Duffy Brown has stopped by today together with the other Bruce Willis who has a wagging
tail and is a daily yard-waterer. He is in Iced
Chiffon, Duffy's latest cozy mystery.Bruce wants to talk about pets in cozies and in particular his role:
Have you ever noticed all the pets running around in cozy mysteries? And most of them are cats! What the heck? How did that happen? Does
a cat greet you at the door, get your slippers, clean the kitchen floor after
you spill the bacon and eggs? No! Cats sniff, turn up their nose and prance
off. Dogs have owners, Cats have staff!
Once upon a time I didn’t have such a great life so I ran
away and took up living under Reagan Summerside’s front porch. Don’t know why I
chose her. Maybe because at the time Reagan’s life in Savannah sucked almost as
much as mine.
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But she’s an okay gal, even shared her McNuggets and fries
with me but kept the martinis all to herself. I mean to tell you I could do
with a martini or two on these hot summer nights.
Reagan has a consignment shop on the first floor of her
half-restored Victorian. She and her Auntie KiKi who lives next door were going
to name me Calvin Klein to fit in with the upscale clothes she takes in. One
look at my mangled left ear, crooked tail and scared snout not to mention my
questionable linage and they knew I was much better suited as Bruce Willis.
Life is good right now. Reagan says I’m the worse watchdog
on the planet but I sure do make a lot of friends. If I fake a limp I can
usually finesse a cookie or two from the customers and if I sit in front of the
fridge long enough I get my daily dog…hot dog that is. The warm fall days here
in Savannah are just made for me snoozing on the porch and one day I can get a
slurp of Reagan’s peach martini.
So what is your opinion on pets in mysteries? Paw up or
down? Do they distract too much from the mystery? Do you like it when they have
a point of view? Do you like cats or dogs best in a book? (That’s spelled
d-o-g)
Bruce
Bruce
You can find Bruce Willis and Duffy on her web site here.
Thanks for being a guest on my blog today.
