St. Mateo, the Palmchat Islands.

Sophie Carter is still desperate to prove herself.

Despite her track record of sniffing out killers, the aspiring reporter fears she has a high hill to climb before she hits it big.

So she quickly collars the chance at a once-in-a-lifetime scoop when a famous actress’s assistant is found murdered.

Relying on a helping paw from her talkative feline sidekick, Sophie uncovers a dog-napping conspiracy with an astonishing tie to British royalty.

But the duo’s suspicions bristle when their prime suspect points them to the dead woman’s diary and a freshly dug pile of shady secrets.

When fate throws Sophie a bone, can she bring the culprit to heel before she writes her own obituary?