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Death in Show: A Dog Walker Mystery Mass Market Paperback – June 1, 2010

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Professional dog walker Ellie Engleman doesn't know much about the ins and outs of dog shows. But when one handler is killed, Ellie will learn that it's a dog-eat-dog world. Especially since the killer might now have it out for her. She and her sometime boyfriend, Detective Sam Ryder, will have to dig up the truth faster than a speeding bulldog...
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    Dog Walker Mystery
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"McCoy deserves a blue ribbon herself for coming up with such an entertaining, paranormal spiced mystery and then perfectly seasoning the plot with just the right dash of romance."
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Judi McCoy’s romance novel, I Dream of You, debuted in 2001 and was a bestseller. An avid animal activist, McCoy donates all royalties earned from Hounding the Pavement, her first novel in A Dog Walker Mystery series, to Best Friends in Kanab, Utah, the largest no-kill shelter in the US. Every year, she teaches a two-day "Aspiring Author" course at the Romantic Times convention and she regularly speaks to writing groups across the country.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (June 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451230485
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451230485
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.87 x 6.75 inches
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Judi's been published for eight years. Her first romance, I Dream of You, won Waldenbooks best selling debut novel of 2001. Since then she's published five more books for Kensington, seven for Avon/Harper Collins, and her romantic suspense, A Matter of Trust, was a launch book for Crescent Moon Press. She now writes romantic mystery for NAL's Obsidian line.

All royalties earned from Hounding the Pavement, her first novel in the dog walker series, will go to Best Friends in Kanab, UT, the largest no-kill shelter in the US. Judi is an avid animal activist and will do anything she can to promote canine welfare. If you're holding a rescue event, contact her to see how she can help.

She teaches the yearly two day 'aspiring author' course at the Romantic Times convention and speaks to writing groups across the country. A retired women's gymnastic judge, she resides on Virginia's peaceful eastern shore with her husband and three pocket pooches. Rudy, the star of the dog walker series, passed away, but he lives on in her heart and in her novels. In her spare time, she raises orchids and dreams of seeing Ellie, Rudy, and the dogs they walk on television or the big screen.

Judi promises to personally answer every query. You can reach her via her website: www.judimccoy.com or e-mail her at judi1022@earthlink.net

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Ruth B. Ingram
5.0 out of 5 stars Love a good dog!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2010
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This whimisical mystery involves a dog walker who can mentally talk to her dogs including her pooch, Rudy. And a real treat he is I would not mind having him for a pet cause I really talk to my babies. Anyway, she walks a large group of dogs daily and one of her dogs is a show dog. The lady owning the dog invites her to come to the dog show as her guest and the professional walker she hired dies. Well from then on there is nothing but murder, mayhem and smart ass dogs. I love it and the dogs are precious. A really fun laugh out loud mystery.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Can Ellie Handle Death?
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2011
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This book, "Death in Show" by Judi McCoy has been on my TBR piles for a bit. What a lovely book to read. I was so amused by my fictional friends, Ellie Engleman and her main man, Rudy.

The dialog between Ellie and Rudy are at times funny even when Rudy tells dreadful jokes. Oh, did I mention that Ellie can talk to Rudy and Rudy can talk to Ellie. The excitement being that Rudy is a dog. Ellie is his owner, a human. Ellie's human boyfriend is somewhat accepting of Ellie's eccentricity but gets very annoyed and concerned about her snooping in his homicides - Yes, Sam is a Detective.

In this episode, Ellie agrees to attend the Mid-Atlantic Canine Challenge to give moral support to the owner of LuLu, the object of Rudy's passion. A murder happens and Ellie becomes a temporary 'handler.' This book ramps up the humor and action. I was unaware of the nurder weapon until the ending and felt this book was quite better than the earlier ones.

A fun read.
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Mary Ellen, the bunny lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Dath In Show: A Dog Walker Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2012
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Judi McCoy is bringing me around to being a dog person! I love house rabbits and cats and am tolerant of dogs...but getting better about liking and understanding dogs having read Judi McCoy's books...the stories are wonderful and I absolutely love that animal communication is such a part of the story.....these books rate with me up with Shirley Rousseau's Joe Grey mysteries.
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GW in CA
3.0 out of 5 stars Little Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2010
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The story line was good, but I personally missed the interaction of the dogs while being walked. Since the whole concept of the series is "the dog walker" and the interaction between her, her personal dog, and her charges, while solving the mystery, I felt the story lost a lot by palming the "walking" duties off on someone else.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A joy to read
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021
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I've just found these books by Judi McCoy and I'm so glad I did. Ellie can communicate with her dog and most of her dogwalking charges which makes for interesting commentary. I love the dialogue (especially Rudy!). The characters are well drawn and the murder weapon is quite unusual. Highly recommended.
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Judy A. Gasser
4.0 out of 5 stars Smart Dog
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2015
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This is the third book in the series that I have enjoyed. I love the fact that dog and owner can talk to each other. For that matter, she can talk to all the dogs that she walks as a dog walker. It is fun to think and understand the dogs from their viewpoint. This is a good mystery too. I thought I had the murderer about half way through the book, which in a way, I did and I did not. There is a couple of twists in this book as far as the murder weapon and the murderer. Good read.
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Leigh A. Littleton
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Job! An author owes it to readers to know the subject!
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2011
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I enjoyed a couple of earlier mysteries in the series, but this one is horrendous. I may ceremonially burn it - or perhaps throw it in with the dog excrement. If the author wants to write about dog shows, she should spend the time to find out what dog shows are about, what the terminology is, and in general make the account believable. And if she's too lazy to do the research, she should get some experts to review and correct what she's written.
A few examples: the award is Best *of* Breed, not Best in Breed, there is no such thing as Best in Group (although one can win Group First), and a public address announcement "contestants in group 27, prepare to head into the ring" makes no sense whatsoever. And finally, there is no such award as "Winners Bitch in the toy group". And ironically, immediately after the above, we have our heroine contemplating the importance of correctly learning the terminology of the dog show world.

The above egregious errors have already occurred in the first 13 pages. Anyone wanting to read a good mystery set in the dog sport should pick from one of several authors who write better stories and get the facts correct.
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Lois L. Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely a joy to read
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2014
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Absolutely a joy to read. I got totally hooked on the Dog Walker Mysteries. I highly recommend it. Totally hooked on all her books. Always looking out for another book by her - and the Dog Walker Mysteries.
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Joan Lowrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good author.
Reviewed in Canada on April 1, 2019
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Funny easy reads.
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