Delilah Doolittle and the Canine Chorus — Patricia Guiver

Sunny Southern California seems an unlikely place for a British widow to call home. But pet detective Delilah Doolittle is probably the least eccentric--if not the most civilized--of Surf City's resident population. With an astute Doberman pinscher named Watson sniffing out clues, Delilah spends her time tracking down errant pets. And experience has taught her that the trail of a missing animal often leads to the worst of human nature ...

Delilah Doolitte is going to Vegas. But not to gamble. She's trying her luck at an unsolved mystery. Two years ago Delilah's husband, Roger, turned up murdered during a performance of the Canine Chorus. Besides the howling hounds, the only clues she has are some stray documents Roger left behind, an ostrich egg, and an ostrich boa-wearing Pekingese. Not much. Now Delilah has to retrace her husband's steps to find a connection--before the killer bow-wows for an encore ...