The Dixie Hemingway Series is published by Macmillan/St. Martins Press and written by Blaize and John Clement. All twelve books in the series are available at your local library as well as your favorite bookseller. Support your local bookstore! Scroll down for a list of our favorites, or click on the book covers below to purchase on Amazon.
Latest Book in the Series (#12)
Set in the lush and beautiful island of Siesta Key, with a cast of characters that Dixie fans the world over have come to know and love, The Cat Sitter and the Canary is the next book by Blaize and John Clement.
Dixie Hemingway, everyone’s favorite pet-sitting sleuth, is back for yet another riveting case. A delightful addition to this critically acclaimed series, The Cat Sitter and the Canary is sure to leave both mystery fans and cat lovers alike purring with delight.
This time, Dixie finds a tall, handsome tourist loitering around the home of one of her long-time clients. He tells her he’s just arrived from Scotland and that he’s lost his glasses, which presumably explains why he can’t find the house he rented for his seaside vacation. Dixie points him to the bungalow across the street (but not before rebuffing a few of the sexy Scotsman’s passes) and then continues about her business.
She doesn’t think about him again until she stumbles upon a dead body in her client’s front hall ― a man in a three-piece suit with jet-black hair, delicate wrists, and a small notecard stuck to his lapel with a pearl-tipped hat pin. Right away, Dixie puts on her sleuthing cap and starts looking for clues, but when she sees what’s written on that card, she knows… this is going to be an adventure unlike any she’s ever had before.
And if she’s not careful, it just might be her last…
The Bookshop has a thousand books,
All colors, hues, and tinges,
And every cover is a door
That turns on magic hinges.
— Nancy Byrd Turner
If you’re looking for ways to make the world a better place, the easiest thing you can do is support your local bookstore. Here, in random order, are some of my favorites…
Books at Park Place, St. Petersburg, Florida
Scene of the Crime Books, St. Catherines, Ontario
The Cloak and Dagger, Princeton, New Jersey
The Astoria Bookshop, Queens, New York
Murder by the Book, Houston, Texas
The Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Murder By The Book, Portland, Oregon
Moonstone Book Store, Flemington, New Jersey
Mystery Ink, Huntingdon Beach, California
The Tattered Cover, Denver, Colorado
The Bookbar, Denver, Colorado
Sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto, Canada
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Prairie Lights, Iowa City, Iowa
192 Books, New York, New York
The Mysterious Bookshop, New York, New York
Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Seattle, Washington
Once Upon a Crime Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Clinton Bookshop, Clinton, New Jersey
Mystery Loves Company, Oxford, Maryland
Mystery on Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont
The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, Arizona
Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, California
Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach, Florida
Whodunit Mystery Book Store, Winnipeg, Canada
Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, Washington
Clues Unlimited, Tucson, Arizona
Aunt Agatha’s, Ann Arbor, Michigan
RJ Julia Bookstore, Madison, Connecticut
For more, browse the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association
Other recommended links:
Dru Ann’s Book Musings
Florida Heritage Book Festival
Dear Reader
Sisters in Crime
Cozy Mystery Magazine
MBTB’s Mystery Book Blog
Jungle Red Writers
Mystery Scene Magazine
Lisa K’s Book Reviews
The Conscious Cat
Lesa’s Book Critiques
Stacy Alesi’s Book Bitch
Sleuthsayers
Sirens of Suspense
The Cozy Mystery List Blog
Mystery Center
Buried Under Books
The Strand Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Books on the Nightstand
Cozy Up With Kathy
Book Series in Order
OmniMystery News
Left Coast Crime Mystery Conference
Bouchercon World Mystery Conference