On a snowy morning, Kinsley and her furry best friend Muffin awaken to a strange noise—the banging of broken shutters on the old shed. It alerts them that the double doors are flung open wide.
During the night an intruder has stolen a valuable family treasure—a famous 1928 Model A Ford they fondly named Betty Boop.
Why did he steal it?
The mystery deepens as Kinsley, along with her aunt and Muffin, team up with a quirky investigator to find the culprit. Yet all clues lead to a dead end.
Where did he hide it?
Hope fades. Will they ever find their beloved Betty Boop?
But hope returns. They find a strange clue left by the thief. A dealer in antiques says it’s more valuable than the missing car. They now have a rare bargaining tool.
But even if they locate the thief, will he take the bait and negotiate?
DOROTHY DOZIER ALLEN lives in a big pink house on a wooded hillside surrounded by longleaf pines. Her backyard is home to fluffy-tailed rabbits, squawking birds, scampering squirrels and occasional deer nibbling green grass. Near sundown she is greeted by soft hoots from an owl named Webster. Also, a noisy woodpecker makes its home in a dead tree among oaks, pines and azaleas.
Along with her niece Kinsley who lives in the Mississippi countryside, her frisky Shih Tzu named Muffin and a mischievous calico cat, Miss Kitty, inspire the self-published Kinsley Adventure Series.
Dorothy’s love of fantasy propels her family and pets into situations that stimulate young minds to be creative and travel through the pages of her chapter books to help solve mysteries with her very real characters.
Founder of The Write Women, a literary critique group
Member of several writer’s groups since 2012