Molly Fitz - Himalayan Hazard (Pet Whisperer P.I. Book 8)

Himalayan Hazard Pet Whisperer P.I.

Molly Fitz

2019, Molly Fitz.

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Contents

About This Book

Authors Note

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Whats Next?

Sneak Peek: Hoppy Holiday Homicide

Whats After That?

More from Blueberry Bay

More Mags!

More Molly!

About This Book

Ever feel like your entire world has been turned on its head? Thats how Ive felt ever since the gang and I found out that Nan has been keeping major family secrets stashed neatly away in the attic.

Whats worse, we still dont know exactly what happened, and I have so many follow-up questions, like is she still the same woman I always assumed she was? And can I ever fully trust her again?

With Nan unable to give me a straight answer, I invite my parents to join me for a cross-country train trip so that we can all discover the truth, once and for all.

Octo-Cat hitches a ride with us, too, and its a good thing he does, because it isnt long before a dead body joins us in the dining car. Now we have two mysteries to solve, and fastour lives and legacy depend on it.

Authors Note

Hey, new reader friend!

Welcome to the crazy inner workings of my brain. I hope youll find it a fun and exciting place to be.

If you love animals as much as I do, then Im pretty sure youre going to enjoy the journey ahead.

Himalayan Hazard is just one of my many brain-tickling adventures! Many more will be coming soon, so make sure you sign up for my newsletter or download my app to help you stay in the know. Doing so also unlocks adorable pictures of my own personal feline overlord, Schrdinger, deleted scenes from my books, bonus giveaways, and other cool things that are just for my inner circle of readers.

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If youre ready to dive right in to more Pet Whisperer P.I., then you can even order the next books right now by clicking below:

Hoppy Holiday Homicide

Retriever Ransom

Lawless Litter

Legal Seagull

And make sure youve also read the books that come before Himalayan Hazard in the series. They can be read in any order, but youll enjoy yourself more if you start at the beginning!

Kitty Confidential

Terrier Transgressions

Hairless Harassment

Dog-Eared Delinquent

The Cat Caper

Chihuahua Conspiracy

Raccoon Racketeer

And dont miss these special collections!

Pet Whisperer P.I. Books 1-3

Six Merry Little Murders

Okay, ready to talk to some animals and solve some mysteries?

Lets do this!

Molly Fitz

To anyone who wishes she could talk to her animal best friend

Well, whats stopping you?

Chapter One

My names Angie Russo, and lately my life has taken one dramatic turn after another. Seriously, where can I even begin?

I guess it all starts with my cat.

Think that sounds boring? Well, think again!

My cat can talk. Only to me, but still.

We met at the law firm where I used to work as a paralegal. I never really loved that job, but I did enjoy having food in my fridge and a roof over my head, so I stayed despite being treated like a glorified secretary and not the shrewd researcher Id worked so hard to become.

We had a will reading scheduled one morning, and I was called in to make some coffee for the attendees. The machine we had was approximately a million years old and unpredictable even on its best day. This was not one of its best days. All I wanted to do was make the cruddy coffee and get back to work, butlo and beholdI got electrocuted and knocked unconscious instead.

And when I awoke from that zap, I found a striped cat sitting on my chest and making some pretty mean jokes at my expense. Well, as soon as I realized the voice was coming from him and he realized that I could understand what he said, that cat recruited me to help solve the murder of his late owner.

Thats how I and Octavius Maxwell Ricardo Edmund Frederick Fulton Russo, Esq., P.I. became an item. Ive since shortened his name to Octo-Cat and have become his official owneralthough hed surely tell you that hes the one who owns me, and, well he wouldnt exactly be wrong.

He came into my life first with a murder mystery and then with a generous trust fund and even more generous list of demands. So now here we are, living in the posh manor house that previously belonged to his late owner, drinking chilled Evian out of Lenox teacups, and operating the areas bestand onlyprivate investigation firm.

There was a brief upset when a raccoon named Pringle set up a competing business, but weve moved past that now. Because, yeah, at first I could only talk to Octo-Cat, but with time, I also gained the ability to communicate with other animals, too.

The regular cast of mammalian characters that make up my life include an eternally optimistic rescue Chihuahua named Paisley, that infamous raccoon racketeer named Pringlealso known as the Master Secret Keeper for our firman easily distracted, nut-obsessed squirrel named Maple, and my crazy-daisy, live-in grandmother, Nan.

Frankly, Id love to add a bird to our merry little gang of forest misfits, but theyre all too frightened to talk to either me or Octo-Cat. Go figure.

And despite our diverse skill set, our P.I. outfit isnt exactly successful. Weve only had one case to date, and we werent even paid for it. I know it will happen for us eventually if we just stay the course and continue to believe in ourselves

Um, right?

Well, thats what Paisley insists, anyway.

Even still, Ive got this huge new thing in my life that is keeping us plenty busy, with or without work to fill our days. I just discovered that I have a whole big family in Larkhaven, Georgia, that I never even knew existed until a couple weeks ago. And whats more, theyve invited me, my mom, and dad to come down for an extended visit so that we can all get to know each other.

Octo-Cat insists on coming, too. He hates long car rides and refuses to even consider getting on a plane, which means we get to take the train. Whoopee.