cover image Lights, Camera, Murder!

Lights, Camera, Murder!

Marie Celine. Severn, $28.95 (188p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8547-0

At the start of Celine’s enjoyable second Kitty Karlyle pet chef mystery (after 2005’s Dishing Up Death), a nervous Kitty can hardly believe that she’s in a Los Angeles film studio about to do a run-through for the pilot of a new CuisineTV show called The Pampered Pet, which she’s hosting. On the kitchen set, Kitty prepares Pooch Pot Pie, which is eagerly consumed by a Dalmatian she picks from the audience of people and their pets. After the show, Kitty signs a few autographs and goes in search of the show’s producer, Gretchen Corbett, for feedback on her performance. Kitty finds Gretchen lying dead on her office floor with one of Kitty’s knives in her back. Fearful of becoming a suspect, Kitty decides to investigate on her own. Likable characters, an engaging plot, and plenty of L.A. local color bolster a cozy sure to appeal to all dog lovers. [em]Agent: Priya Doraswamy, Lotus Lane Literary Agency. (Jan.) [/em]