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Blurb/Synopsis:
Gwinny Tuffel is preparing for her first acting role in a decade in the West End, but she is dog-sitting on the side to keep the wolf from the door. So, when ageing rock star Crash Double needs help with his Border Collie, she jumps at the chance. After all, looking after the charming Ace on Crash’s Little Venice houseboat shouldn’t be an onerous task. But that’s before the singer’s dead body surfaces during the annual Canal Carnival festivities.
While the police dismiss the death as an accident, Gwinny suspects murder most foul. With a medley of suspects and some far-fetched motives to make heads or tails of, it is up to Gwinny, with Ace’s on-the-ground knowledge, to make sure the killer faces the music.
My Review:
Okay, so first off, I didn’t realise that this book was the second in a series and I did not read the first one before reading this one. I have since bought it but I haven’t read it yet. I am looking forward to reading it.
In this book we follow Gwinny, she is an actress who has returned to performing but is passed over because of her age. In her spare time she looks after dogs for people and in this novel she ends up looking after the dog of a singer from a band while he goes on tour. Except, he didn’t go on tour because his body appears in the middle of a festival in Little Venice London, with all the canal boats.
I liked the unique set up of the canal boats and the rock star being murdered. I did think the dog kept being forgotten about, Gwinny goes about investigating but its not said where she leaves the dog while doing this. It was a nice, simple, cosy mystery and I enjoyed it. Gwinny is a good character, she takes no rubbish from anyone and I liked that. Her partner in crime though, I can’t remember his name off the top of my head, I didn’t warm to, I would have had a few choice words for him if I had met him. However, it was a good time and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series, starting with book number one!
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