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Dog Collar Crime: A Crime Caper Animal Mystery (A Lucie Rizzo Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Adrienne Giordano (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 3,249 ratings
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"Absolutely hilarious! I want more Lucie!" -- Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling Author

Dog walking seemed like an innocent job… but the mob has its paws in everything.

Lucie Rizzo, investment banker. Status: unemployed.

It’s a hard fall from grace for Lucie to move back in with her mother until she lands on her feet again. Everything she did before was to get as far away as possible from her mob-infested family.

Still, Lucie’s determined to make things work. She begins with a part-time gig walking dogs for wealthy clients, and it inspires her to start her own pet accessory line. Frankie Falcone, her smoking-hot ex, wants to start again as if they never stopped. He’s no stranger to family ties with “the Family,” either, but she’s hardly one to throw stones.

What does concern Lucie is the kidnappings.

Well, petnappings. Someone local is abducting innocent dogs, and all of them belong to her upper-crust clients.

One pilfered pooch is bad enough. Three is a pattern. At this rate, Lucie will be out of business in days and on the ASPCA’s Most Wanted list. Unless she solves the mystery herself—and sends the dogjacking culprits straight to the pound.


Dog Collar Crime is book one in the Lucie Rizzo Mystery series. For more Lucie Rizzo fun, check out all the titles in this high-spirited, hilarious series - read 'em all!

* Knocked Off * Boosted * Limbo (novella) * Whacked * Cooked * Incognito *

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"This mystery will sink its fangs into your funny bone and drag you along by a leash of laughter." -- Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling Author

"...quirky characters, offbeat crimes, and laugh out loud humor..."
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Praise for the Lucie Rizzo mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Adrienne Giordano:

Dog Collar Crime

"Beware--cute dogs, humorous sleuthing, and hot romance ahead! This mystery will sink its fangs into your funny bone and drag you along by a leash of laughter. Lucie is an endearing and determined heroine who will collar your heart."
Denise Swanson
New York Times Bestselling Author


Knocked Off

"Adrienne Giordano hits a home run once again with a fun mystery you can't put down."
Dianna Love
New York Times Bestselling Author


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"Lucie Rizzo is a riot. This fast paced story will keep you turning pages. Fun characters, canines, chaos and a paroled mob boss's daughter in love with a cop makes for a romantic comedy you won't be able to put down. A pure delight from every angle--family, friends, fraud, and furry critters. Best in show!"
Nancy Naigle
USA Today Bestselling Author

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Adrienne Giordano writes romantic suspense and mystery. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of Romance University blog and Lady Jane's Salon-Naperville, a reading series dedicated to romantic fiction. For more information on Adrienne's books, please visit www.AdrienneGiordano.com or download the Adrienne Giordano app. Adrienne can also be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AdrienneGiordanoAuthor and Twitter at http://twitter.com/AdriennGiordano. For information on Adrienne's street team, Dangerous Darlings, go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/dangerousdarlings.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08F8XFW5D
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ALG Publishing (August 3, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3451 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
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Adrienne Giordano is a USA Today bestselling author of over forty romantic suspense and mystery novels. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her ultimate supporter of a husband, sports-obsessed son and Elliot, a snuggle-happy rescue. Having grown up near the ocean, Adrienne enjoys paddleboarding, a nice float in a kayak and lounging on the beach with a good book. For more information on Adrienne’s books, please visit www.AdrienneGiordano.com.

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Cricket
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a great read!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
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I was given an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, but I also bought a copy for myself because I loved it.
Lucie has recently lost her bank job to downsizing so she had to move back home with her mother and is currently paying er bills by walking dogs and making and selling dog collars, coats and leashes. Things get interesting when someone dog nap's one of Lucie's dogs while she is out walking it. Lucie is thrown against a parked car head first while the dog is grabbed from her. She chases the thieves but they jump into a van and take off. She has to call the police and of course she gets the look, yes she is that Lucie Rizzo daughter of a suspected MOB Boss. The police let Lucie know about a dog napping ring that has been operating in the area and they issue a bulletin for the stolen dog and the van. The next day, Lucie has the exact same thing happen to her, another two of the dogs she is walking taken from her and she again is pushed down and injured.
Frankie who is Lucie's on again off again fiancee and Lucie's brother Joey turn out to be just what Lucie needs when they find out about the dog being kidnapped. They insist on walking with Lucie everyday in order to protect her, and it turns out to be a good idea when a large guy tries to take another of the dogs that Lucie walks and Joey has to fight the guy off.
Lucie's best friend often helps her with her business and comes over to help out and quickly has Lucie shocked when she informs Lucie that one of the rhinestones on the collar that Lucie is working on is actually a real diamond.
Things just get worse for Lucie from there. This book is such a great read, I do not want to give a way a ton of spoilers so I will just add that this book had me laughing. I actually finished the book in one sitting. It is full of humor, twists and turns and surprises. The characters are really well developed and the scenes are so well described that you can actually picture them in your head. This one is a five star read a must have if you love a good mystery and a great read.
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SW Cubby
4.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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Cute mix of organized crime & doggone bejeweled crime. Reading this book was a breath of fresh air. Good story for most with a hint of sexual spice.
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Jeanie Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the characters.
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2013
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A delightful new genre for Adrienne Giordano but the same outstanding writing. In Doggy Collar Crimes, Giordano has publish the first book in a little-to-hot-for cozy romantic suspense series featuring a dogwalker/doggie designer whose dad is "connected". Lucia Rizzo does not wanted to be associated with organized crime or her imprisoned mob boss dad, so she built a life of her own in nearby Chicago, but that life collapsed when she lost her job in a merger, "rightsized" not downsized.

