Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement

While it’s disturbing enough that the corpse is a young woman dressed as a man, far more upsetting is the note attached to the body specifically targeting Dixie. According to Elba’s manservant, she requires a sitter for Elba’s beloved intense yellow lipochrome, AKA, a yellow canary.īefore that official meet can happen, Dixie’s Lhasa apso client leads her to a body in the home of another client, one whom happens to be Elba’s neighbor. Dixie is now being summoned to once again meet the reclusive and shamed celebrity, this time in Dixie’s newfound profession. The newspaper pictures of that scandal tanked his hopes of a presidency and forevermore labeled Elba as the Scarlet Woman of Siesta Key. It was in that capacity that she had her first run-in with model Elba Kramer, although Dixie saw her only as a naked woman running off of the yacht of an up-and-coming Senator.

The Cat Sitter and the Canary A Dixie Hemingway Mystery by Blaize & John Clementīefore she was a professional pet-sitter, Dixie Hemingway was a Sarasota sheriff’s deputy. We also have a link to order it from Amazon, and from an indie bookstore where a portion goes to help support KRL.

Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of The Cat Sitter and the Canary. Searching for answers, Dixie soon finds herself hopelessly trapped in a murky world of black market antiques, dark-hearted secrets, and murderous revenge… a mystery only she can solve.This week we have a review of The Cat Sitter and the Canary, along with a fun interview with John Clement who continues this series started by his mother, Blaize. When the cops arrive at the house, there's just one problem: no one has broken in and nothing is missing. But someone's hiding in the house when she arrives, and they sneak up and knock her out cold. Her very first client of the morning is Barney Feldman, a Maine coon cat with a reputation for mischief who's guarding his vacationing owner's valuable collection of decidedly creepy antique masks.

Set in the sleepy beach-side town of Siesta Key, Florida, THE CAT SITTER'S WHISKERS catches up with Dixie as she heads off for work one morning in the dimly lit hours before sunrise. Pet sitter Dixie Hemingway is on the prowl again in the newest installment of Blaize Clement's classic and beloved series of cozy mysteries, now written by her son, John Clement, using Blaize's notes and ideas for future adventures.

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Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement