DIY Diva Laurel McMillan learns that the high walls and guarded gates of Hawkeye Haven can't protect her community. When Laurel takes her pampered, chocolate Labrador retriever, Bear, for an early morning walk, she finds her friend, security guard Bessie, bleeding and unconscious at her guardhouse post. If the attack on Bessie isn't enough to set the residents' nerves on edge, the murder of Victor Eberhart, the unpopular president of the powerful homeowners' association, certainly does the trick. Despite teaching DIY classes and writing project instructions for her latest book, DIY for Dog Lovers, Laurel manages to squeeze in time for some DIY detective work. But as she gets closer to the truth, Victor's killer would like nothing better than for the DIY Diva to take a dive.
I really do hope this isn't a one off book as I loved the small town vibe of the gated community and our Protagonist Laurel is a great addition to the Cozy Family.
Laurel has left Seattle and settled down in Hawkeye Haven with a chocolate Labrador she calls Bear, one morning during their walk they stop at one of the gates where Bessie (one of the Guards) normally has a home made dog treat for Bear, only to find Bessie unconcious and injured on the floor, and as if that isn't worrying enough her gun has gone missing. A few days later they have a run in with a Mountain Lion and an ex-serviceman comes to their aid by firing a gun at it! This causes problems when the head of the Homeowner's Association is shot dead! The problem the police have is that there seems to be more people that would want him dead that didn't and Laurel is determined to find out the truth so that people can stop being scared.
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Thank you for featuring Death by Association on A Wytch's Book Review Blog! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book! I noticed you said you hoped the book isn't a one off. No worries! It's the first in a series with Book Two, Death by Design, releasing sometime this summer.
Posted by: Paula Darnell | 03/21/2019 at 01:26 PM