A View to Die For, Richard Houston, 253 pages
Jacob Martin is just an ordinary person with a great dog.  He lives in Colorado, just barely making ends meet with his writing career when he is called home to Missouri.  His sister's husband has been murdered and she is the prime suspect.  A series of coincidences make Jake suspicious of several people in town.  Jake and his companion, a golden retriever named Fred, work together as a team to solve the mystery.  Over all the book was interesting and held my attention.  Some might find Jake's eating habits and his spending habits a bit annoying, but overall the characters are likable.