The Redemption Detective Agency: Book 2
Publication Date: June 18, 2025
Emily Hildebrandt is not having a good week.
First off, she’s tasked with looking for, of all things, a missing dog. And not just any missing dog, but one owned by the aunt of Nick Stewart’s girlfriend, Trisha.
Like she wants anything to do Nick. Ever. She’s dating someone new and ready to take her life back.
Except…that missing dog case takes a strange turn when the owner tells her she never had a dog.
Why would Trisha lie about a missing dog? Or is Trisha’s aunt the one is lying?
As Emily digs deeper into the case, she uncovers far more than she bargained for.
A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a funny, twisty cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases. Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.
Being tasked with finding a missing dog shouldn’t be that difficult, but when Emily finds out the owner didn’t own a dog, things get very interesting and a little off the rails in The Mysterious Case of the Missing Dog Walker by Michele Pariza Wacek.
It’s so much fun to enjoy another wacky, whirlwind adventure with Emily, her Aunt Tildy, and her friends in this second edition of the Redemption Detective Agency.
While the second book in this series, it isn’t necessary to read the books in order, but it is more fun to read the books in order to find out how Emily started working for her aunt and her aunt’s friends. I like how the characters are both best friends and coworkers. Conversations begin innocently enough, but somehow, Emily gets involved in a case for the detective agency.
At 201 pages, the book is the perfect page count. It made me laugh, thoroughly entertained me, and prepared the readers for the next adventure with Aunt Tildy and friends. I’m hoping for more to happen between Emily and Nick.
If you enjoy cute, short, and funny cozy mysteries, then The Mysterious Case of the Missing Dog Walker is for you.
A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but she does spend much of her time writing stories now. Mystery stories, to be exact. They’re clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn’t enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.
Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.
When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she’s an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she’s not. Luckily for the whole family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)
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