"A delightfully intriguing murderer mystery.""A fun, fast and hilariously funny mystery." A wedding cruise, dangerous secrets, and a troupe of performing cats. What could go wrong?When Frankie Chandler boards an Alaskan cruise ship, she's hardly a cheerful advertisement for sailing the ocean blue. Her best (and only) friend is getting married, which means the end of impromptu girl's nights. Her only consolation is the all-night buffet, but even that can't make up for the body she discovers below her balcony. The only witnesses are a troupe of performing cats. Just when things can't get any more bizarre, Detective Martin Bowers joins the cruise in Juneau, and the investigation isn't the only thing about to heat up.Mystery meets Romantic Comedy in this latest Frankie Chandler adventure. Irreverent humor, snappy dialogue, and a cast of quirky characters will have you laughing out loud.

"Clever humor; fabulous characters.""The flip side of Spencer Quinn." A murdered woman, a frightened dog, and a fake pet psychic who is in for the surprise of her life.Frankie Chandler is a charlatan. Though she promotes herself as a pet psychic, her profound revelations come from animal behavior books and her ability to interpret the owner's body language. Then an appointment with a new client goes horribly wrong and leaves her with images of a woman's murder. Images that came from her canine client. Images that match the description of a body discovered in the Arizona desert. Being a real pet psychic doesn't come with a manual. Frankie's overwhelmed by messages from every passing pooch and cranky cat. If she doesn't figure out how to control her new ability, she'll go mad. She'll also miss additional clues that could help catch the killer, and catch the killer she must because the skeptical detective in charge of the case...

A new fiancé, an old boyfriend, and a murder that will change everything. Frankie Chandler is finally at peace with her life. She's engaged to Detective Martin Bowers, her pet psychic business is booming, and she's overcome the emotional residue of a past relationship that destroyed her self-respect. Just when everything's going swell, trouble strolls through her front door. Jeffrey Ross, the ex-boyfriend who betrayed her, needs Frankie's help. To get rid of him, she agrees to retrieve the keys he left with yet another hostile ex-girlfriend, a masseuse. Unfortunately, when Frankie shows up early at Friendly Fingers Spa, Jeff's latest fling is face down in the new Jacuzzi. Murdered right in front of her Fiji Crested iguana. The reptile refuses to tell what he knows, and when Frankie's involuntary entanglement in the investigation threatens to ruin Bowers' chances for promotion, she takes steps. After calling an...

"A fast, fun, satisfying mystery told by a master of sarcasm and wit.""A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF MURDER dishes more of Vick's signature sarcasm, wit, and humor." What's a pet psychic's worst nightmare? A tarot card-reading aunt, a cranky cockatoo, and a very dead Blue-Ribbon Queen.Pet psychic Frankie Chandler is feeling frazzled. Ever since the night she lost her ability to communicate with animals—and wound up reading the minds of two potential dates—nothing seems to be going right. Her new animal behavior business is a dud, and her love life is as dry as the Arizona desert. To top it off, Frankie's assertive Aunt Gertrude is in town to attend the premiere of Blue-Ribbon Babes, the Baking Channel's latest show.When Frankie and Auntie stumble over the body of the newly appointed Blue-Ribbon Queen, Detective Martin Bowers suspects that Auntie knows more about the victim than she's admitting. The only witness to the murder is...

"A Most Entertaining Read.""Meeting the family turns into a clustercluck!" A broody hen. A dead body. The ultimate test of a relationship. Pet psychic Frankie Chandler finally (and reluctantly) agrees to meet Detective Martin Bower's family. All she has to do is impress the pack of sisters who raised him. Not difficult, right? The only thing at stake is her relationship with the man she loves. The weekend at his eldest sibling's farm surpasses her worst nightmares. His former guardians excel at finding her faults. Even the chickens have it in for her. Then her first moment alone with Bowers on a romantic stroll ends with the discovery of a murdered farmhand. Now the marshal is fixed on Bowers' sister Dymphna as the chief suspect. On a homestead overrun with animals, there must be a witness. The broody hen? The carrot-obsessed horses? The suspect's self-involved dog? As she wrangles information from animals both furry...