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The great Gingerbread Dog & Cat House competition has come to Wagtail, along with another murder to solve for Holly and her supersmart Jack Russell terrier Trixie in the New York Times bestselling Paws & Claws series by Krista Davis!
Visitors are arriving in droves to spend Thanksgiving in the mountains of pet-friendly Wagtail, Virginia. Many of them are bringing dog and cat gingerbread houses to enter in the contest that will be held in the new convention center. Wagtail resident Orly Biffle bequeathed the land to the town in his will, provided that they not cut down the grand old oak tree on the property. Orlys children are mighty miffed that they didnt inherit the prime piece of property overlooking the lake.
Hollynoticesthat Trixie and Twinkletoes, her calico kitty, are fixated on the big oak tree. Trixie barks atitas though she thinks its a corpse! Just as contestants are spicing up their sweet gingerbread creations, the majestic tree drops an enormous limb. The mayor declares that the tree isdangerous and must come down.When abulldozer churns up some roots, the tree falls over on its own accord revealinga body inside the trunk! Initially, everyone suspects this unsavory trick was Orlys doing. But it soon becomes clear that someone is trying to keep the truth under wraps. Trixie and Twinkletoes now have to help Holly sniff out some suspects and leash a conniving killer.
