The Scent of Murder is the start of a new series by Kylie Logan. It opens with a cadaver dog in training finding a body (good dog!). Underneath all the goth makeup and odd costume, it turns out the handler/trainer knows the victim, she was a graduate of the school where Jazz works. How she ended up in an abandoned house and in such ‘get up’ makes for a good start. Lots of interesting twists and turns! I would have liked more with the dogs, but that may come with future books. :-)

Something new and fun from Lee Strauss (and this time,with hubby, Norm Strauss) comes in the form of short stories. First available only as an ereader, it recently came out in print form: Lady Gold Investigates Volume 1: Companion Stories to Ginger Gold Mysteries. There are fun little mysteries (no bodies this time) involving a stolen stole (sorry, just couldn’t resist that) from a manikin in Ginger’s store, and a boy that has gone missing from the Child Wellness Project that Lady Gold and the Reverend Oliver Hill run. Might one of the wealthy patrons to her store have actually shoplifted? And who might be snatching young boys off the street … and why? Most enjoyable!

Reading Hermit With Dog