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Sleeping Dogs Lie
- A Novella
- Narrated by: Melanie Nicholls-King, Lindsey Dorcus
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
From the internationally best-selling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It comes a twisted, entertaining novella about a dog walker swept into a criminal investigation when her client winds up dead.
Shelby works as a dog walker in northern California, and she’s just finished up her bi-weekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner - Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company - lying on the bathroom floor, dead. A detective arrives on the scene. As she interviews Shelby, the body is inspected by a medical examiner, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you to believe.
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What listeners say about Sleeping Dogs Lie
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- TAM
- 04-01-21
A must-listen for dog lovers!
Samantha Downing is one of my favorite authors, so I immediately listened to this very clever short mystery about a dog walker and a murdered owner of one of her clients.
This was a very clever story with well planned and thought through details. I really enjoyed it.
52 people found this helpful
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- Heather Julie
- 04-02-21
Great plot twist
I love a good murder mystery and this one was a great quick listen.
Must love dogs too!
32 people found this helpful
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- Annie Lauterbach
- 04-01-21
Great mystery!
Wonderful writing, great performances by both narrators. A good listen for those who love dogs...
24 people found this helpful
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- Kimberly
- 04-02-21
Short & to the point.
Good story. The performances were great. Interesting. Decent plot. I might check out more by this author. Things, they’re not what they seem.
22 people found this helpful
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- Dee
- 04-04-21
Wow!!! Great listen!!
This story was a joy!! The mystery is an enigma wrapped in a paradox and as the story unfolds, I kept saying, no way, no way, no way. Then, kaboom, WAY!
The narrators delivered. In spades!
20 people found this helpful
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- SloaneRanger89
- 04-04-21
Wait. What!!
This is a true "wait what" drama. Well done. The author keeps us in suspense.
19 people found this helpful
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- Wanda Kartchner
- 04-03-21
Surprising
This had an ending I did not see coming. Very enjoyable listening, and I recommend it.
18 people found this helpful
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- Thomas J.
- 04-02-21
Fun!
I throughly enjoyed the story. It had a great pace and the narration was close to perfect.
17 people found this helpful
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- KG
- 05-21-21
Wrong on several levels
As someone who’s grow up in animal rescue NO!!!! I’m shocked at the good reviews for this. The narration was ok, but the story itself was mind bogglingly absurd.
I’m sorry but wth?!? Having un neutered dogs running loose in dog parks is fine but crating a dog is not?? One adds to overpopulation. The other is a part of a dogs natural instinct to seek confined spaces when feeling insecure.
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Imperfect dog owners deserve to be executed bc they crate their dogs and feed them the wrong kind of food?!?
A vigilante who stalks people, executes them and rehomes their dogs - and then notes that she’s *watching* the new adopters thus implying she’ll kill them too.
I’m all for animal rescue but nonsense like this is just wrong on every level.
16 people found this helpful
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- BookObssessed
- 04-02-21
The last sentence.....
Gave me chills!!! It gave me Dexter vibes!!! Pace was wonderful. The twist the reveal! It had it all!!! BRAVAO
12 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 12-15-21
Great short story with a twist
Second time I’ve listened to her short stories and been impressed.
Great little story with enough twists to keep you interested.
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- SandraL
- 10-17-21
Great little novella
This short story by Samantha Downing is currently free to Audible members in the Plus catalogue. It's a fun crime story involving a dog walker who takes her charge home after a work and finds it's owner dead.
At just over 2 hours long this packs a lot in. As a dog lover and crime thriller addict I was in heaven and this little novella had enough twists to keep me happy, and with a VERY satisfying ending!. I'd love to see a full length novel featuring the detective.
Excellent narration too. Perfect if you have a couple of spare hours!
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- Griff
- 09-29-21
Entertaining couple of hours
A pretty well written story, performed very well - I did find the ending a bit ‘lame’…
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- Leora
- 08-21-21
A Great Book!
A thoroughly enjoyable book with a few unexpcted turns! Well written and a great, easy listen. Highly recommend but especially for dog lovers!!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-22
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Enjoyed it very much. Was never a reader. It was just to hard. I have Dyslexia.🌻
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- Anonymous User
- 04-16-22
Ridiculous
Pathetic story about a nutty dog lover. I like dogs, don’t own one but this is a really unbelievable waste of time for crime solving readers.
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- Cheryl
- 04-01-22
Plain Strange
narration good but story too weird and not very believable .... I don't recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-24-22
Quick story
This was an enjoyable short story to read.A easy to follow plot with a twist I didnt see coming . narration fin
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- Anonymous User
- 03-15-22
The world needs more Dog Walkers.
Love it. The only disappointing thing is that it’s not a true story. A must for dog lovers.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-05-22
Perfect Short Story
A great short story that can be, and should be, listened to in one sitting. It was great with a twist that was well executed, and the story was well written. I liked how it was formatted from different points of view, and that the story was open-ended but wrapped up all the main points. Definitely worth a listen
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- Elle T
- 01-14-22
Brilliant!
This was a clever little murder mystery with a fantastic twist. I enjoyed listening to this short audio novella.
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- Laura
- 12-15-21
Awesome story and writing style!
What a great read this was - super performances! Loved it very much! Off to find her other book!