Synopses & Reviews
- Laurien Berenson is an Agatha and Macavity nominee, winner of Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, and a four-time winner of the Maxwell Award, presented by the Dog Writers Association of America.
- Hush Puppy, Watchdog, and Hair of the Dog were all Alternate Selections of the Mystery Guild.
- Large print rights to Best in Show, Hot Dog, and Once Bitten were sold to Thorndike/Gale.
- Jingle Bell Bark will appeal to fans of dog mysteries by Susan Conant and Carol Lea Benjamin.
Laurien Berenson lives in Kentucky with her husband, her son, and four Poodles.
Synopsis
It's Christmas again, and Melanie Travis barely has time to pencil in some holiday festivities. Especially once she finds herself making a list of murder suspects--and checking it twice. . .
This year, all Melanie wants for Christmas is a dull moment. Between her son Davey, her teaching job, and showing her Standard Poodle puppy, Eve, there just aren't enough hours in the day. But when Davey's usual bus driver, Henry Pruitt, disappears and is replaced by a surly, pierced, twentysomething, Melanie is concerned. The elderly, amiable Henry was a friend to all in the neighborhood, so she decides to check on him. . .only to find that he died two days earlier, under suspicious circumstances.
As if that weren't bad enough, Henry's two Golden Retrievers are now bereft of both master and home. Melanie can't just abandon them, so she brings them to her Aunt Peg, the most stubborn woman on the planet, who's now determined to find out the truth about Henry's death, no matter what it takes. Soon, the indomitable Aunt Peg has Melanie leashed to another murder investigation. And unless she sniffs out this Scrooge of a killer fast, a lump of coal in her stocking may not be the worst thing Melanie gets this Christmas. . .
"Delightful. . .As ever, the author provides a captivating behind-the-scenes look at the world of show dogs." --Publishers Weekly
"Melanie Travis is a terrific character."--Romantic Times
About the Author
Laurien Berenson is author of the delightful Melanie Travis canine cozy mystery series, including Jingle Bell Bark and Best in Show. She has a degree in psychology from Vassar College and has been married for almost twenty-five years. She lives in Georgia with her husband, her son, six dogs, and two Welsh ponies.