by Neal Kennersly, brother
of Carrie Kennersly, whose adventures are memorialized in the Barkery &
Biscuits Mysteries by Linda O. Johnston
Hello. This feels strange, but my sister Carrie
asked me to blog here this month. What
could I say but yes? I love my
sister. Plus, she's pretty generous to
me. I live in her home and pay rent when
I can, but she seldom even reminds me of that.
My main job these days is at
the front desk of the Knobcone Heights Resort, where I help check people into
the hotel. I much prefer it when I can
take people out on hikes, both those sponsored by the Resort and
otherwise. I don't make a lot of money leading
expeditions like that but, hey, it's fun.
Anyway, my sister is a
veterinary technician and recently became the owner of the bakery Icing on the
Cake, which she split in half to create the adjoining Barkery and Biscuits. There, she bakes and sells some of the
healthy dog treats she's created while working for the Knobcone Veterinary
Clinic. She owns a really cute dog,
Biscuit--but I call her Bug, just because.
The thing is, Carrie
recently started a new hobby, I guess you'd call it. She's solving murders. And as it turns out, I'm all for it.
You see, the first time
Carrie was accused of killing someone right here in Knobcone Heights--Myra
Ethman, wife of Harris Ethman, who owns a pet boutique. Myra
was giving Carrie a hard time for starting the Barkery, claiming it was competition
to her pet store. And when Myra got killed, Carrie
was unfortunately a logical suspect. Not
that she did it, of course. Carrie was
able to clear herself, and the story was memorialized in a book: Bite
the Biscuit. Fortunately, I was able
to stay out of it since the Ethman family owns the resort where I work.
I enjoyed reading Bite the Biscuit, and apparently other
people did, too. It was a finalist for a
very special award by the Dog Writers Association of America, I understand.
In some ways, I'm glad Carrie got that experience. Why?
Well, rumor has it that the really nice woman I'm interested in dating,
Janelle Blaystone, may be accused of murder, too. I gather that her story will be told in a
book to be published in May of 2016: To
Catch A Treat.
Anyway, I'm done here. Got to get back to planning the next hike I'm
leading. And I think I've said enough to
make my sister happy.
Right, Carrie?
Sign me up for a hike.
ReplyDeleteHey, Willow, sounds great! Just let me know when you'll be in Knobcone Heights.
Delete--Neal
Congratulations on the award!! So very cool!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tonya!
Delete--Linda
I haven't started this series yet. Sounds fun and who couldn't like those book covers?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elaine. I like the covers, too. I've read the first story, but don't tell Carrie.
Delete--Neal