title: Sleeping Dogs Never Lie: a novel
author:  M.D. Poole 
description: <b><span>M.D. Poole</span></b><br /><span>Author of DOGS NEVER LIE and VERNA WARE'S LONG WAY HOME, Poole also has written four detective novels, COWTOWN CRIME, COWTOWN CORSPE, COWTOWN COP, and COWTOWN COFFIN, featuring Detective Frank "Pink" Bettman. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Poole's poetry is available under the title CHILDREN OF EVE. She has authored SUNDOG STORIES, a short story collection, and HOGAN THE HORSE BEDTIME TALES for children. Six of Poole's plays have been produced off-Broadway and in regional theater. Her writing has appeared in 25 books and journals. Her blog "AbunDance" can be seen at mdpoole.wordpress.com</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Poole has over ten years' experience writing scripts for TV and radio advertising, as well as working with Barnes &amp; Noble Bookstores, New York City Opera at Lincoln Center (onstage and off), and Van Cleef &amp; Arpels at Bergdorf Goodman. Poole owned and managed three businesses, Private Drawers, Barkley Dogs, and Word Doctor. </span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Dr. Poole earned her PhD in English Language and Literature from TCU. She served as the director of the Deep South Writers Conference while teaching at Southwestern Louisiana University prior to taking a position at the State University of New York FIT in New York City. Her interests include ballet, karate, theater, and dogs.</span><br /><span></span>
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  # Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Cynthia Terelst
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN:
  [978-0-6487294-1-9](https://www.myidentifiers.com.au/title_registration?isbn=978-0-6487294-1-9&icon_type=Assigned)
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Cynthia Terelst
  
  
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  Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my love of writing. For those
  who read early drafts and helped me bring another novel to fruition, I could
  not do this without you, you are all invaluable to me.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](../Text/part0004.html#3Q280-2a3029732cdd43d2b89b657d9