Heather Day Gilbert epub Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass (An Exotic Pet-Sitter Mystery)

When exotic pet-sitter Belinda Blake moves into a carriage house in tony Greenwich, Connecticut, shes hoping to find some new clients. Instead she discovers a corpse in the gardenand a knack for solving murders . . . Pet-sitter Belinda Blake doesnt rattle easily, but move-in day has been eventful, to say the least. The python in her care tried to slither to freedomjust as she met Stone Carrington V, her landlords disarmingly handsome son. With the constrictor back in its cage, she heads out to the garden, only to discover a designer shoe poking out of the boxwood hedgeattached to a womans dead body. The victim, Margo Fenton, was a Carrington family friend, and no one in their circle seems above suspicion. Between client trips to Manhattan and visits to her family in upstate New York, Belinda begins to put the pieces together. But though shes falling for Stones numerous charms, Belinda wonders if shes cozying up to a killer. And soon, daily contact with a deadly reptile might be the least dangerous part of her life . . . A humorous series debut with exotic pets and a zany cast of characters. Gilberts cozy will make you smile. Amanda Flower, USA Today bestselling author of Premeditated Peppermint Cozy fans will root for pet-sitter Belinda Blake as she unravels this cleverly-crafted mystery in a delightfully-deadly new series by Heather Day Gilbert. Elizabeth Spann Craig, author of the bestselling Myrtle Clover Mysteries Smart and fresh, with a compelling mystery at its heart, Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass is an enchanting cozy that will hook you from page one. As will amateur sleuth Belinda Blake, a delightfully original heroine youll want to meet again and again. Karin Kaufman, author of the bestselling Juniper Grove Cozy Mystery Series Snakes rank only slightly more favorably with me than spiders, leeches, and ticks. So you can imagine my surprise when, by the end of this book, the snake was my second favorite character after Belinda herself