John D Nairn

Cozy mysteries from Bondi Beach

Postwar Sydney, 1947. A young war widow walks dogs to keep the lights on — and stumbles into murder, one round at a time.

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The Wagging Tail

A Bondi Dog Walker Mystery — eight-book series

Kit Moran turned her late husband's veterinary practice into a dog-walking business three weeks old and already her lifeline. When a beloved local turns up dead, the quiet community of beachside eccentrics becomes a puzzle of loyalties and buried secrets.

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About the Author

John D Nairn writes warm-hearted mysteries set in the laneways, headlands and surf-clubs of postwar Sydney. The Wagging Tail is a closed eight-book series — the whole arc planned, the ending earned.

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