{"product_id":"this-dog-for-hire-9781504052924","title":"This Dog for Hire","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel: In the first book of Carol Lea Benjamin's acclaimed mystery series, Greenwich Village PI Rachel Alexander and her loyal pit bull must find a killer and a missing show dog \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Divorced dog trainer-turned-private-eye Rachel Alexander and her canine assistant Dash--short for Dashiell--are hired by a man named Dennis Keaton to investigate the hit-and-run death of his friend and neighbor Clifford Cole, whose body was found on an isolated Christopher Street pier. The police are treating the gay painter's suspicious death as a hate crime, but Dennis insists Cliff hadn't cruised the waterfront in months. Plus, Magritte, Cliff's champion basenji--a competitor in the upcoming Westminster Dog Show--may have been a witness to the crime and is now missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The search for answers takes Rachel and Dash from the SoHo art scene to the most famous dog show in America. Now Rachel is in the sights of a killer hunting her across a treacherous urban landscape. There's no one she can trust--especially not of the two-legged variety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Dog for Hire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the 1st book in the Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarol Lea Benjamin is the author of the Rachel Alexander and Dash mystery novels, which feature a Greenwich Village-based private investigator and her pit bull sidekick. \u003ci\u003eThis Dog for Hire\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the series, won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel. Benjamin has also been a teacher, worked as a private investigator, trained dogs, and written dog-training manuals such as \u003ci\u003eMother Knows Best: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City with her husband and two dogs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467265052946,"sku":"9781504052924","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_215dc429-2754-4896-8b73-557e5c956fe0.jpg?v=1730130149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-dog-for-hire-9781504052924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}