E.X. Ferrars
Beware of the Dog
Virginia and Felix #8
Nice old Helen Lovelace has passed on to her just reward, so it’s no surprise that her two young heirs have arrived to pick up the tasty inheritance they expect to split. What is perhaps surprising is that another death immediately follows their arrival: one heir is murdered in her bed, and her cousin, Nicholas, looks a good bet for having pulled the trigger. Mrs. Lovelace’s housekeeper, however, has long had a soft spot for Nicholas, and she implores a neighbor—Virginia Freer—to poke around for another suspect. Virginia, happy to help, calls in a secret weapon... Her former husband, Felix, may be a bounder, a cad, a liar, and a thief, but he does have a knack for finding bad guys.
“Ferrars constructs masterly plots, with the same mix of the coincidental and the diabolic that life itself often serves up” —Chicago Tribune
“Reminiscent of Dame Agatha Christie....A critic long ago noted that Ferrars ‘combines fi ne craftsmanship with skillful plotting and likeable characters to provide first-rate entertainment.’ In Beware of the Dog, she’s still at it” —Buffalo News
Who's likely to like this: Fans of the Thin Man films and Jonathan Gash’s Lovejoy series
2025 • Fiction/Mystery • 200 pages • ISBN: 9781631943485