Sue Owens Wright Libros

After a reviled shelter manager is discovered euthanized, Beanie and Cruiser hit the crime trail once again. And the Tahoe Animal Impoundment Liberation Society (TAILS) is among the prime suspects. When Beanie and Cruiser attend the Basset Waddle seeking an adopter for foster basset Calamity (who has other ideas), Cruiser mysteriously vanishes and Beanie stumbles into a trap intended to put an end to the investigation -- along with her and Cruiser.

Some people really go overboard for their anniversary -- especially spoiled, young Ivy Diggs, who vanishes during a crowded Fourth of July Lake Tahoe dinner cruise on the paddle wheeler Dixie Queen. It's also Elsie MacBean's 50th birthday celebration -- and almost turns out to be her last when Beanie finds herself embarking not only on a calamitous cruise, but also a murder investigation. The assumption is accidental drowning, but Beanie suspects otherwise.