Ruffed Up Murder — Susie Gayle

The small town of Seaview Rock has always prided itself on being particularly charming and idyllic, but when a farmer threatens to sell his land to a sprawling mega-store, it may mark the beginning of the end for the seaside burg. The town council convenes to try to hammer out a solution, but the problem is solved, in a most gruesome way, when the farmer is murdered. Local pet shop owner/private investigator Will Sullivan finds himself a suspect, after having the misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Amid an already-heavy caseload of missing pets, Will must clear not only his own name, but that of his girlfriend Sarah and her younger brother Dennis, by finding the murderer in a town where everyone has a motive.