A Dog Gone Murder: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

Josie's mystery shopper's assignment this time is to check three Doggie day care centers and the best will get a prestigious Certified Pet Care Center designation. Josie's first stop is Uncle Bob's Day Camp. Uncle Bob is an icon in St. Louis, what with his ridiculous television commercials, with Ralph the Labradoodle. At first the camp looks it would have everything one would want for their pet, but Josie finds out that in reality, Uncle Bob hates pets and has recently broken the leg of Sharon's dog Angel. A couple days later Josie returns to get more information about Uncle Bob's and finds Bob near death in his office and later dies. The cause of death is poisoning by an item in his lunch's salad. suspicion to Frank, an employee and the tenant in Josie's mom 's duplex, and probably the last to see Bob alive. While continuing to perform her mystery shopping, Josie and her friend, Alyce begin to search for clues as to who might have sent Bob to meet his maker.

This series offers the reader a wonderful cast of characters, too. Josie and Ted are adjusting well to their new marriage. Amelia's tween life is about what is expected. After a disastrous first girl/boy party, two of her fondest dreams come true, One D and new neighbors move in next door and have a boy about Amelia's age.