Robert L. Perry

Evil appears in many disguises, even someone who looks as harmless as a retired middle school principal who wears comfortable shoes. Evil can seem like a godsend in unlikely places, then corrupt and destroy the good. Even in an animal rescue shelter in a small town where deadly secrets hide in plain sight.Something is terribly wrong at the local shelter in Book 2 of the inspiring new series, The Booper and Harry Mysteries. In Evil Wears Comfortable Shoes, every week, the largest rescue dogs disappear. Harry Chapman, a troubled teen crusader for doing the right thing, regardless is confused and suspicious.With her fearless Redhawks soccer team, Harry had saved the gentle warrior dog and "love of her life" Booper from a grisly death in Book One, Be Careful What You Wish For. Just weeks later, they are learning the painful lessons of getting what you want-arrest records, community service, petrified parents, emotional wounds and maddening media celebrity.Determined to save the shelter, Harry learns that "Marion the Carrion," the gruff shelter director and a retired principal, is keeping secrets so dark she can't imagine the truth.Determined to rescue the dogs and defeat the malicious Marion, Harry, Booper and the fearless Redhawks are lured into a dangerous web of deceit and death. Fur and feathers fly as the team again must call on all of their athletic skills, their deepening friendship and their undaunted determination to do the right thing and triumph over evil.

Harry Chapman, a troubled "tween," is swept up in the swirl of her parents' nasty divorce, her dad's recovery from alcoholism, and the mounting pressure of her new life in near poverty. She seeks solace in her dream of owning a magnificent dog. She finds a dog suffering from hideous abuse by a criminal lunatic. Her pleas for help are ignored by her parents, her teachers and even her teammates on her diverse and superb soccer team, the Redhawks. Harry, struggling with her own deep fears, is pushed beyond her limits. She piles mistake on top of mistake, lie on top of lie, as she stumbles toward her dream. She is punished by her Mom for her serious mistakes and shocked when her dire predictions are so wrong. Severely depressed and confused by her torturous thoughts, Harry makes the "best worst mistake of her life." Does it lead to justice and joy or to deadly peril? Is pursuing her dream along the not-so-lonesome highway the right thing, or is it just illegal and selfish? In a wild adventure, Harry learns the hard way to be careful what she wishes for. Harry, her best friend Glenda, and her teammates-Rory, Magda, Peter, Jorge, Keysha and Bu-must call on all of their athletic skills and dig deep to find new strength to try to save Booper from a horrible death. Can these intrepid Redhawks drive the evildoer to his knees? Can they prevail despite the rude surprise that their best intentions have paved a road of painful consequences? Can true justice prevail despite the baffling laws that seem to reward evil and punish good? In a gripping trial, can Harry and the wily prosecutor outfox the tenacious defense attorney to ensure that the evil abuser receives his well-deserved punishment?Does the outcome bring its own joys, or does it portend a reality very different from Harry's dreams? In this thrilling new adventure series, Booper and Harry, a mighty duo, must rely on their own daring and the courage of the Redhawks, her relentless soccer team, if they are to triumph over evil. Or the wickedness will overwhelm their town in a relentless tide of destruction.These tides sweeping through their hometown? Animal abuse. Child abuse. Drug epidemics. Gangs. Addiction. Bigotry. Suicide. Mental illness. Corruption. Terrorism. Intolerance and injustice. Why do these these global perils plague Harry and Booper, her gentle warrior dog, in a small town far from any major city? Can Harry overcome her own family's dysfunctions and triumph over the evil infesting her hometown? This series explores the damage and the danger these modern epidemics inflict on the Redhawks and their friends and families. These compelling mysteries pit Booper and Harry against the menacing perpetrators of these political, social, and cultural ills who threaten their safety, security and happiness.