Author photo: Clara Molden
THE DOGWALKER’S DETECTIVE AGENCY
Penguin Michael Joseph, Crime Fiction, 400 pages
They've got a lot of leads...but can they collar a killer?
When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffy, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered.
Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to try and sniff out any clues that might help the local police with their investigation.
But what begins as idle speculation and gossip quickly becomes something more sinister, when Charlie starts receiving anonymous threats warning him off the case.
Then, a second body washes up on the beach…
Can Charlie hunt down a killer, before he becomes the next victim?
MICHAEL HOGAN
Agent: Juliet Pickering
Assistant: Finlay Charlesworth
Michael Hogan is a writer and editor with a 30-year career in journalism. After running his own magazine while studying English at Durham, he did a postgraduate diploma in magazine journalism at City University.
He began his frankly ludicrous career by being the “token boy” at teen mags More! and Just 17, became editor of Sky magazine, launched Zoo, and worked on the likes of FHM, ShortList, Stylist and Heat. As a freelance writer for the past 12 years, he’s been TV critic for the Telegraph and written for The Guardian, The Observer, Radio Times, Red, Q, Empire, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, InStyle, Esquire, ES and You magazine.
Michael now writes mainly about TV and pop culture, but also turns his hand to lifestyle pieces, topical comment, celebrity interviews and humorous articles. He’s also a live-blogger, script-tickler, copywriter and editorial consultant for the National TV Awards. He even DJs under the name “Mr Sparkles” (long story). He’s a worryingly prolific tweeter, and makes regular appearances on TV and radio.
He lives in London with his partner, their two children and a rescue dog called Betty. To escape them all and get some work/procrastination done, he commutes to a shed at the bottom of his garden.
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