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The Case of the Deadly Dog Show
(2025)(A book in the Lady Matilda Investigates series)
A Story by Catherine Coles
A village dog show. A strangled socialite. Lady Matilda's first case.
Recently widowed and still finding her footing without her husband, Lady Matilda Farnworth reluctantly agrees to judge the village's annual dog show. She's accompanied by her late husband's mischievous basset hound, Wellington, and her endearingly muddled companion, Hetty Trelawny. But when the show's front-runner, an elegant Pekingese, is found beside the strangled body of its owner, spirited socialite Adelaide Forsythe, the judging gives way to a murder investigation.
With the village in shock and the local authorities baffled, Lady Matilda finds herself drawn into the case. A disgruntled military man with a soft spot for spaniels. A sharp-tongued spinster guarding a secret. It seems everyone in Little Biddington has something to gain, and something to lose, from Adelaide's death. But the deeper Lady Matilda digs, the more she finds jealousy, deceit, and secrets the village would rather keep buried.
Can Lady Matilda, with a little help from Hetty's malapropisms and Wellington's keen nose for trouble, uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?
A warm, witty introduction to the Lady Matilda Investigates series—cosy, gentle, and full of village charm, with an aristocratic amateur sleuth, a devoted basset hound, and a companion whose muddled turns of phrase keep things light, even when the case turns dark.
Readers of this series love:
Recently widowed and still finding her footing without her husband, Lady Matilda Farnworth reluctantly agrees to judge the village's annual dog show. She's accompanied by her late husband's mischievous basset hound, Wellington, and her endearingly muddled companion, Hetty Trelawny. But when the show's front-runner, an elegant Pekingese, is found beside the strangled body of its owner, spirited socialite Adelaide Forsythe, the judging gives way to a murder investigation.
With the village in shock and the local authorities baffled, Lady Matilda finds herself drawn into the case. A disgruntled military man with a soft spot for spaniels. A sharp-tongued spinster guarding a secret. It seems everyone in Little Biddington has something to gain, and something to lose, from Adelaide's death. But the deeper Lady Matilda digs, the more she finds jealousy, deceit, and secrets the village would rather keep buried.
Can Lady Matilda, with a little help from Hetty's malapropisms and Wellington's keen nose for trouble, uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?
A warm, witty introduction to the Lady Matilda Investigates series—cosy, gentle, and full of village charm, with an aristocratic amateur sleuth, a devoted basset hound, and a companion whose muddled turns of phrase keep things light, even when the case turns dark.
Readers of this series love:
- An aristocratic amateur sleuth, out of her depth at her very first case
A cosy 1920s village mystery set in rural Devon
A village dog show turned crime scene, and a murdered socialite
A devoted basset hound with a nose for trouble
A hilariously muddled companion for warmth and comic relief
Old secrets, old scandals, and a village not as peaceful as it looks
The introductory novella—the perfect place to start the series
The introductory novella in the Lady Matilda Investigates series—a warm 1920s cosy mystery set in rural Devon, introducing Lady Matilda, Wellington, and Hetty. Best read before Book One
Genre: Mystery
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