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A Gin & Tonic Mystery
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
In this second Gin & Tonic mystery, the stakes are raised when someone connected to an embezzlement scheme Ginny Mallard and Teddy Tonica are investigating is murdered.
A professional problem solver, Ginny Mallard can’t resist a call for help. And try as he may, Seattle bartender Teddy Tonica is powerless to resist a challenge. They may not agree on much—Teddy prefers bar cat Mistress Penny, while Gin’s shar-pei, Georgie, is her constant companion—but these friendly rivals make perfect sleuthing partners.
When Gin learns that the shelter where she adopted Georgie is being ripped off by a thief, she’s determined to find out what kind of lowlife would steal from a place devoted to rescuing dogs and cats. Gin and Teddy plan to rattle a few cages and save the animals from losing their home.
But when a body is discovered, and nearly everyone is lying, Gin and Tonica discover that it takes more than talk to nab a killer. Sometimes the best way to solve a crime is to bring on the big dogs. Or dog and cat, as the case may be. . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Despite an opening section featuring a discussion between a gray tabby, Penny, and a "fawn-coated Shar-Pei," Georgie, about goings-on at a Seattle, Wash., animal shelter called LifeHouse, Kornetsky could easily have omitted the animal chorus in this well-crafted sequel to 2012's Collared. The focus is on the human leads Ginny Mallard, owner of a private concierge company that has branched out into "researchtigations," essentially unlicensed PI work, and her bartender assistant with a Harvard degree, Theodore Tonica. They are drawn into the shelter matter when a volunteer there, Nora Rees, comes to them with concerns that someone is embezzling money and jeopardizing the shelter's future. As Georgie was adopted from LifeHouse, Mallard has a personal, as well as a professional, stake in the case. This is a typical comfort-reading cozy, with few surprises.
