Doggie Day Care Murder (Melanie Travis Series#15) » (Reprint)

LAURIEN BERENSON is an Agatha and Macavity nominee, winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, and a four-time winner of the Maxwell Award, which is presented by the Dog Writers Association of America. She lives in Kentucky with her husband, son, and four poodles.

Melanie Travis thought her sleuthing days were behind her. She has a new baby to take care of-not to mention five Standard Poodles. These days, the closest Melanie gets to detective work is scoping out the scene at the local doggie day center for her friend Alice Brickman.

As Melanie learns, it's a dog's life at the Pine Ridge Canine Care Center-and life is good. Everyone seems blissfully happy. Everyone canine, that is, as Melanie soon discovers there are some simmering resentments among the Pine Ridge staff. And when Steve Pine, the center's charming, good-looking co-owner, is found shot to death on the floor of his office, there's no shortage of suspects.

With the police at a loss for leads, it's now up to Melanie to go undercover and sniff out a killer whose secrets lie buried in a dog's paradise that's proving to be anything but...

"Warm and fuzzy...another cute tail-wagging puzzler."-Publishers Weekly

"A top-notch mystery...Newcomers to the series will be hooked, and returning readers will continue to enjoy Melanie's relatable nature and charm."-Romantic Times

Publishers Weekly

At the start of Berenson's warm and fuzzy 15th dog mystery (after 2007's Hounded to Death), Melanie Travis, standard poodle lover and dedicated amateur sleuth, checks out the Pine Ridge Canine Care Center in Stamford, Conn., on behalf of Alice Brickman, a mom recently returned to the work force who needs a place to park her golden retriever. On Melanie's second tour of the posh doggie day care center, she discovers the corpse of "seriously cute" Steve Pine, who co-owned Pine Ridge with his sister, Candy. On Alice's wacky recommendation ("She's like Nancy Drew. Melanie finds murderers and makes them confess"), Candy asks Melanie to catch the killer. Who cares if Melanie isn't a licensed PI or the local police department doesn't appear to investigate anything? With winning pluck and lots of luck, Berenson's cluehound pursues another cute tail-wagging puzzler. (Sept.)

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