Patti Benning

Sometimes taking a bite out of crime… Requires more than teeth. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted when she is approached about giving a dog training demonstration at the Granite Rock Festival. Willow might be retired, but she’ll enjoy one last big hurrah...

Sometimes it takes real teeth… To take a bite out of crime. Newly married dog-trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is thrilled when her best friend, Tiana, gives birth to a beautiful and healthy baby. Since Tiana is on maternity leave, a temp worker is covering for her at the dental clinic where...

The best laid plans… Can be murder. Wedding bells are ringing as dog trainer and amateur sleuth Eve’s special day gets closer. To calm her pre-wedding jitters, she’s looking forward to a weekend away with Tiana, April, and Alice in a cozy rental cabin. Her friends have a whole host of...

Taking a trip down memory lane… Can be murder. On her way back from teaching her dog training class, amateur sleuth, Eve, decided to drive by her old house just for fun and to see whether her old landlord, Marissa, has decorated for Christmas yet. When she saw that the front door had been left...

Sometimes learning history… Can be murder. When a landowner discovers some old, human bones on his property, Search and Rescue Dog Trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her furry buddy, Atlas, are called in to make sure that all of the remains are found. Things take a dark turn, however, when...

Murder always seems to strike…at the worst possible time. Life threw a curve ball at dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, that she never expected. After the loss of her landlord, his widow asked if there’s any way that Eve can move out by Christmas. Since she never signed her new lease, Eve...

Sometimes change… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted to visit the local nursing home after Willow completed her training as a therapy dog. Their visit is going well until it’s interrupted by a terrible discovery. The new director of the nursing...

Dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is thrilled that she and Aidan are beginning to plan their wedding, but she never would have guessed that looking at venues and tasting cakes could be so stressful.

A friend in need… Can be murder. Dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted that finally, most of the important things in her life seem to be going well. She’s engaged, Willow is turning into a great therapy dog, and Atlas is really coming into his own. Life seems nearly perfect…...

Sometimes moving… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is so excited that, after months of searching, her friends, Tiana and Levi, have finally found a house. Once everything is packed up, Tiana hires movers to move everything the short distance between her...

A friend in need is… A murderer? Search and Rescue dog owner and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted that one of her German Shepherds, Willow, is a newly certified therapy dog. She’s also very much looking forward to conducting her own dog training course and is busier than ever…so busy in...

Sometimes spring training… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog owner and amateur sleuth, Eve, is excited to take her German Shepherd, Willow, to a friend of a friend who is supposed to help her finish their preparations for the therapy dog test. They discover that tragedy has struck, however...

It’s early December and everyone in Granite, Michigan is beginning to get into the holiday spirit, but an early morning call from Sheriff Larson puts a damper in dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve’s, mood.

The week before Christmas marks a year since dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her boyfriend Aidan, shared their first kiss. They’ve made plans to celebrate, but an unexpected visit from Eve’s adopted mother throws their plans into chaos.

It’s the dead of winter, and it isn’t just the weather that can be chilling. When a visiting cross-country skier goes missing right before a snowstorm hits, dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her beloved German Shepherd, Willow, are called out to find him.

Sometimes a Halloween party… Can be murder. Search and Rescue Dog Trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, attends a Halloween party with friends at a new indoor riding arena where she meets Alice’s new, mysterious boyfriend for the first time. All seems to be going well until another guest is...

Sometimes puppy love… Can be murder. Loving dogs and helping people are two of the pillars in Search and Rescue Dog Trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve Foster’s life, so when a friend, Lucas, comes to her last fall training session with an adorable puppy, her heart melts. Lucas wants to train...

Sometimes looking for love… Can be murder. Search and Rescue Dog Trainer, Eve, relies on instincts and intuition to let her know when someone is telling the truth, and when her new friend, April, shows up uninvited to a bonfire, claiming that there’s a serial killer in Granite, Eve is...

Sometimes rumors of a death are highly exaggerated… And then you find a body. Spring has sprung, and the first nice weather of the year send campers and hikers out into the woods in droves. One unlucky hiker reported that they saw a body, but that they couldn’t remember the exact location...

Sometimes a dental visit… Can be murder. When the dental clinic where amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, works is set on fire, and someone far too close to home perishes in the flames, Eve is distraught. Something doesn’t seem quite right, and she’s determined to find out whether the...