1. [n]  outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
2. [n]  an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"

Doghouse
A doo-wop group, two corrupt vice cops and a 250-pound ex-blues queen are just some of the characters black private eye Doghouse Washington has to deal with in this fast-paced tongue-in-cheek detective novel.

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