Gabriele Ewerts
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When a menacing stranger threatens his employers at a Little Italy bakery, Harald Knapp and his telepathic dog, Alberto, are drawn into a dangerous mystery. After finding the stranger murdered, they must navigate a web of secrets, lies, and suspects, to protect their found family from a ruthless killer. With the Feast of San Gennaro as backdrop, this unlikely duo must solve the crime before they become the next victims.
Dog Gone Dead
Book 1
A telepathic dog, a dead body, and a widow who refuses to roll over.
Still reeling from her husband’s sudden death, Trudy barely has time to grieve before his secrets start surfacing—beginning with a telepathic dog who won’t stop talking. After losing everything, the widow moves into a quirky mobile home park with her outspoken new companion and vows to rebuild her life.
But when she stumbles upon a dead body, Trudy’s fresh start takes a deadly detour. Determined to clear her name, she and her four-legged sidekick dive nose-first into the mystery. Can this unlikely duo sniff out the killer before she becomes the next victim?
If you love witty sleuths, talking dogs, and starting over, you’ll adore
Dog Gone Dead, Book 1 of the
Paws for Clues cozy mystery series.
Hand Over Dead
Book 2
A dead body in the pond. A right hand missing. A quirky lady sleuth and her Labrador who just might sniff out a murderer.
Trudy Knapp prefers a quiet and predictable life. Still grieving her late husband who left her mounds of debt, the kind-hearted widow focuses on baking and spending time with her beloved telepathic dog. But when a body surfaces in the neighborhood pond, she struggles to keep her nose out of the murder investigation.
To make matters worse, a neighbor’s dog digs up a severed hand that doesn’t belong to the body. Trudy realizes this isn’t just a new murder. It’s an old secret clawing its way back to the surface. And someone in the neighborhood is desperate to keep it buried. With help from her telepathic Labrador, Trudy closes in on the truth while the murderer hides in plain sight, determined to keep the past buried.
Can the duo uncover the truth before the murderer costs them life or limb?
Hand Over Dead is the second installment in the Paws for Clues cozy mystery series. If you loved Book 1, Dog Gone Dead, get ready for more witty sleuthing and canine charm.
Available NOW!
Off Trail Dead
Book 3
A scenic mountain trail. A dead hiker. A dog-loving sleuth trapped with a hidden killer under one roof.
Trudy Knapp longs for a little peace. Grateful to have survived yet another murder investigation, the garden-loving widow embarks on a backpacking trip with her faithful Labrador. But when a fellow hiker is found dead inside her hotel, she refuses to believe she's stepped into another situation full of danger.
Dismayed to learn the police have identified every guest as a suspect, she uses her retriever's sharp instincts and her growing suspicion to discover the victim left behind a trail of enemies. And while she quietly digs up more clues, she's certain the murderer is sleeping just down the hall.
Can Trudy and her canine sidekick sniff out the culprit before another person dies ... or she becomes the next target?
Off Trail Dead is the suspenseful third book in Gabriele Ewerts' Paws for Clues cozy mystery series. If you enjoy amateur sleuths, lovable dogs, and scenic mountain adventures, you'll relish this cozy mystery.
Buy Off Trail Dead to check in for trouble today!
Available August 11, 2026