08/19/2026
🐝 A new mystery puts a Doberman’s nose to work! 🐝
Earlier this year, we introduced you to author Jill Hedgecock, whose Shadow paranormal mystery series features a ghost-seeing Doberman inspired by the real-life Ruby of “RubyDoobyDoo” fame. At the time, we mentioned that Hedgecock was working on a new novel featuring another Doberman — and that book has now arrived! "Silence in the Orchard: A K-9 Mystery Thriller" trades the supernatural for an environmental mystery, with a scent-detection Doberman at the center of the action. Here's the description:
When beehives fall silent, will her dog's ability to sniff out the truth get them both killed?
Abigail Dabby longs to help honeybees. Driven by guilt over her parents' death in a beekeeping-related accident, the determined graduate student vows to protect these pollinators to atone for her role in the tragedy. But as her compassion drives her to decode the cause of mysterious beehive collapses, a stalker shadows her and her scent-detection Doberman in a remote orchard.
Worried that she and her beloved canine have become a target of ecoterrorists, Abigail confides in a fellow team member. But as the ecological crisis expands and threatens the nation's food supply, Abigail realizes she and her four-legged partner have stepped into a storm cloud of deceit and danger.
Can Abigail and her talented Doberman uncover the truth in time to escape a fiery fate?
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A Sacramento native now living in Contra Costa County, Hedgecock has become quite familiar with Dobermans through her writing and connections with the breed community. As she told us earlier this year, she appreciates the opportunity to show Dobermans in a positive light. (We especially love seeing a Doberman portrayed not simply as a companion or protector, but as an intelligent, highly trainable working dog whose scent-detection abilities play an essential role in the story.)
For more information and to order a copy, visit https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Orchard-K-9-Mystery-Thriller/dp/1732241589.
