Mystery and Romance—A Deadly Combination May 19, 2008

Congratulations to my friend and mentor Sandra Robbins on the release of Pedigreed Bloodlines, her first book slated for release from Barbour Publishing in its new “Heartsong Presents Mysteries” line.

 

Pedigreed Bloodlines is a cozy mystery set in the fictional Smoky Mountain Resort town of St. Claire, North Carolina, and introduces Leigh Dennison as antique dealer turned sleuth. When Leigh Dennison’s dear friend and champion show dog breeder Addie Jordan is killed, Leigh goes on the hunt to sniff out the murderer. Leigh, who has never been a dog lover, finds herself as the owner of Addie’s kennel, which houses a puppy with a bright future in the show ring. Leigh must overcome one obstacle after another as she sets out to succeed with the kennel and find the person who killed the woman she loved like a mother. At the top of her suspect list: a homeless Vietnam veteran, a young Cherokee high school dropout, the owner of a rival kennel. . . and the man with whom Leigh is falling in love. As clues unfold to the killer’s identity, she makes another surprising discovery—there’s a reason dogs are known as man’s best friend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A native of Martin, Tennessee, Sandra retired two years ago as an elementary school principal after 33 years in the education field. She says that although she is retired, God opened the door for her to become a full time writer. Now she can step out of bed in the mornings and head right to her computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murder in Small Doses, the second in the Leigh Dennison series, will release from Barbour in February 2009.