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Sleeping Dogs Lie

A Novella

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Sleeping Dogs Lie

By: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: Melanie Nicholls-King, Lindsey Dorcus
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From the internationally best-selling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It comes a twisted, entertaining novella about a dog walker swept into a criminal investigation when her client winds up dead.

Shelby works as a dog walker in northern California, and she’s just finished up her bi-weekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner - Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company - lying on the bathroom floor, dead. A detective arrives on the scene. As she interviews Shelby, the body is inspected by a medical examiner, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you to believe.

©2020 Samantha Downing (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Short Stories
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This was a clever little murder mystery with a fantastic twist. I enjoyed listening to this short audio novella.

Brilliant!

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A deeply satisfying story. The performance was great, the idea is amazing and told in a succinct way.

Justice!

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A great cosy night in story with a glass of red. I really enjoyed it .

perfect cosy night in story

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I loved the plot, did not guess the twist, and liked both the main characters. Shelby's voice actor was good, so was Grady's except when she was doing the male side characters and female tech investigator. Don't understand exactly what the title means in relation to the story, other than that there are dogs in the story and one of main characters is a dog walker, but none the dogs do any sleeping or lying so I'm confused.

Lots of misdirects

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Great for a free read. got to love the last minute plot twist. so fifteen w
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Woof woof

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A quick snappy read with lots going on. I was engaged the whole time and found the main character likeable and entertaining. Novellas are a good way to find out if you like the author or not.

Some people will do anything for their pets.

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What a great read this was - super performances! Loved it very much! Off to find her other book!

Awesome story and writing style!

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A great short story that can be, and should be, listened to in one sitting. It was great with a twist that was well executed, and the story was well written. I liked how it was formatted from different points of view, and that the story was open-ended but wrapped up all the main points. Definitely worth a listen

Perfect Short Story

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I thought it was good, something I could relate to.
the narrative bit annoying, to listen to.

I'm myself a dog lover,

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Great Novella and I wasn’t expecting that twist at all!! Short and sweet but draws you in only to catch you blindsided.

What a twist! Vigilante justice?

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