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  Melanie Travis Mysteries

  A Pedigree To Die For

  by Laurien Berenson

  This first mystery in a classy new series features Melanie Travis, a 30-something Connecticut teacher and single mom with an unerring nose for detection. When Melanie's Uncle Max is found dead on the floor of his championship kennel, Melanie investigates. And suddenly she finds herself on a long leash of intrigue and greed.
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  Raining Cats & Dogs

  by Laurien Berenson

  Melanie Travis has her hands full these days, what with adding a husband and three more dogs to her already cramped home. The advanced obedience training for her dog Faith is a welcome respite from the stresses of house hunting, until murder forces Melanie to the head of the class.
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  Doggie Day Care Murder

  by Laurien Berenson

  Melanie Travis thought her sleuthing days were behind her. She has a new baby to take care of - not to mention five Standard Poodles - and Aunt Peg is getting Davey ready for his debut as a junior showman. These days, the closest Melanie gets to detective work is scoping out the scene at the local doggie day centre for her friend Alice Brickman.As Melanie learns, it's a dog's life at the Pine Ridge Canine Care... (more)
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  Chow Down

  by Laurien Berenson

  If Melanie Travis was planning on a quiet family summer with her Standard Poodle Faith, son Davey, and new husband Sam, her plans are about to turn upside down. An unexpected competition, a trip to New York, and - oh yes, a murder - later, Melanie finds herself in a choke collar of deceit and corruption. When she receives the letter from the Champions Dog Food Company informing her that Faith has been selected as... (more)
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  Watchdog

  by Laurien Berenson

  It's Autumn in Connecticut. Melanie Travis has just started a new job, and with the added excitement of showing her Standard Poodle, Faith, in the fall shows, the last thing she wants is to become embroiled in yet another of her brother Frank's moneymaking schemes. His current brainstorm - remaking an old store in stylish suburban Fairfield County into a trendy coffee bar - already has the neighbours snarling.... (more)
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  Once Bitten

  by Laurien Berenson

  In her eighth doggedly endearing adventure in sleuthing, Melanie Travis is anticipating her brother Frank's impending nuptials to beautiful dog-handler Bertie Kennedy while reflecting over the defection of her fianc‚, Sam, who (in last year's Unleashed) suddenly announced he wasn't ready for marriage and went off to find himself. Bertie has hired an old friend, Sara Bentley, to plan her wedding, despite Sara's... (more)
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  Jingle Bell Bark

  by Laurien Berenson

  In Berenson's delightful holiday romp, the 11th entry in her popular canine cozy series ( Best in Show , etc.), trainer Melanie Travis investigates the suspicious death of her eight-year-old son's school-bus driver, the personable and reliable Henry Pruitt. Melanie rescues the victim's two golden retrievers and takes them to the kennel run by her bossy Aunt Peg, who's keen to learn what really happened to Henry.... (more)
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  Unleashed: A Melanie Travis Mystery (Melanie Travis Mysteries (Paperback))

  by Laurien Berenson

  In this workman-like and winning cozy, the seventh in the series featuring teacher and dog-lover Melanie Travis (Underdog; Hush Puppy; etc.), Berenson takes readers deep into the dog-show subculture. A busy schedule is all that is keeping Melanie and her fianc?, software designer Sam Driver, from setting a wedding date. Happily shepherding her six-year-old to soccer camp and preparing for her poodle's first... (more)
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  Hush Puppy

  by Laurien Berenson

  Amateur sleuth and single mother Melanie Travis (Watchdog, etc.) and her show poodle, Faith, return in a mundane canine cozy centered around the prestigious Howard Academy in Greenwich, Conn., where Melanie is a full-time tutor. School caretaker Eugene Krebbs, an unsavory school fixture, is found dead in his tool shed, stabbed with a pitchfork. Now, along with juggling Faith's dog shows and dealing with the... (more)
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  Hot Dog

  by Laurien Berenson

  In an effort to escape her ex-husband and boyfriend, Melanie Travis opts to track down the elusive owner of an adorable dachshund puppy that's about to be put on the block at a charity auction. But the more Melanie discovers about the puppy's background, the messier the case becomes.
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  Hair Of The Dog

  by Laurien Berenson

  The dog days of summer have just begun, and Melanie Travis is looking forward to savoring each lazy afternoon. Even her rambunctious standard poodle is taking a break from the show ring. But Melanie's quiet summer reverie is shattered when star poodle handler and ladykiller Barry Turk is shot dead in his own driveway. Mystery Guild Selection.
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  Dog Eat Dog

  by Laurien Berenson

  Welcome to an elite Connecticut kennel club where shocking secrets gnaw at the best of the breed and competition has a sharp and deadly bite. As if raising her son Davey, training her rambunctious Poodle Faith for the show ring, and grooming fellow handler Sam Driver for romance aren't enough, Melanie Travis's entree into the exclusive Belle Haven Kennel Club has been met with a grisly murder. Unfortunately, the... (more)
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  Best In Show (Melanie Travis Mysteries (Paperback))

  by Laurien Berenson

  While Melanie is busy showing her Standard Poodle puppy at the Poodle Club of America's National Speciality Dog show, Betty Jean is found dead at the host hotel. Melanie instinctively starts to investigate, and comes up with a compelling cast of suspects.
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  Hounded To Death

  by Laurien Berenson

  Melanie Travis, her sister-in-law Bertie and Melanie's Aunt Peg are taking a road trip to a judges' symposium at a Pocono Mountain resort. But the trip takes a sinister turn when Charles Evans, an esteemed judge and animal rights activist who had just delivered a controversial speech calling for an end to dog shows, is found dead in the resort's hot tub.
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  Underdog

  by Laurien Berenson

  When her course at Connecticut's classiest dog obedience school is interrupted by a murder, amateur sleuth Melanie Travis, accompanied by companion Sam Driver, enters the championship circuit and discovers a wealth of suspects. Reprint. LJ.