The Dog Sitter Detective, my first cosy crime novel, goes on sale today. It’s available in hardback, ebook, and audiobook.
Meet Gwinny, an unlikely bloodhound, and her four-legged friends determined to dig up the truth.
Penniless Gwinny Tuffel is delighted to attend her good friend Tina’s upmarket wedding. But when the big day ends with a dead body and not a happily-ever-after, Gwinny is left with a situation as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.
When her friend is accused of murder, Gwinny takes it upon herself to sniff out the true culprit. With a collection of larger-than-life suspects and two pedigree Salukis in tow, she is set to have a ruff time of it.
PS nothing bad happens to the dogs!
I’ve already been blown away by the advance reviews and endorsements, and I hope you all enjoy the book too 😊
If you’re new here and this is the first time you’re hearing about the book (!) go to the official site at https://dogsitterdetective.com to find out more.
Here’s a fun thing we’re doing on social media: if you have a dog, take a photo of them with the book and post it with the hashtag #TheDogSitterDetective, like the examples below from some of our blog tour participants. I look forward to seeing your pooches! We’ll share as many as we can so everyone else can enjoy them, too.
The blog tour in question starts today, and you can follow it using this handy graphic from the publisher:
I’ve also been doing a bunch of podcasts and YouTube interviews, and there’s more to come over the next week or so. One particular favourite was with the UK Crime Book Club, which you can watch on their YouTube channel:
As always, the best way to keep up with everything that’s happening is to follow me on social media:
Twitter: @AntonyJohnston
Mastodon: @antonyjohnston@mastodon.social
Instagram: @antonyjohnston
Facebook: @AntonyJohnston
Finally, for those of you wondering, “Will there be more?” the answer is, “Absolutely!”
I finished the rough draft of Death in Little Venice, the second Dog Sitter Detective book, earlier this month.
It’s now with my wonderful beta readers, and is scheduled for release in January 2024.
Will there be more than that? Well, that depends on sales of the first two books 😉 But I certainly hope so. Fingers (and paws) crossed!
– Antony