Guest Post & #Giveaway – For A Good Paws by Linda O. Johnston #cozy #mystery

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For a Good Paws (A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Midnight Ink (May 8, 2019)
Paperback: 288 pages

Synopsis

Barkery owner Carrie Kennersly follows the scent of murder to find the true culprit . . .

When Carrie Kennersley, owner of a two-part bakery that serves tasty treats to both dogs and humans, learns that a local killer is being paroled, she worries that danger will come barking at her door.

Ten years ago, Mike Holpurn was convicted of murdering the first female mayor of Knobcone Heights. Now, shortly after his release, Holpurn puts the whole town on edge by yelling at the former mayor’s husband, Henry Schulzer. After Schulzer is found dead, everyone assumes Holpurn is the culprit. But Carrie thinks there’s more to the story, especially since Holpurn claims Schulzer was the one who really killed the mayor. Carrie is determined to uncover the truth, even if it means things will get ruff.

Includes recipes!

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Guest Post

BARKERY AND BISCUITS AND MORE

by Linda O. Johnston

Hard to believe it, but my Barkery & Biscuits Mystery Series is now in its fifth and final year.  The last book in the series, FOR A GOOD PAWS, is a May 2019 release.   Why is it the last?  The publisher, Midnight Ink, is closing.

In the series, protagonist Carrie Kennersly is a veterinary technician who dreamed of becoming her own boss.  At the beginning of BITE THE BISCUIT, the first book in the series, her friend Brenda Anesco had to sell her bakery, Icing on the Cake, and move away from Knobcone Heights, California, to care for her ailing mother.  Carrie bought it and converted half of Icing into Barkery and Biscuits, a store that sells handmade dog treats made from healthy recipes Carrie developed for patients as a vet tech.  She also maintained the other half, Icing on the Cake, to sell fresh baked goods for people.

I realized when I began the Barkery & Biscuits Mysteries that I was combining two popular cozy mystery themes: pets and cooking.  I even include recipes in the stories–one for a dog treat and one for a people treat.

I first came up with the hint of an idea for this series quite a few years ago, when I recognized  the emerging industry of small shops that catered to home-cooked meals and treats for pets but it wasn’t very popular–then.

By the time BITE THE BISCUIT was published, that was already a different story.  In my area of Los Angeles, for example, there are quite a few shops like that.  Some are even small chain stores.

Of course I have to visit them, and I buy samples most places I visit.  I have to be a little careful about what I buy, since my older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Mystie has tummy issues and is on a prescription food diet, although I’m able to give her some new treats if I’m careful.  Our other Cavalier, Cari, is now two years old and eats everything.  I’m sure both dogs consider it fun that I’m doing this kind of research for my Barkery series.

The books in the Barkery series are cozy mysteries, which means there are murders in them.  They take place in the fictional town of Knobcone Heights, California.  Carrie holds adoption events in the Barkery, and one of her closest friends is Councilwoman Billi Matlock, who also owns a day spa and Mountaintop Rescue, a very special animal shelter.

Plus, Carrie’s dog Biscuit gets to hang out in the Barkery and sample all the wonderful dog treats.  They both also go to the Knobcone Veterinary Clinic, where Carrie has maintained her part-time job as a veterinary technician. Plus, she has a relationship going with one of the vets there, Dr. Reed Storme.   And, yes, Carrie does keep solving murders.

And it’s certainly been fun to write these stories.  I hope you enjoy reading them!

 

About the Author

Linda O. Johnston, a former lawyer who is now a full-time writer, writes the Barkery & Biscuits Mystery Series for Midnight Ink.  Her fifth and final book in the series, For a Good Paws, is a May 2019 release.  She has also written Superstition Mysteries for Midnight Ink, and the Pet Rescue Mystery Series and Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime.  Linda also writes for Harlequin Romantic Suspense, and nearly all her current stories involve dogs.

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1 Comment

  1. Kay Garrett

    Thank you for being part of the book tour for “For A Good Paws” by Linda O. Johnston.

    Always enjoy this author’s books and can’t wait for the opportunity to read this one. Love the adorable cover!

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