It’s the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.

After a very dramatic Best Biscuit Catcher competition, Fiona, Sue and Daisy, from the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, come across a shocking scene.

The dog show’s vet is performing CPR on a woman. The ladies rush over, but it’s too late.

Back at the shop, the ladies learn that the poor woman was murdered. Someone injected Sylvia Steadman with something very nasty indeed.

Sylvia was the owner of Crufts champion Charlie, a handsome black Standard Poodle. She must have had lots of very jealous competitors . . .

Our silver sleuths barely time for elevenses. The charity shop detectives must roll up their sleeves — they have a killer to catch.

Dog-lovers, please note none of our furry friends die in this book.