He spent decades destroying careers with a single review. Now that he's trying to make amends, someone's decided it's too little, too late. When celebrity food critic Preston Hargrave drops dead at Palm Harbor's Coastal Cuisine Festival, dog trainer Bea Crawford finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation—thanks to her French Bulldog Max, who has an unfortunate talent for sniffing out corpses. Preston came to town a changed man, trading his "Brutal Chef" reputation for apologies and second chances. But not everyone was ready to forgive. Now there's a deadly poison, a garden full of suspects, and enough old grudges to fill a cookbook. In a town where everybody knows your business and your grandmother's biscuit recipe, some secrets refuse to stay buried... The Proof is in the Poisoning is the thirteenth book in the Carolina Canines cozy mystery series, featuring a dog trainer who can't stay out of trouble, a French Bulldog with questionable impulse control, and a Golden Retriever who judges them both. Can be read and enjoyed as a standalone title.