Now Lucie is back living at home and trying to make ends meet walking dogs and designing collars and doggie jewelry. Her doggie designs take off literally as well as figuratively; someone keeps dognapping her customers and then returning them. This is an intelligent mystery with a mild "hot" factor and relate-able humor. The romance issues are unique but very understandable. The guy is adorable as well as hot. I look forward to more with this dynamic cast of characters. I love AG's security romance mysteries, and this much lighter mystery has won my heart!

If I hadn't loved Adrienne Giordano's other books, I might not have bought this one because I avoid reading about the mafia now days. It would have been a pity if I had missed it. I loved it and the characters are wonderful!
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KCR
3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of angst and not much mystery...
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019
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I had to choose a mystery for our book club...so this looked cute as well as qualifying. I'm about half way done and it's KILLING me. Enough angst to qualify as a "Women's Lit Romance" with the only mystery being which parent or minion of a parent is the diamond's owner?
I haven't found the sex/romance that intriguing...I just wish she'd stop whining about losing her job. She's giving me a headache with the bouncing back and forth over what she expects her sometimes fiancé to do to show his love. UGH. I avoid women's fiction for less reason than this book is giving me.
I guess if the characters are irritating me, they must be well written if not well conceived. I can visualize all of them by the descriptions and the dialogs. None are very likeable - even Lucie.
The dogs are great and funny, the author does have a great way of creating visual images of them that makes all of them loveable, even the one who pees on her foot.
Will I finish the book? Depends on if any of my current holds come through from the library. I could walk away without ever knowing the villain and not lose a moment's sleep. Yeah, it's that much of a page-turner.
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Dan S. Tong
4.0 out of 5 stars An Entertaining Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020
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A fun book to read because how many of us are children of Crime Bosses? It's light entertainment with a very cute main characters, both of whom undergo serious and some funny character developments.
Of course, in the back of my mind I could not help thinking about the serious moral considerations of real Criminal Families, but since this was mostly a light, hurmorous, romantic, mystery book, I did not take it too seriously -just as the author intended.

I also found the protagonists boyfriend quite an interesting and unusual character. It's nice to read about someone like him. A young man who is so good looking that women, young and older, are ready to swoon, who nevertheless is not too full of himself, but is loyal, and is capable of true love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A day in the life of a dog walker !
Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2018
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Who would have thought that dog walking could be so dangerous !To keep her furry friends safe, Lucie has to outsmart and outrun the mob. What makes this even harder is that the mob is your family ! Lucie has been trying to distance herself from most of them for a long time,but she loves her mother and brother (sometimes). But to make this even harder is the fact that her boyfriend,love of her life, is just like her-family ties to the mob. This book had me laughing out loud, but also wondering how this story could ever have a happy ending. Never fear, guy gets girl, dogs get walked and loved and readers are left with that Awwwwe feeling!
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Mary Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Blast!
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2020
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Very entertaining read, with a nice tempo and craziness galore - oh and doggies!
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Pandybare
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and satisfying
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2018
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The beginning was a bit disjointed with a hero that seemed a bit bimbo, but the story quickly developed into a great read with likeable characters and plenty of suspense. Looking forward to the next one.
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margaret
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2018
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good plot. Kept me guessing.nice twist with the robbers. Just goes to show the future is for us to shape.
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Marg Clark
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun adventure
Reviewed in Australia on September 22, 2019
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Crazy mixed up story that was a lot of fun. Diamonds stolen years ago suddenly caused a spate of dognapping that created mayhem for Lucie & her plan to create a business of dog walking & dog collars & coats. Interesting ending!
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