy straight out of a gangster movie. If she isn't careful, she could end up... ...sleeping with the fishes!

Second in the series for lovers of canines and crime by the author of A Tail of Two Murders. At the Mel Sweeten Dog Academy, owner Mel is discovered strangled with a choke collar. The good news is, there are two witnesses. The bad news is that they are Mel's Basset hounds--and they're not talking. It's up to Jackie Walsh and ex-police dog Jake to sniff out the killer.

Out of work and down on her luck, Lucie Rizzo is forced to do the one thing she's long avoided-move home to her nutty, mob-infested family. A move that brings her back into the tempting arms of Frankie Falcone, the ex that never fails to make her heart sit up and beg. When Lucie parlays her temporary dog-walking gig into a career making fancy dog accessories, Frankie becomes her number one supporter. Life starts to look like a walk in the park ... until three of her bling-wearing clients are dogjacked. Despite help from the on-again, off-again Mr. Fit-it in her life, Lucie is thrown into an investigation that's more Goodfellas than good doggie. One that could shatter her new life and her second chance at love.

Out of work and down on her luck, Lucie Rizzo is forced to do the one thing she's long avoided-move home to her nutty, mob-infested family. A move that brings her back into the tempting arms of Frankie Falcone, the ex that never fails to make her heart sit up and beg. When Lucie parlays her temporary dog-walking gig into a career making fancy dog accessories, Frankie becomes her number one supporter. Life starts to look like a walk in the park...until three of her bling-wearing clients are dogjacked. Despite help from the on-again, off-again Mr. Fix-It in her life, Lucie is thrown into an investigation that's more Goodfellas than good doggie. One that could shatter her new life and her second chance at love.