One seasoned dog trainer. A mysterious death. And a French Bulldog who saw too much…

When renowned mystery author Diana Blackwood is found dead in her Palm Harbor mansion, dog trainer Bea Whitman thinks she’s just there to help a traumatized French Bulldog. But Diana’s last act—leaving her beloved Max to Bea’s care—was no random choice. As suspicious deaths multiply and old secrets surface, Bea realizes Max might be the key to solving a mystery thirty-five years in the making.

With help from the town’s handsome new veterinarian-turned-coroner, Dr. James Crawford, Bea must uncover Diana’s cleverly hidden clues before a killer strikes again. But someone in this charming coastal town will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried, even if it means silencing a determined dog trainer and her four-legged witnesses.

As Bea gets closer to the truth, she discovers that in Palm Harbor, the most dangerous secrets are the ones that have had decades to fester. And with attempts on her life escalating, she’ll need more than her training expertise— she’ll need Max’s uncanny ability to sense when danger lurks behind a friendly face.

Perfect for fans of small-town mysteries, clever canines, and determined amateur sleuths, Paw Prints and Poison Pens combines Southern coastal charm with spine-tingling suspense. Curl up with this page-turning cozy mystery that proves sometimes the best investigators work on four legs!