Review: Curl Up with A Cozy Mystery!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2013
Sweet Pepper fire chief Stella Griffin lives in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The cabin is haunted by the former fire chief Eric Gamlyn, who's been dead for 40 years. Stella is responsible for Hero, the Dalmation puppy in training for the fire brigade. Lots of townsfolk volunteer for the fire brigade, and Stella is training them in procedures. The fireplace in the cabin needs the chimney cleaned so Stella calls the chimney sweep, Patrick. Shortly after, Hero can't be found. She calls Patrick, but he isn't answering or returning calls. There's been a series of local break-ins where the thief takes small, less noticeable items, and he starts a small fire at every house to draw the owners attention away from the fact they've been robbed. The police suspect it's someone familiar with these homes---perhaps a chimney sweep? The fire brigade gets a call to a fire and the home is destroyed. The couple's little girl says a black and white puppy ran in the house, grabbed her hand, and led her outside to safety. She also says he was with a man. No one else saw them. Locals start calling Hero the ghost dog. In the Smoky Mountains, locals believe in ghosts and legends. Patrick finally shows up at the cabin and tells Stella he gave Hero to one of her firefighters to return to her after Hero hitched a ride into town in the back of his truck after he cleaned her chimney. Once he tells that firefighter's identity, the mystery is solved, and the thief is caught. GREAT STORY!!!