Deadman's Dance

Name: Deadman's Dance
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Marta Acosta
ISBN: 9798855507386

Author: Marta Acosta

Series: Coyote Run K-9 Mystery

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/18/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Women Sleuths, Cozy, Cozy Animals

Synopsis

A body in a wine cask, a missing heir, and a deadly secret waiting to be uncorked . . .

Canine rehabilitator Maddie "Mad Girl" Whitney, still reeling from a recent breakup, struggles to hold her life together as her once-lonely world expands with friends, family, and new staff complicating her every move. Fortunately, her loyal pack of incredible dogs is always by her side. But when she stumbles upon a body sealed in a cask, Maddie is drawn into the high-stakes world of wealthy wine collectors and secrets worth killing for.

The intrigue deepens when two connoisseurs vanish on a hike. Maddie must make the heart-wrenching decision to reunite with her ex, Sheriff Oliver Desjardins, and the Midnight Runners K-9 Search & Rescue Team. Working side by side, Maddie and Oliver navigate the case's dark twists and their own unresolved emotions. As the mystery unfolds, Maddie realizes the danger runs far deeper than she imagined. Is a "Cabernet Killer" on the loose?

In wine country, there are secrets people will do anything to protect—even if it means more bodies in the cellar.

About Marta Acosta

MARTA ACOSTA is the author of the award-winning Casa Dracula series. She received degrees in creative writing and literature from Stanford University and was a frequent contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle and the Contra Costa Times. Her books have been selected as: Book Sense Pick, Fresh Fiction Fresh Pick, Catalina Magazine Humor Book of the Year, and BookPage Notable pick. Marta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on November 11, 2024

Maddie is the slightly different dog lady. She seams to get mixed up in murders a lot. Maddie is the lady that trains dogs and used to be the sheriff’s girlfriend. But things fell apart and she is left alone with her sister and friends. Maddie has a tendency to get mixed up in murders and her dogs h......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on February 27, 2025

some editing errors but otherwise a terrific book to read. Maddy and Oliver are separated by another woman as this story begins. Maddie is a high functioning autistic woman who runs a rehabilitation center for canines, she also is head of a search and rescue team (SAR). Oliver is the sheriff of the......more

Goodreads review by Anne - Books of My Heart on February 25, 2025

This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The main character is Maddie who struggles with aspects of her neurodivergent ways. I love her total care for her dogs and attempt......more

Goodreads review by Sandra Allen on March 23, 2025

wow…the best ever This book was filled with angst as Maddie continues to watch Oliver with his new wife and baby. New people come to her ranch and become part of her life. Two wine experts are murdered. Zoe, her assistant manager, coins the phrase “The Caberet Killer.” Zoe asked Maddie to prove that......more

Goodreads review by Mguhin on December 04, 2024

This novel is a winner I am giving this book five stars in spite of my normal "hard marking" inclinations because it is interesting, beautifully written, deeply philosophical, and so loving of Maddie in all her neurodivergent idiosyncrasies. All of the characters are well drawn and the plot almost al......more