Bite the Biscuit: A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery

by Linda O. Johnston

Overview

Carrie Kennersly, a veterinary technician, has become known for baking healthful and popular dog treats at the clinic where she works, in the town of Knobcone Heights, California. When a friend moves away, Carrie buys her bakery and converts half into a Barkery to sell her canine delights. Carrie even works things out for her beloved rescue dog Biscuit to hang out in the dog part of the enterprise.

But Myra and Harris Ethman, who own a local store selling pet products, hate the new competition-and they're members of one of the town's most elite families. After publicly badmouthing Carrie and antagonizing family and other townsfolk with her big mouth, Myra is found dead with a Barkery biscuit beside her. Now Carrie must prove she didn't consider the rivalry, nor Myra's nasty criticisms, a sufficient motive to commit murder-before she's collared for the crime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982611095
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	01/08/2019
Series:	Barkery & Biscuits Mysteries Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Linda O. Johnston has published over forty romance and mystery novels, including the Pet Rescue Mystery series, the Pet-Sitter Mystery series, and the Barkery & Biscuits Mystery series, among others.

Carla Mercer-Meyer, a Southern California native, has a strong musical theater background, as she has been performing her entire life. Her credits include a guest appearance on The Morris Taylor Show, and her performances include Into the Woods and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as many other theatrical productions. An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, Mercer-Meyer resides in Southern California with her husband and four children. She is an avid audiobook listener and a book fanatic.

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Editorial Reviews

"Recipes for both dogs and people add enjoyment in this clever cozy that will taste just right to fans of both foodie and pet mysteries."—Booklist

"Kicking off a cozy new series, prolific Johnston blends mystery and romantic intrigue."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

05/01/2015
Almost biting off more than she can chew, Carrie Kennersly opens a combination pet and people bakery called Barkery & Biscuits. Plus she plans to continue working as a veterinary technician in the small town of Knobcone Heights, CA. But when her archrival, Knobcone Pet Emporium owner Myra Ethman, is found strangled with a dog leash and one of Carrie's dog treats beside her, Carrie heads the suspect list. Who could hate her enough to implicate her in Myra's murder? VERDICT This fun series debut by the author of the "Pet Rescue" and the "Pet-Sitter" mysteries is tailor-made for readers who enjoy dogs and cooking; recipes for canine and human treats are included.

Library Journal

2015-03-05
A pet lover's expansion of her bakery to feature dog-friendly treats sparks the ire of her small California town's wealthiest family.Longtime pet lover Carrie Kennersly's dreams come true when she turns her Icing on the Cake bakery into two shops: Icing, specializing in the bakery's traditional fare, and The Barkery, a bakery just for dogs. Though Carrie has been a longtime veterinary technician for the local clinic in Knobcone Heights, opening the dual bake shops means putting her tech work on a very part-time basis. Luckily, former bakery owner Brenda has left Carrie with two experienced and capable sidekicks to help run the shop, and Carrie can depend on her brother and roommate, Neal, to put in extra time taking care of her own pooch, Biscuit. Come opening day, Carrie feels the support from her long-standing vet clients but is surprised when Myra Ethman and her husband, Harris, show up engorged with bad blood. Sure, the two of them own the Knob Hill Pet Emporium, but that's not the same type of store as the Barkery, and the old-money couple is hardly threatened by Carrie's potential success. Carrie can't help but be drawn into arguing with Myra. That's unfortunate not because mean-tempered Myra doesn't deserve it but because Myra later turns up dead next to one of Carrie's specialized dog biscuits. To clear her own name, Carrie has to figure out who might have had reason to kill Myra, even though the deeper she digs, the more enemies she uncovers. Kicking off a cozy new series, prolific Johnston (Lost Under a Ladder, 2014, etc.) blends mystery and romantic intrigue. Though the violence that occurs is brief, its abruptness may put off some readers.

Kirkus Reviews