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  “Great,” Mac said. “Redskins won.”

  “Good.” She bent over to give Gnarly a kiss on the top of the head. “Did you have fun at the groomers, Gnarls?” A frown crossed her face.

  “They gave him the works,” Mac said.

  “What’s that smell?”

  “Huh?”

  “He smells like beer.” She brought her nose close to the dog’s snout. “His breath smells like hot dogs and cheese curls. I ordered peanut butter.” She whirled around to Mac. “What did you and David do to him?”

  “Nothing,” Mac said. “It’s a new scented shampoo the groomer used. It’s called the pub scent.”

  “Well, I don’t like it,” she said. “Take him back.” With a wave of her hand, she ordered the two of them out the door. “I want a redo.”

  A smile crept to the corners of Mac’s lips. “Back to the groomer, Gnarly.”

  The End

  About the Author

  Lauren Carr

  Lauren Carr fell in love with mysteries when her mother read Perry Mason to her at bedtime. The first installment in the Joshua Thornton mysteries, A Small Case of Murder was a finalist for the Independent Publisher Book Award.

  A best-selling mystery author on Amazon, Lauren created the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. It’s Murder, My Son, Old Loves Die Hard, Shades of Murder, Blast from the Past, The Murders at Astaire Castle, The Lady Who Cried Murder, and Twelve to Murder have been receiving raves from readers and reviewers. Three Days to Forever is tentatively scheduled for release December 2014.

  Lauren is also the author of the Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which is located in the West Virginia/Pennsylvania/Ohio tri-state area, where she grew up. Dead on Ice and Real Murder features prosecutor Joshua Thornton with homicide detective Cameron Gates. the next Lovers in Crime Mystery, Til Murder Do We Part is tentatively scheduled for release June 2015.

  The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also an independent publisher of both ebook and print books, spanning several genres, both fiction and non-fiction.

  A popular speaker, Lauren is frequently asked for advice about how to succeed as an author while running a business, cooking dinner, feeding dogs, and doing laundry. Authors in Bathrobes tells budding writers the truth about what it takes to be a successful writer today: determination, hard work, a dependable laptop, a full pot of coffee, comfy slippers, and a durable bathrobe.

  She lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

  Check Out Lauren Carr’s Mysteries!

  Order! Order!

  All of Lauren Carr’s books are stand alone. However for those readers wanting to start at the beginning, here is the list of Lauren Carr’s mysteries. The number next to the book title is the actual order in which the book was released.

  Joshua Thornton Mysteries

  Fans of the Lovers in Crime Mysteries may wish to read these two books which feature Joshua Thornton years before meeting Detective Cameron Gates. Also in these mysteries, readers will meet Joshua Thornton’s five children before they have flown the nest.

  1) A Small Case of Murder

  2) A Reunion to Die For

  Mac Faraday Mysteries

  3) It’s Murder, My Son

  4) Old Loves Die Hard

  5) Shades of Murder (introduces the Lovers in Crime: Joshua Thornton & Cameron Gates)

  7) Blast from the Past

  8) The Murders at Astaire Castle

  9) The Lady Who Cried Murder (The Lovers in Crime make a guest appearance in this Mac Faraday Mystery)

  10) Twelve to Murder

  12) A Wedding and a Killing

  13) Three Days to Forever (December 2014)

  Lovers in Crime Mysteries

  6) Dead on Ice

  11) Real Murder

  14) Til Murder Do We Part (June 2015)