Suspected for the Waterfront Murder
(2026)(Book 12 in the Dog Walking Detective series)
A Story by Daisy Stone
When Megan's ex appears in Maplewood Cove consulting for a major waterfront development, she thinks the worst is behind her. Eighteen months of distance should be enough, right?
Then his business partner is found dead.
The victim is Lauren Hayes—a woman Megan's never met, but whose name haunts her past. Lauren was the junior staffer who lost her job when that Portland campaign collapsed. The one whose career Megan's "trust" inadvertently destroyed.
Now Lauren's dead in a staged suicide that mirrors the data manipulation patterns from that failed campaign. And every piece of evidence points to someone who understands marketing metrics, financial projections, and how to make numbers lie.
Someone like Megan.
With Detective Hayes leading the investigation and Megan as both consultant and person of interest, the case forces her to finally confront what really happened in Portland. Because the murder isn't about the past—it's about someone using her past as a weapon.
The question isn't just who killed Lauren Hayes.
It's whether Megan can finally stop running from the truth about why she left.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town secrets, and dogs who always know more than they should.
This is the twelfth and final book in the Dog Walking Detective series. While the mystery in this book stands on its own, the relationships and small-town drama build across the series—so new readers are encouraged to start with Book 1 to experience the full journey.
New to the series? Start with Murder on the Morning Route
Genre: Mystery
Then his business partner is found dead.
The victim is Lauren Hayes—a woman Megan's never met, but whose name haunts her past. Lauren was the junior staffer who lost her job when that Portland campaign collapsed. The one whose career Megan's "trust" inadvertently destroyed.
Now Lauren's dead in a staged suicide that mirrors the data manipulation patterns from that failed campaign. And every piece of evidence points to someone who understands marketing metrics, financial projections, and how to make numbers lie.
Someone like Megan.
With Detective Hayes leading the investigation and Megan as both consultant and person of interest, the case forces her to finally confront what really happened in Portland. Because the murder isn't about the past—it's about someone using her past as a weapon.
The question isn't just who killed Lauren Hayes.
It's whether Megan can finally stop running from the truth about why she left.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town secrets, and dogs who always know more than they should.
This is the twelfth and final book in the Dog Walking Detective series. While the mystery in this book stands on its own, the relationships and small-town drama build across the series—so new readers are encouraged to start with Book 1 to experience the full journey.
New to the series? Start with Murder on the Morning Route
Genre: Mystery
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