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Sleeping Dogs Lie

A Novella

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Sleeping Dogs Lie

By: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: Melanie Nicholls-King, Lindsey Dorcus
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From the internationally best-selling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It comes a twisted, entertaining novella about a dog walker swept into a criminal investigation when her client winds up dead.

Shelby works as a dog walker in northern California, and she’s just finished up her bi-weekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner - Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company - lying on the bathroom floor, dead. A detective arrives on the scene. As she interviews Shelby, the body is inspected by a medical examiner, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you to believe.

©2020 Samantha Downing (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Short Stories

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As a dog walker this hit home in lots of ways - except the obvious! So good- I'm looking forward to listening to it again with my Husband.
Good story, brilliantly read by the narrator.

So enjoyable

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Im so glad this is a short book. Lazy ending. Overall just a bit rubbish.

Initially promising but a let down overall

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This short story by Samantha Downing is currently free to Audible members in the Plus catalogue. It's a fun crime story involving a dog walker who takes her charge home after a work and finds it's owner dead.

At just over 2 hours long this packs a lot in. As a dog lover and crime thriller addict I was in heaven and this little novella had enough twists to keep me happy, and with a VERY satisfying ending!. I'd love to see a full length novel featuring the detective.

Excellent narration too. Perfect if you have a couple of spare hours!

Great little novella

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A lovely well written book with a great unexpected ending! Well worth the listen!!

Great Listen!

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Perfect short crime story with dogs!! Who doesn’t love dogs! Listened to it on a long dog walk. Perfect

Made me smile

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Thoroughly enjoyed this story, love dogs and love murder mysteries. Well read. Great characters. Pure escapism.

Fun quick listen..

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A pretty well written story, performed very well - I did find the ending a bit ‘lame’…

Entertaining couple of hours

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Interesting and engaging story. It was a pity that the writer wrote such a lame ending.

Good story shame about that ending

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Second time I’ve listened to her short stories and been impressed.
Great little story with enough twists to keep you interested.

Great short story with a twist

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Story was good until we got to the end. Great to have Pluto (dog) as the central character, but the ending was just stupid!

Unbelievable (in a negative way)

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