A Mary Malone Series #3. Total pages 369.

Unemployed teacher Mary Malone faces a serious dilemma when her private investigator brother Matt, who has been overseas for seven months, announces he is returning home to Minnesota in three weeks.  How is this amateur sleuth going to explain to him about his missing dog? And, what about the murder cases she has taken on in his absence, especially the one in progress dealing with the owner of Hickleman Pickle Plant?  Without the help of her widowed aunt and neighbor Mrs. Grimshaw, can Mary succeed in finding the dog and solving the death of Don Hickleman, before Matt discovers what she's been keeping from him?

"Mary Malone is not only "in a pickle" but the story is hilarious. Intriguing and funny is a hard combination, but Marlene Chabot does it with spectacular ease. Another home run from one of my favorite authors." Pat Dennis, author of Murder by Chance and the Betty Chance Mystery Series.