THE REAL DOGS OF THE MUTT MYSTERIES SERIES by Heather Weidner

My Mutt Mystery novellas have starred a Jack Russell Terrier, a Rotteweiler, and an English bulldog as sidekicks. All have been great companions and have helped solved a crime or two.

Darby, the JRT, in “Diggin’ up Dirt” in To Fetch a Thief, is based on my Jack, Disney. She and her brother are from the same litter. They’re ten, and still full of energy as ever. When it’s quiet with two Jacks, something is definitely up. My two like to dig in the back yard, especially if they hear moles and voles. One afternoon, I watched them dig out a mole, and it gave me the idea for a murder mystery. Darby helps her person find something spooky in the backyard of their new house.

Mr. Oliver, in “The Fast and the Furriest” in To Fetch a Scoundrel, is a full grown, male Rottweiler who lives and works with his person at the fictional Amelia Speedway. He’s in charge of security, and he’s a big pussycat when he’s not on duty. Oliver returns for more adventures in “Wags to Riches” in the To Fetch a Killer (2021).  My Uncle Jeff has had a series of Rotties through the years, and they are so well trained. Oliver is based on his last dog, Tucker. His current pup, Ruckus, is a handful, but I fully expect him to grow up to be another Oliver.

Margaret Thatcher Reynolds in “Strut Your Mutt” in To Fetch a Villain is an tubby, English bulldog. She appears in the three Delanie Fitzgerald mysteries and two short stories. She is the sidekick to the sleuth’s partner, Duncan Reynolds. Duncan shares everything with his pudgy friend, and she loves going to the office, scoring snacks, and riding shotgun in his yellow Camaro. Sadly, Margaret wasn’t based on a  real dog. My grandmother loved bulldogs, so that’s where the inspiration for Margaret came from.

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About Heather:

Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. She writes the Delanie Fitzgerald mystery series set in Virginia (Secret Lives and Private Eyes, The Tulip Shirt Murders, and Glitter, Glam, and Contraband). Her cozy series with vintage trailers and tiny houses, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries, launches in October 2021.

Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and her novellas appear in The Mutt Mysteries series (To Fetch a Thief, To Fetch a Scoundrel, To Fetch a Villain, and To Fetch a Killer).

She is a member of Sisters in Crime – Central Virginia, Sisters in Crime – Chessie, Guppies, International Thriller Writers, and James River Writers.

Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.

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