Hounds, Harvest, and Homicide — Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

USA Todayâ€"Bestselling Author: A fundraiser turns fatal, and an animal-shelter volunteer has to sniff out a killer . . .
 
When Missy Kingston brought her pooch-party program to an annual gala fundraiser for the city's women's shelter, she didn't expect a murder. But the most prominent financial contributor to the shelter has been found dead, bringing the big night to a halt.
 
The suspect list is long, but Missy knows one person who shouldn't be on it: her friend Max Hoover. Missy vows to prove his innocence, and that determination leads her down a path of power, politics, and money. And it's a path the killer doesn't want her taking . . .