About this item
"I am Pepe. But you can call me el Jefe."Pepe may have soft white fur, big brown eyes, and mucho attitude--but he's no furry fashion fad. Pepe can talk--even if his new owner, Geri Sullivan, seems to be the only person who can understand him. When Geri takes on her first assignment for a quirky investigator named Jimmy G and stumbles over a Seattle millionaire's corpse, Pepe proves to be worth his weight in liver treats. Suspicion falls on the not-so-grieving widow, who wants to finance a reality TV show, Dancing With Dogs. Normally, Pepe wouldn't be caught muerte in a sparkly costume. However, he has to sniff out the real killer and keep Geri safe. Lesser dogs might flinch. But Pepe isn't the kind to turn tail and run. . ."Pepe is one cool sleuth.
About the Author
Waverly Curtis is the pseudonym of Waverly Fitzgerald and Curt Colbert. Curt Colbert is the author of the Jake Rossiter and Miss Jenkins mysteries, a series of hardboiled, private detective novels set in 1940's Seattle. The first book, Rat City, was nominated for a Shamus Award in 2001. A Seattle native, Curt is also a poet and an avid history buff. He is the editor of Seattle Noir, a collection of crime stories published in 2009. He was a judge for the Edgars in 2008 and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America. Curt and his wife live in a Seattle suburb under the thrall of their cat, Esmeralda.Waverly Fitzgerald is the author of four historical romances set in Victorian London, and has taught writing classes for adults at the UCLA Writers Program, the University of Washington Extension, and Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle. Waverly is also the author of Slow Time: Recovering the Natural Rhythms of Life. Waverly and Curt first met in a writing class in the late 1980s. When Curt came up with the idea of a mystery featuring a talking Chihuahua named Pepe, the collaboration began. Curt loves to start chapters; Waverly finishes them. Curt loves to elaborate, and Waverly likes to edit. Curt's humor is broader while Waverly's humor is more situational. Together they are an unstoppable mystery novel writing team.Pepe is an eight-year old Chihuahua, adopted by Waverly's daughter Shaw, when he was a puppy. He likes stuffed toys, especially if they squeak. He hates the rain, which is unfortunate since he lives in Seattle. Like his namesake character, he hates being dressed up and thinks he is much bigger than he is. Unlike his namesake, he has a sweet disposition and doesn't talk much, but he does have his own Facebook page.
