Murder in Half Moon Street, book eight in the Redmond and Haze Mystery series by Irina Shapiro is a classic 'locked room' mystery. A young woman is found savagely murdered in her bed. There is a lot of blood ... but none on the floor or carpet, no foot prints you might expect to see, no blood on the door knob. And the room is locked (door and windows) from the inside. The house is too new for secret passages. There were lots of people around ... staff, guests ... Redmond and Haze are dealing with personal issues, too. An engaging read.

Although the disclaimer in the front says this is a work of fiction my feeling is that some of the stories are very true ... the author is a dog walker after all! :-) Still, there are some stories from the view point of the dog, so ... Lots of fun tales here (catching a loose dog) and pictures of the dog(s) who inspired a story. Nudges from a Wet Nose, by H A Byrd was a fun read for this dog owner.

Reading Hermit With Dog