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How do you decide that a stake through the chest/heart is an accident?
Gwinny Tuffel is sixty years old and coming back to acting after a hiatus. A friend lives close by to the location and has Gwinny helping her out by taking her terrier out for walks. When the friend falls and winds up in hospital, Ginny is forced to take the terrier with her on set. The film is about a female Dracula, but the male victim is found murdered in the trailer of the female lead (who is a real pain). Let the investigation and situational laughs begin!
I requested and received a free temporary uncorrected advance proof from Allison & Busby via NetGalley. Thank you!
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'The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead' by Antony Johnston.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'm a big fan of this series and this book did not disappoint. It had murder, drama and a determined little terrier called Lily (who in my opinion breaks the case wide open). I didn't guess who the murderer was till the very end.
If you're a fan of murder mysteries and cozy crime then give this series a read.

Gwinny is at a stately home in the Yorkshire Dales, filming a small part in a gender-swapped remake of Dracula while looking after the dog of an elderly friend who lives nearby.
During filming, an actor is found dead inside a locked trailer - with a stake through their heart! The film's star, an obnoxious big-shot Hollywood actress who once played a cop on TV, decides she will solve the crime. But Gwinny isn't impressed, and they clash as both women mount rival investigations.