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You do the right thing and get kicked off the police force.
Then you end up in a new city as a private eye looking for
a dog. This is not just any dog --- Baroness von Tannelwald
is the number one Weimaraner in the country. This dog just
won best in show at Westminster. This dog would not be easy
to hide …and yet the dog is missing.
Eli Paxton is a nice guy who follows the rules.
That got him kicked off of the Chicago Police Force. He is
now a private eye in Cincinnati. Not having a job for a while,
he accepts Hubert Lantz’s job offer to find the missing
dog. Lantz is the handler for Baroness. He instructed his
girl Alice Dent to ship the dog back to owner Maurice Nettles
in Arizona. The plane arrived …the dog didn’t.
Alice and her car were found at the bottom of Little Miami
River. Now wherever Eli goes – people are missing or
dead. What is so special about this dog?
Things to ponder: Who is shooting at Eli?
Why was the plane 4 hours late?
I enjoy
a good detective novel. I am also a fan of the old black and
white Saint movies. Eli Paxton is a fun character that I want
to see more of in the future. He took me on a merry chase
around the country and even into Mexico. Fast paced action
with lots of twists and turns. This is a well written book.
It was originally published in the mid 1990’s but the
author could not sign a 3 book deal at the time. The good
news is the author has signed with a new publisher and will
be writing more Eli Paxton novels. I am looking forward to
more adventures with Eli Paxton. The next in the series is
The Trojan Colt. So if you like your mystery laced with a
good private eye, then Dog In The Manger is the book
for you.
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