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Emma Reed and her beloved Corgi move from London to Cornwall with the dream of opening a tea shop—but first they’ll have to collar a criminal in the first book in a charming new series. Emma leaves London and her life in high finance behind her and moves to an idyllic village in Cornwall, with its cobblestone streets and twisting byways. She plans to open a village tea shop and bake the recipes handed down to her from her beloved grandmother, and of course there’ll be plenty of space for her talking corgi, Oliver, to explore. Yes...talking. Emma has always been able to understand Oliver, even though no one else can. As soon as Emma arrives in the village she discovers that the curmudgeonly owner of the building she wants to rent for her shop hates dogs and gets off on the wrong foot with Oliver. Although some might turn tail and run, Emma is determined to win her over. But when she delivers some of her homemade scones as a peace offering, she finds the woman dead. Together, Emma and Oliver will need to unleash their detective skills to catch a killer.
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1 primary bookA Chatty Corgi Mystery is a 1-book series first released in 2020 with contributions by Jennifer Hawkins.
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This is the first in the Chatty Corgi Mysteries and it was adorable. The main character Emma is able to understand what her corgi Oliver is saying to her and he helps her solve a murder by using his nose and his insatiable curiousity to find clues.
The small town and supporting characters seem great and my only problem with the story is that Emma goes over all the suspects and their motives etc, far too often. I didn't feel I needed a constant reminder.
Oliver steals the show though and has lots of “book time”, so for that reason I give it 5 stars.