When Louise and Irina are out walking their dogs in their local dog park, the last thing they expect to find is a dead body, and they are soon drawn into the mystery of who murdered local entrepreneur Phil Creasy.
Phil used to be part of the local dog-walking group – The Pack – until the death of his cockapoo, and The Pack feel they owe it to him to investigate his death. With Louise and Irina leading the charge, they soon come up against local gangs, stolen motorcycles, and a disturbing string of poisonings.
Have The Pack bitten off more than they can chew, or can they follow their noses and solve the crime?
Louise and the Pack are back in another pawfully intriguing mystery ...
When Yaz and her dog Hercules find a dead man on a bench along the canal with chicken bones lying around him, she immediately calls Louise – and the police.
The case is odd: a chicken bone has been forcibly rammed down the victim’s throat, and the last person to see him was their friend – and Pack-mate – Claire. When the police take Claire into custody, the Pack mobilize, determined to find the real killer.
The trail leads them to the new Cluckin’ Good Chicken shop, who not only have a gang that loiter outside, smoking weed and harassing passers-by, but have also managed to create issues with the locals. As the Pack's investigation into the chicken shop progresses, establishing links with organised crime, Louise and her friends find themselves in mortal danger.
Can the Pack sniff out the killer and get to the bones of the mystery?
Unleashed April 2025.
'Howling good fun, with a plot twisty enough to get any dogged armchair detective barking up the wrong tree. I loved it – just don't tell my cats!'
-Fiona Leitch, author of The Nosey Parker Cosy Mystery Series
'Adored The Dog Park Detectives! Brilliantly written, with quirky characters, dogs and a dash of murder, I ripped through this in two sittings. Perfect cosy crime.’
'An absolute delight to read. Like a lovely, summery stroll in the park - specifically the dog park!’
'Fun, fun, fun! The Dog Park Detectives is urban, sassy, twisty and witty. I adored the characters (both human and canine) and I’m missing them already. I can’t wait for the next in the series!’
'More good dogs than I've ever seen in a single book! Oh, and a grisly, puzzling murder to solve, with lots of twists and red herrings. But really, I'm here for the pooches, and you should be too.’
- Antony Johnston, author of the Dog Sitter Detective series
'A pacy and entertaining murder mystery that’s a must-read for all dog-loving crime fans. Go the Dog Park Detectives!’
- AK Turner, author of the Cassie Raven / Body Language series
'Totally PAWSOME – I was hooked from the very first page and Mara weaves a special cosy magic throughout with rich characters and a fascinating, twisty plot. A brilliant whodunnit and all delivered with the deftest of touches. Dogs, dogs and more dogs, all with a splash of the macabre. Unputdownable!’
‘The Dog Park Detectives is an excellent start to what promises to be an excellent series, full of mystery, humour and, of course, dogs and the people who own them. Blake Mara performs that rare feat of managing to make you fall in love very quickly with a range of different characters all while weaving in a gripping story about the death of a former friend in the park they walk their dogs in. I make no bones – sorry – about it but this book is paw-some – sorry again!’
James Delargy, author of Into the Flames
‘The Dog Park Detectives delivers a stylish tail of murder and intrigue – Mara has created a fun, scorching with wit, whodunnit which twists and turns through the dog parks, canals and pubs of the London Docklands. The dogs – and their owners – romp through the plot to find out who and why murder has darkened their park. The dialogue sasses, the plot twists and this feel-good read with incisor-sharp prose, will have you reaching for sunglasses and the dog lead –regardless of if you have your own perfect pooch to take to the dog park!’ Katherine Bradley, author of The Sisterhood
'A fun murder mystery with plenty of leads to get tangled and clues to sniff out!’
- Sarah Yarwood-Lovett , author of The Murder of Crows / Dr Nell Ward Mysteries
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