Dog Grant Me By Neil S. Plakcy

Eastern College’s first winter intersession brings administrator Steve Levitan to the Friar Lake Conference Center, where a Caribbean cuisine course is about to begin. His wife, Lili, is co-teaching alongside her old friend Dr. Yesenia Ubeda, a celebrated—and sometimes controversial—food anthropologist.

But before the class can settle in, unsettling events interrupt the program:

• Threatening notes left for Yesenia

• Long-hidden documents tied to U.S.–Cuba history

• A student with a dangerous secret, found murdered

What should have been an exciting educational program quickly becomes a deadly puzzle.

Steve soon realizes that someone at Friar Lake will kill to protect—or destroy—Yesenia’s reputation.
Every attendee seems to have a motive, from academic grudges to political agendas.
And the deeper Steve digs, the more the past comes roaring back.

With Rochester at his side, Steve must:

• Navigate a tangle of academic rivalries and historical resentment

• Uncover why a student joined the course under false pretenses

• Protect Lili and Yesenia as tensions rise

• Expose a killer who has carefully hidden in plain sight

The walls of Friar Lake contain secrets people have been guarding for decades—and now one of them has turned deadly.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Cozy mysteries with smart, twisty plots

• Academic and conference-center settings (Paige Shelton, Maggie Barbieri)

• Culinary intrigue and food-driven storytelling

• Faithful canine partners (Spencer Quinn, David Rosenfelt)

• Cold-case secrets colliding with present-day danger

In this twentieth installment of Neil Plakcy’s award-winning series, Steve and Rochester confront their most intricate case yet—where history, identity, and motive intertwine.

Uncover the truth. Protect the innocent.
And discover what really happened long before class began.