Have a Howly Jolly Murder
(2026)(The tenth book in the Frankie Chandler Pet Psychic Mystery series)
A novel by Jacqueline Vick
Have a Howly Jolly Murder is a humorous Christmas cozy mystery featuring pet psychic Frankie Chandler, a small-town dog show, and animal witnesses with inconvenient clues
The elf costume was humiliating. Finding a murdered judge while wearing it was excessive.
Pet psychic Frankie Chandler thought sponsoring Wolf Creek’s Christmas Dog Show meant writing a check. Now she''s judging dogs while wearing tights, defending the contestants from an insufferable head judge, and wondering whether community spirit comes with a cancellation policy.
Then Roderick Simms turns up dead, and the list of people who wanted him gone threatens to outgrow the guest list.
Frankie’s private detective husband lands the case. Naturally, she appoints herself his partner. She has access to animal memories, a personal interest in the investigation, and absolutely no intention of leaving the detecting to people who insist on doing it properly.
Between a terrified beagle, a missing cat, and humans with plenty to hide, getting answers is going to take more than a pocketful of treats. Especially with the police watching her and the dog-show organizers determined to salvage their event.
Christmas is coming. Frankie still has gifts to make, suspects to question, and a killer to catch.
The tights, at least, are negotiable.
Genre: Mystery
The elf costume was humiliating. Finding a murdered judge while wearing it was excessive.
Pet psychic Frankie Chandler thought sponsoring Wolf Creek’s Christmas Dog Show meant writing a check. Now she''s judging dogs while wearing tights, defending the contestants from an insufferable head judge, and wondering whether community spirit comes with a cancellation policy.
Then Roderick Simms turns up dead, and the list of people who wanted him gone threatens to outgrow the guest list.
Frankie’s private detective husband lands the case. Naturally, she appoints herself his partner. She has access to animal memories, a personal interest in the investigation, and absolutely no intention of leaving the detecting to people who insist on doing it properly.
Between a terrified beagle, a missing cat, and humans with plenty to hide, getting answers is going to take more than a pocketful of treats. Especially with the police watching her and the dog-show organizers determined to salvage their event.
Christmas is coming. Frankie still has gifts to make, suspects to question, and a killer to catch.
The tights, at least, are negotiable.
Genre: Mystery