Trouble at the Fundraiser
(2026)(The tenth book in the Dog Walking Detective series)
A Story by Daisy Stone
When Maplewood Cove's first Valentine's Day charity fundraiser promises romance and community spirit, Megan Brown is just looking forward to a quiet evening with Jake—no mysteries, no investigations, just a normal holiday celebration.
Then the donation records are altered, suspicion falls on the visiting event organizer, and by midnight, someone's collapsed from deliberate poisoning.
What looks like stress and mismanagement is actually calculated sabotage. Someone trusted the wrong person with access, stayed silent about their suspicions, and is now taking the fall for another person's crimes. And as Megan untangles a case built on misplaced trust and quiet guilt, she can't help but see uncomfortable parallels she's not ready to examine.
With Jake gently pushing for more emotional openness, Hayes watching her investigation style evolve, and Biscuit determined to sniff out both evidence and hidden feelings, Megan must solve a Valentine's Day mystery that hits closer to home than anyone realizes.
Because sometimes the hardest person to trust is yourself.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town secrets, and dogs who always know more than they should.
While this is Book 10 in the Dog Walking Detective series, it can be read as a complete standalone—all mysteries are fully resolved, and no prior knowledge of the series is required.
Genre: Mystery
Then the donation records are altered, suspicion falls on the visiting event organizer, and by midnight, someone's collapsed from deliberate poisoning.
What looks like stress and mismanagement is actually calculated sabotage. Someone trusted the wrong person with access, stayed silent about their suspicions, and is now taking the fall for another person's crimes. And as Megan untangles a case built on misplaced trust and quiet guilt, she can't help but see uncomfortable parallels she's not ready to examine.
With Jake gently pushing for more emotional openness, Hayes watching her investigation style evolve, and Biscuit determined to sniff out both evidence and hidden feelings, Megan must solve a Valentine's Day mystery that hits closer to home than anyone realizes.
Because sometimes the hardest person to trust is yourself.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town secrets, and dogs who always know more than they should.
While this is Book 10 in the Dog Walking Detective series, it can be read as a complete standalone—all mysteries are fully resolved, and no prior knowledge of the series is required.
Genre: Mystery
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