Ralph E Vaughan

Paws & Claws: A Three Dog Mystery - Paws & Claws Ralph E Vaughan

Publisher Marketing: Chula Vista, California is a city infested with outlaw gangs. Not a segment of the town escapes their touch, whether nouveau riche Eastlake, working class Castle Park or socially blighted Otay. No matter where you go in Chula Vista there is either a pack of dogs or clowder of cats demanding tribute...or else. While the K9 officers of the Chula Vista Police Department try their best, they cannot be everywhere at once. Only in one small neighborhood do law-abiding pets have someone to stand up for them, to fight back against a tide of lawlessness. From Fourth Avenue west to Broadway, from G Street north to E Street, the operatives of the Three Dog Detective Agency do their dogged best to keep the evil cats of Feral Gang in their place, to promote a sense of lawfulness and goodwill, and to sometimes save the world. When the felonious felines of the Feral Gang try to sink their claws into the innocent and gentle, their heinous actions do not go unanswered. The neighborhood animals, both domestic and wild, know they can turn to Levi, Sunny and Yoda for help. This is the story of the Three Dog Detective Agency's final battle with the Feral Gang, a story of action, of mystery, of redemption...a story of Paws & Claws. Contributor Bio:  Vaughan, Ralph E Ralph E. Vaughan is the author of several Sherlock Holmes novels and stories, such as "The Adventure of the Ancient Gods" (the first-ever crossing of Holmes and Lovecraft), "The Dreaming Detective," and "Sherlock Holmes and the Coils of Time." He is the creator of the popular Paws & Claws series, which began with "Paws & Claws: A Three Dog Mystery," in which three amazing dogs protect their neighborhood, thwart the evil plans of the nefarious Feral Gang, and occasionally save the world; the series continued with "A Flight of Raptors," and "K-9 Blues," with more to come in the adventures of the Three Dog Detective Agency. Most recently, he authored "Shadows Against the Empire," an interplanetary steampunk adventure set in 1882, first in a series of books. A writer since the late 1960s, he had published more than 300 short stories and poems in a variety of magazines and journals. He is also a fan of crime fiction, from traditional British mysteries to the detective noir of Raymond Chandler and Lawrence Block. He is a long-time resident of Chula Vista, California, which is the setting of "Paws & Claws." He is married and has two children, a daughter who is a game designer and playwright and a son who is a conductor for the BNSF.