Friends Lovers Killers

An ex-detective and his St. Bernard dog, Spud, a gardener, and an erotic fiction writer join forces to investigate a murder.

Jude Mumford is living his best life building a business as a tennis coach in the Fenland village of Eaststowe. But when a new client fails to turn up for his lesson and is then found dead in the grounds of the tennis club, he is forced to use his detective skills to investigate what happened.

With the help of his neighbours, Dexter and Rosebud, they try and track down the killer. But when the murderer is caught, they realise it is only the beginning of a nightmare that has implications for them all and as they continue to search for answers to questions they hardly dare ask, their secrets and lies threaten to sever the bonds of friendship they all hold dear.

A cosy crime novel about the obligations of friendship, the enchantment of being in love and how betrayal and deception can cut the ties held so close. 

And no, the dog does not die at the end, or even get hurt.