Daisy and the Dazzling Dachshunds by Janey Clarke

The discovery of a murdered woman with a rescued dog and her puppies on Bodmin Moor, hurtles Daisy, a shy retired librarian and her oddball friends, into another dangerous, yet comical escapade.

Daisy is on a mission to find the murdered woman’s killer, linking events to the puppy farm, and is suddenly thrust into a world of explosions, shootings and kidnappings!

Furthermore, family secrets come to light and Daisy discovers an unexpected revelation that will change her life forever. This newfound knowledge is difficult for Daisy to cope with and somewhat hinders the situation that befalls herself and her friends. And if that isn’t enough, the return of her ex-husband poses even more problems.

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Daisy enlists the help of Cleo her cat, and Flora her puppy, both rescue animals, in her search for the puppy farm. However, the question remains, even with all the help she has, can Daisy manage to outwit the villains and save herself and the puppies from harm?

My Review

Anyone who reads my reviews knows that I love a grisly murder mystery – the grislier the better. However, every now and again I also love a cosy mystery and the ‘Daisy’ stories are definitely more Richard Osman than Chris Carter.

Yes there’s a murder initially, then another body or two, more than one attempt to kill the poor, sweet pensioners ha! and puppy farming. Which means there’s also lots of puppies – and who doesn’t love puppies – and a rescue cat called Cleo who started it all.

Daisy, now separated from her plonker of a husband Nigel (don’t get me started), lives at the Priory (no, not the one where alcoholics go into rehab), where she has become friends with the other residents of the cottages. These include Jim, who was definitely a spy in his younger days, Martin, who’s very introverted, Sheila an octogenarian who definitely isn’t, and the lovely Maggie.

In the previous book they became embroiled in ‘murder, intrigue, and danger’, according to a review on Goodreads. In this book, we can see that their now quiet life is about to be disturbed yet again, when not only does Daisy discover secrets about her past, but Nigel turns up expecting a warm reunion. Sod off Nige! And that’s without the puppy farm ‘mystery’, inasmuch as everyone know it exists, puppies have exchanged hands for money and no papers, but no-one knows where it is.

Daisy and her friends must once again put themselves at risk to find the farm, enlisting the help of their canny canines to rescue the dogs, and unmask the villains. But have they bitten off more than they can chew?

This is a great romp and definitely one for lovers of a cosy mystery with puppies galore to boot.

Many thanks to @zooloo2008 for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.

About the Author

Scottish born, Janey now lives on the Jurassic coast of Dorset with her husband, and Monty their enormous Cavalier. Their two adult children live in Yorkshire and Germany. 

As a lifelong sufferer from E.D.S, she copes with her restricted mobility by reading and writing. She often scribbled stories from childhood, stemming from Scotland, Cornwall, Norfolk, Essex, and the Home Counties. Now a teacher, tutor, and hotelier, she still scribbles with each novel disappearing into a drawer!

Changing primary schools, five in total, meant that she was unable to read until given special lessons. This gave her a deep love of reading, and being an only child, she devoured books. Following this experience, when she became unable to teach because of mobility problems, she became a home tutor. After extra training, she specialised in children with reading difficulties.  Still an avid reader, she loves cosy mysteries, where the murder doesn’t scare her to death!

The Open University helped with her exams, enabling her to continue studying. She had an amanuensis who wrote out her answers.  Of course, she did English and History, her great loves. Creative Writing was difficult as she loves to write amusing and light pieces, and they preferred dark and dismal topics!

She studied botanical art for many years and then got RSI. Determined to carry on with her art and writing, she now paints with her left hand and dictates all her novels. She still paints flowers trying to capture their beauty, it is hard work but so enjoyable. 

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