Clues and Canines — Kathi Daley

It's Halloween in Holiday Bay and the gang at the bistro have gone all out with seasonal decorations, nightly drink and food specials, and truly haunt worthy games and drawings for the regulars who enjoy hanging out at the bar. The jack-o-lanterns are inspired and the colorful lights plentiful, yet in spite of the festive holiday vibes, all is not quite as it should be.When a local dog walker witnesses something odd, which in her mind could only have been the aftermath of a gruesome murder, she calls Colt, only to find that by the time he arrives the body, along with any evidence that ever existed, is long gone. Colt wants to believe the woman but the evidence suggests otherwise so when he suggests that maybe this particular dog walker hadn't seen what she thought she had, she hires Beck to prove otherwise.Meanwhile, Shelby plans a Halloween Party, Amy meets a mysterious stranger, Alex agrees to help Leo train Fisher, Dawson considers an odd request, and Nikki stops to seriously consider the choices she's made along the way.