Murder Likes It Hot

by Tracy Weber

Overview

Yogini and amateur sleuth Kate Davidson will need more than Warrior Pose to solve a murder and help homeless teens

Newly married yoga instructor Kate Davidson feels stuck in low-energy limbo, despite her high-energy life. She's trying to conceive a child, keep her studio afloat now that the ultra-cheap Some Like It Hot Yoga studio has opened across the street, and start a yoga program at a local resource center for homeless youth.

When a center employee is found dead, Kate sets aside her fertility and financial woes to delve into the world of teenage homelessness. While digging for clues with her German shepherd Bella, Kate discovers that family can be formed by bonds stronger than shared DNA, and she must defend it at all costs.

Praise:

"Gripping ... Those who like their cozies with a dark edge will be rewarded."—Publishers Weekly

"The sixth and latest title in author Tracy Weber's simply outstanding Downward Dog mystery series, Murder Likes It Hot is another deftly crafted and solidly entertaining read from beginning to surprise ending."—Midwest Book Review

"My favorite book in the series. Weber draws the reader into the story and really sets the stage before the murder occurs. Weber knows exactly how to end each book making the reader a dedicated fan wanting more."—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738750699
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	01/08/2019
Series:	A Downward Dog Mystery , #6
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tracy Weber is author of the award-winning Downward Dog Mystery series. Her first book in the series, Murder Strikes a Pose, won the Maxwell Award for Fiction and was nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. A certified yoga therapist, Tracy is the owner of Whole Life Yoga, a Seattle yoga studio, and she loves sharing her passion for yoga and animals in any way possible. Tracy and her husband Marc live in Seattle with their precocious German Shepherd pup Ana. When she's not writing, Tracy spends her time teaching yoga, trying to corral Ana, and sipping Blackthorn cider at her favorite ale house.

Editorial Reviews

11/19/2018
At the start of Weber’s gripping sixth Downward Dog Mystery (after 2018’s Pre-Meditated Murder), Seattle yoga instructor Kate Davidson and her new husband, Michael Massey, are struggling with fertility issues. Meanwhile, she’s worried about the financial impact on her business of a cut-rate yoga studio that opens directly across the street from her own Serenity Yoga. She’s relieved when a friend offers her a part-time gig teaching yoga at a facility for homeless teens. The class isn’t a roaring success, but Kate makes a connection with a runaway named Rainbow, who ends up being the prime suspect when Gabriel Cousins, the youth center’s director, is shot dead in his office. Rainbow has plenty of problems, but Kate is convinced of her innocence and takes it upon herself to help the girl by finding out who really killed Gabriel. Weber doesn’t hold back on depicting the agony of infertility, or the dangerous and miserable plight of troubled youth living on the streets of Seattle. Those who like their cozies with a dark edge will be rewarded. Agent: Priya Doraswamy, Lotus Lane Literary. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Downward Dog Mystery series:

Murder Likes It Hot

"Gripping ... Those who like their cozies with a dark edge will be rewarded."—Publishers Weekly

"The sixth and latest title in author Tracy Weber's simply outstanding Downward Dog mystery series, Murder Likes It Hot is another deftly crafted and solidly entertaining read from beginning to surprise ending."—Midwest Book Review

"My favorite book in the series. Weber draws the reader into the story and really sets the stage before the murder occurs. Weber knows exactly how to end each book making the reader a dedicated fan wanting more."—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

Pre-Meditated Murder

"Weber's yoga-inspired series regulars hit the road...light on yoga and heavy on complex relationship dynamics."—Kirkus Reviews

"Cozy fans will cheer her every step of the way."—Publishers Weekly

A Fatal Twist

"If you're a fan of yoga, dogs, childbirth and murder cases, then Tracy Weber's A Fatal Twist is just what the fertility doctor ordered."—The Seattle Times

Karma' s a Killer

"Weber's clever assemblage of suspects is eliminated one by one in her entertaining novel."—RT Book Reviews

"Karma's a Killer continues Tracy Weber's charming series."—The Seattle Times

"[Weber's] characters are likeable and amusing, the background is interesting, and the story is ultimately satisfying."—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

"Weber keeps readers guessing."—Mystery Scene

"A truly great book!"—Laura Morrigan, national bestselling author of the Call of the Wilde Mystery Series

"Karma's a Killer delivers on all fronts."—Laura DiSilverio, national bestselling author of The Readaholics Book Club Mysteries

A Killer Retreat

"Cozy readers will enjoy the twist-filled plot."—Publishers Weekly

"[Kate's] path to enlightenment is a fresh element in cozy mysteries...[A]n entertaining read."—Library Journal

"A well-crafted whodunit with an intriguing mystery and a zinger of a twist at the end!"—Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author

"Full of fun and fascinating characters and unexpected twists."—Linda O. Johnston, author of the Pet Rescue Mystery Series

"Weber's second yoga mystery, A Killer Retreat, is as delightful as her first."—Susan Conant, author of the Dog Lover's Mystery Series

"A Killer Retreat is simply a killer read!"—Shannon Esposito, author of the Pet Psychic Mystery Series

"A Killer Retreat is a must-read!"—Sparkle Abbey, author of the Pampered Pet Mystery Series

Murder Strikes a Pose

"Cozy fans will eagerly await the next installment."—Publishers Weekly

"A delightful debut novel featuring Kate Davidson."—Penny Warner, author of How to Dine on Killer Wine

"Three woofs for Tracy Weber's first Downward Dog Mystery."—Sheila Webster Boneham, award-winning author of Drop Dead on Recall

From the Publisher

2018-10-18

A yoga teacher struggling with fertility woes starts working at a drop-in center for homeless teens just in time for a staff member to be murdered.

Now that she's gotten married, adopted Bella the German shepherd, and opened her own yoga studio, Kate Davidson has decided the next step is to start planning a family. But her happy marriage is threatened when Kate and Michael experience infertility, and it becomes harder to bridge the growing gap between them. The stress isolates Kate from Rene, her closest friend. Because Rene's successful business sells upscale mom and baby merchandise, even a visit to her store is a trigger for Kate. Frustrated by Kate's isolation, Rene hits on the perfect plan to snap her out of it. Her husband Sam's college roommate, Gabriel Cousins, who works at Teen Path HOME, a drop-in center for homeless teens, wants to hire a yoga teacher to help the kids. Kate isn't so sure the kids will be into yoga, but she needs the work now that her competitor, Some Like It Hot Yoga, is offering prices she can't match. Once she starts at the center, Kate meets kids like Rainbow and Echo, both of whom have lots of potential despite their unstable lives. Soon enough, however, Kate finds her boundaries tested and her relationship with Michael compromised by her determination to do what she thinks is right for the kids. Then a staff member's murder closes Teen Path HOME, and Kate feels obliged to find the killer to protect the kids even though she knows that one of those kids could be responsible.

Light on the yoga, the latest from Weber (Pre-Meditated Murder, 2018, etc.) pushes her heroine's story toward an ending that's equal parts heartwarming and saccharine.

Kirkus Reviews