Welcome to The Daring Dachshund Mysteries, a delightful cozy mystery series by Cynthia Hickey. Crystal Waters manages Riverside Towers, where life is usually filled with noisy neighbors and maintenance problems. Everything changes when her miniature long-haired dachshund, Minnie, discovers a body in the neighborhood dog park. The victim was planning to destroy the park, giving plenty of people a reason to want him dead. As Crystal searches for answers, she finds herself surrounded by secrets, suspects, and danger. Thankfully, Minnie has a talent for finding trouble and uncovering clues. Together, Crystal and her faithful dachshund must solve the mystery before the killer strikes again.
The real Minnie, Bella, and Daisy, watching over the neighborhood.
Off the Leash
Crystal Waters manages Riverside Towers, a busy apartment complex where the biggest problems are usually noisy neighbors and broken appliances. Her quiet life changes when her miniature long-haired dachshund, Minnie, discovers the body of Richard Thornton in the neighborhood dog park.
Fortunately, Minnie has a nose for trouble and a talent for finding clues. As Crystal investigates, she realizes the murderer is much closer than she ever imagined. With danger closing in, Crystal and her faithful dachshund must uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim.
Perfect for fans of small-town mysteries, loyal canine companions, and amateur sleuths who refuse to let sleeping dogs lie. AMAZON
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A Killer in the Kennel Club
Crystal Waters thought joining the Riverside Kennel Club would mean ribbons, dog treats, and a little friendly competition. Instead, she finds a body in the ladies’ room.
Suddenly, the club’s biggest competition isn’t for Best in Show. It’s finding out who had the strongest reason to kill. Lance warns Crystal to stay out of the investigation. The club members guard their secrets like prized trophies. Still, Crystal can’t resist following the clues. Missing money, whispered accusations, and shaky alibis point to something much darker.
Crystal may not have a championship bloodline, but she does have a nose for trouble. And her dachshunds are always ready to help sniff out a killer.
After all, she may not have a championship bloodline—but she does have a nose for trouble.
And this time, the competition could be deadly.
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A Bond to Pick With Murder
When a tenant stops paying rent, property manager Crystal Waters does what any responsible landlord would do. She knocks on the door.
She never expects to find Victor Hale dead in his armchair. She certainly doesn’t expect her three miniature dachshunds to uncover clues the police missed.
Victor Hale spent twelve years waiting for the truth to come out.
Crystal Waters has a master key and three dachshunds.
That may be close enough.
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Halloween has transformed Riverside Towers into a festive wonderland of costumes, carved pumpkins, and spooky decorations as property manager Crystal Waters prepares for the apartment complex’s annual masquerade party. But when a local true-crime researcher begins asking unsettling questions about a decades-old disappearance connected to the building, Crystal realizes some residents are far too eager to keep the past buried.
Then the researcher turns up dead.
When the fearless little dachshunds dig up evidence no one expected to find, Crystal discovers that the deadliest masks aren’t the ones worn at the Halloween party. As the masquerade begins and a killer hides among the costumed guests, she’ll have to expose the truth before she becomes the next victim.
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