Play Dead (A Dog and His Girl Mysteries)

Play Dead (A Dog and His Girl Mysteries) by Mason, Jane B. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780545436243.

A dog and his girl show how six legs are better than two in this brand new mystery series! When Dodge, a German shepherd police dog, finds himself retired after an accident leaves him deaf in one ear, hes lucky to be adopted by the perfect family. Twelve-year-old Cassie Sullivan, his girl, smells almost as good as a dog, and gets her nose for sleuthing from her police chief mom and coroner dad. Cassie is smart and quick on her feet, and doesnt mind breaking a couple rules to get to the bottom of a mystery. Dodge has forty-two dog years of experience solving crime, as well as a great network of other four-legged colleagues when he needs more intel. When Verdel Ward, the richest man in town, goes missing, it seems like everyone from the mayor to the housekeeper wants his fortune, which hes left behind with no will. But Cassie and Dodge can smell a mystery from a mile away, and cant help wondering why a miser would go swimming in a dangerous cove, whats up with the suspicious fiancee, whos been sneaking around the mansion, and where a twin brother has come from.