A press release from Roger MacBride Allen of FoxAcre Press:
FoxAcre Press is proud to launch our line of mystery titles with Nose for Trouble. In this light-hearted mystery, well-known fantasy, science fiction and romance author Doranna Durgin introduces two of the most unlikely—and most engaging—detectives you’re ever likely to meet. Dr. Dale Kinsall, DVM, and his young Beagle Sully find themselves very much in the middle of a shocking string of murders—and a mysterious someone, who just might be the murderer, is taking a most unhealthy interest in both of them. But Dale has more to deal with than just the corpses that keep turning up—there’s the little matter of settling in at his new job at a vet clinic that seems to be staffed by eccentrics, and kept in business by a clientele that’s even odder. Then there’s the very promising new relationship that has some real work-related issues. And of course there’s the small matter of Dale’s new boss, who seems more than willing to blame Dale for all the sudden turmoil. After all, just like his dog Sully, Dale seems to have developed a Nose for Trouble. (Print Price: $11.99; 236 pages; Print ISBN: 978-0-9818487-9-2; Ebook Price: $5.99. Available now from Amazon/Kindle, Barne & Noble Nook, and via direct download from FoxAcre Press. Coming soon for Apple Ibook, Kobo, Sony ebook, and other formats & vendors.)
Brief Description: Dale Kinsall is a young and talented veterinarian, starting over in a new town and a new state and a new job—and new problems. For example, the corpse that his Beagle Sully finds during lunchtime on Dale’s first day of work.…
Plot Summary: Dale Kinsall, DVM, and his young Beagle Sully are brand new to the high desert of the American Southwest. Determined to escape reminders of the catastrophic fire that scarred his memory and damaged his lungs, Dale arrives to a clinic populated by an eccentric staff, even odder clients—and a community all abuzz about a recent murder.
The wagging tongues grow even louder when Dale himself stumbles across a second victim on his very first day at the clinic—a man drowned in his own drought-dusty backyard—and that’s just the beginning. Dale’s new boss is less than pleased that scandal and chaos seem to trot along at Dale’s heels.
Before much longer it becomes evident that Dale, Sully, and the clinic are all at risk, even as Dale’s fledgling relationship with a local colleague turns serious in more ways than one. Trouble seems to be closing in on all of them. But how can Dale solve the mystery when he’s not even sure what the mystery is? And how can he protect everyone and everything he cares about?
There’s only one thing for certain: just like Sully, Dale has a Nose for Trouble.
Author Bio: Doranna’s quirkiness of spirit has led to an eclectic publishing journey, spanning genres over 35 novels to include mystery, SF/F, action-romance, paranormal, franchise, and a slew of essays and short stories. Beyond that, mostly she still prefers to hang around outside her New Mexico mountain home with the animals, riding dressage on her Lipizzan and training for performance sports with the dogs. She doesn’t believe so much in mastering the beast within, but in channeling its power. For good or bad has yet to be decided… Visit her website at: doranna.net.