I just finished reading and enjoying the 3rd in the "Barking Detective Mystery" series with Pepe the talking chihuahua called The Big Chihuahua by Waverly Curtis. This is the third book I've read in the series and it is absolutely my favorite mystery series involving a dog. Pepe is a talking Chihuahua who has a fun personality, and seems to have lived so many adventures before his mom, Geri Sullivan adopted him.
This time, they're investigating a dog-related cult called "Dogawanda" that includes a Weimaraner (like ours) and a murder mystery. The characters, including Geri's P.I. "boss" Jimmy G who always talks in third person, and her boyfriend Felix are great supporting characters.
I can't wait to read the next in the series!
BTW- You can follow the authors on their website devoted to Pepe at: http://www.thepepenovels.com/
-Rob
ABOUT THE BOOK: "In matters of courage, there is no bigger dog than me!"
P.I. Geri Sullivan and her talking Chihuahua, Pepe, are always hungry to sink their teeth into a new case. So if helping a hapless husband win back his wayward wife means sneaking into a cult of dog-worshippers, porque no?
Inside the believers' rural retreat, Pepe perks up his ears when the charismatic leader pegs him as the next incarnation of the spirit Dogawanda. But the discovery of a body, murdered between mantras, suggests there's more chicanery than channeling going on in this suspicious sect. While wild wolves howl, a killer is on the prowl--and it's up to Geri and her canine compadre to dig up the dirt.