Review
"If you love the mysteries of Carolyn G. Hart, Jill Churchill and Diane Mott Davidson, you'll definitely want to add this new series to your library."--Nancy Pickard, author of the Jenny Cain series
"Intelligent, wise, with a full measure of pluck, Ginger Barnes is the sleuth and friend we'd all want on our team."--Camilla Crespi, author of the Simona Griffo series
"A solid addition to the subgenre of amateur sleuths."--Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
"Intelligent, wise, with a full measure of pluck, Ginger Barnes is the sleuth and friend we'd all want on our team."--Camilla Crespi, author of the Simona Griffo series
"A solid addition to the subgenre of amateur sleuths."--Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Product Description
Is man's best friend also his deadliest enemy?
The dog days of Bryn Derwyn Academy's summer holidays yawn ahead for Ginger Barnes-- headmaster's wife, mother of two teenagers and occasional detective. But the tedium is soon shattered when Dr. Karl Vogel, an elite Philadelphia diet guru, is found chewed to death right beside his bloody-mouthed German shepherd, Tibor. And his ex-wife Linda-- a dog trainer with whom he shared custody of the prized pet-- is arrested for programming Tibor to be a lethal weapon.
Linda, denying everything, beseeches her old schoolmate Gin to save Tibor from being put down. But who else would murder the good doctor? To hound down the killer, Gin must investigate snarling patients, animal activists, a secretary fired for getting fat, canine teeth prints, and the devious, deadly patterns of the human mind.
The dog days of Bryn Derwyn Academy's summer holidays yawn ahead for Ginger Barnes-- headmaster's wife, mother of two teenagers and occasional detective. But the tedium is soon shattered when Dr. Karl Vogel, an elite Philadelphia diet guru, is found chewed to death right beside his bloody-mouthed German shepherd, Tibor. And his ex-wife Linda-- a dog trainer with whom he shared custody of the prized pet-- is arrested for programming Tibor to be a lethal weapon.
Linda, denying everything, beseeches her old schoolmate Gin to save Tibor from being put down. But who else would murder the good doctor? To hound down the killer, Gin must investigate snarling patients, animal activists, a secretary fired for getting fat, canine teeth prints, and the devious, deadly patterns of the human mind.
Ingram
The dog days of Bryn Derwyn Academy's summer holidays yawn ahead for Ginger Barnes--headmaster's wife, mother of two teenagers and occasional detective. But the tedium is soon shattered when Dr. Karl Vogel, an elite Philadelphia diet guru, is found chewed to death right beside his bloody-mouthed German shepherd. And his ex-wife Linda, a dog trainer, is arrested for the turning the prized pet into a lethal weapon. .
About the Author
Donna Huston Murray's husband, Hench, was head of Woodlynde School in Strafford, PA, for 14 years; and they do have two children. However, Murray contends that any resemblance to the fictional Barnes family is "purely coincidental."
"Unfortunately," she admits, the Irish setter introduced in No Bones About It does behave exactly like his real-life counterpart, Gretsky the Great of Wayne.
"Unfortunately," she admits, the Irish setter introduced in No Bones About It does behave exactly like his real-life counterpart, Gretsky the Great of Wayne.
