The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency

What a joy The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency is – once I began reading it I just couldn’t put it down, and upon reaching the end I longed to rush straight out and start solving murders. Funny and ingeniously plotted, this is a terrific debut from Michael Hogan

Jill Mansell

So good and so twisty. I raced through it

Sarah Phelps, BAFTA-winning screenwriter of the BBC's Agatha Christie adaptations

Michael Hogan is a hilariously funny writer, and this is a total treat

Jenny Colgan

Subtle, absorbing and bursting with rambunctious, tail-wagging charm. Hogan balances digressive, deliciously playful humour with a dark, poignant edge. In Framstone – the fictional seaside town that is arguably the story’s most beguiling character – he has created a setting that feels so tactile and well-realised that you can practically smell the ripe surf. I was grinning and gripped from the very first page, already thinking of the many doting dog parents and crime aficionados that I wanted to buy a copy for

Jimi Famurewa

I was hooked by this witty, warm and hugely characterful debut. In Charlie Boardman, Michael Hogan has created a protagonist you want to hang out with; in the mystery he stumbles into solving, a twisty and compelling conundrum. But there's more to this debut than canine capers and pithy puns - the pacey, buoyant prose deftly conceals a darker, spikier undercurrent

Jessica Ruston, author of The Lies You Told Me

I couldn't stop devouring the pages here, packed with such warmth, fun and breezy humour. A pacy tale brimming with heart and a bewildering murder mystery that bring these small-town dogwalkers together. An utter pleasure from start to finish

Fiona Gibson, no. 1 bestselling author of The Woman Who Got Her Spark Back

This sweet, big-hearted novel is like The Thursday Murder Club With Dogs. I horsed through it and found it hugely uplifting. The friendship between the characters is beautiful, and I LOVE the protagonist Charlie. It really kept me guessing - and oh my God, that final FINAL twist! I need more!

Marian Keyes

A delight for lovers of cosy crime, and a must for all lovers of a good mystery involving dogs!

Peter James

Funny, big-hearted, cosy but never comatose, The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency is an absolute must-read for all dog lovers - and even you strange cat people too!

Mike Gayle

A heartwarming, satisfying page-turner with a delicious final twist that made me gasp

Daisy Buchanan

Funny, fast-paced and fiendishly clever. A fabulous book that'll keep you guessing right to the end

Matt Dunn, the half-a-million copy bestselling author of The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook

Brilliant - I inhaled it. I love dogs and I love detectives. This is actually my dream book

Claudia Winkleman

Charming, big-hearted, and with a gigantic twist. But frankly, you had me at dogs

Jojo Moyes

A fiendishly entertaining, utterly more-ish murder mystery that'll knock you off your feet with its charm

Julia Raeside, journalist and author of Don't Make Me Laugh

Wit, charm, warmth and dogs - what more could you want from a cracking whodunnit?

Lucy Mangan