Dog Days

Mystery and the Minister's Wife #9

by Carol Cox

The dog days of summer are anything but boring when the Harrington County Dog Show comes to Copper Mill. Proud pooches and their owners will stop at nothing to take home "Best in Show." With only a few weeks until the big event, Renee Lambert has a serious Her pocket-pup Kisses has been dognapped! While Renee mourns the loss of her faithful companion, Kate sets out to find the missing Chihuahua, but a series of pranks, a heated argument and a suspicious auction throw her off the trail. Can she bring the dog home? Meanwhile, Paul organizes a car-care clinic to reach out to needy families in the area and ends up serving a woman who wants nothing to do with the church. Can the Hanlons reach out to her without turning her away for good? Can they help everyone to realize that trophies have nothing to do with the biggest prize of all? Mystery and the Minister's Wife Series Dog Days is the eighth book in the Guideposts original series, Mystery and the Minister's Wife, which transports you to the charming town of Copper Mill, Tennessee. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Copper Mill is a place of tradition and tranquility. But when Kate Hanlon and her husband, Paul, move in, they discover that small-town life is anything but boring. The mysteries Kate uncovers are puzzling, but she always uses her quick mind and the help of her dear friends to figure out the answers. See how faith can solve life's mysteries in Mystery and the Minister's Wife.

Genres: Mystery, Christian Fiction, Fiction

277 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Carol Cox has an abiding love for history and romance, especially when it’s set in her native Southwest. As a third-generation Arizonan, she takes a keen interest in the Old West and hopes to make it live again in the hearts of her readers. A pastor’s wife, Carol lives with her husband and daughter in northern Arizona, where the deer and the antelope really do play—within view of the family’s front porch.

Reviews

[Cheryl]

The dog show is in town and Kate, following something her minister husband said about stepping out of you box and being a blessing agrees to be the hospitality hostess at the show. Kate never realized how intense a dog show was. Renee is broken hearted when her dog is missing and totally falls apart. She wants Kate to find her dog. Kate tries everything she can. She finds the answers to other problems the town is having with vandalism and helps start a women’s friendship group.

[Kathie]

Another good story in this series.

[Lavender]

Another good bedtime mystery.

[Terry Yaceyko]

Ok story.

[Bonnie Dieffenbacher]

A book with a religious view about a show dog who is dog napped before the show. A cute and easy read

[PottWab Regional Library]

SM

[Carolyn]

I am a dog lover and enjoyed this easy reading mystery. No blood or gory details with these authors; much easier reading; and details to follow. I did not see the mystery solved until the end. So, kept me intrigued but not in suspense.

[Anne Marie]

I was able to guess who did it before half way through the book. I like the author's writing but I like my mysteries to be harder to figure out.

[Louann]

This was ok. A little tame for my tastes and a little too long for what she had to say. I liked the suspense and the fact that you got clues along the way as to who the culprit is.