Having achieved local fame due to their crime-cracking exploits, Charlie Boardman and his fellow dogwalkers are delighted to receive invitations for a festive stay at a new dog-friendly boutique hotel on the outskirts of seaside town, Framstone. A chance to enjoy some luxury and pampering, not to mention spending Christmas together, is gratefully accepted.

That is, until one of their fellow hotel guests turns up dead in his room. The dogwalkers soon realise they’ve got their paws on a murder. A rare White Christmas is now stained with red.

But who checked into the Dog Hotel with murder in mind?