Running a sanctuary for magical misfits is a messy job. Clearing your hellhound of a murder charge? That’s going to take a lot of coffee. Hazel never expected to inherit the Bramble Hollow Wayward Creatures Sanctuary. Between wrangling teething baby dragons, negotiating with a grumpy chupacabra, and dodging past-due property tax notices, she barely has time to sleep, let alone solve a murder. But when Clarissa Sterling, the town’s wealthiest and most obnoxious Elven socialite, is found dead in the town square—poisoned by a rare magical botanical—the sanctuary's financial troubles take a backseat. The prime suspect? Barnaby, Hazel’s giant, anxiety-riddled, marshmallow of a hellhound, who was found happily chewing on the victim’s designer handbag. Now, Hazel has exactly seventy-two hours to find the real killer before the dangerously handsome (and incredibly stubborn) Gargoyle Sheriff, Thorne, ships Barnaby off to a high-security supernatural pound. With the town council breathing down her neck and a suspect list that includes a disgruntled goblin, a pompous griffin breeder, and a debt-ridden vampire nephew, Hazel has to put her animal-wrangling skills to the ultimate test. But as she digs deeper into Bramble Hollow’s dark secrets, she realizes the killer might be targeting her next. Can Hazel sniff out the real culprit and save her sanctuary, or is her luck about to go up in smoke? Hellhounds and Homicide is the first book in the Cryptid Animal Rescue series. If you love quirky magical towns, slow-burn paranormal romance, and laugh-out-loud mysteries featuring chaotic magical pets, you will love this brand-new cozy mystery!