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A Pedigree To Die For (Melanie Travis series)

ISBN: 0758208545

Title: A Pedigree To Die For (Melanie Travis series)

Author: Laurien Berenson

KDL Description:

Thinking her life could not be worse after a disastrous summer peaks with her uncle’s death, Melanie Travis realizes that she is in for more trouble when the disappearance of her uncle’s prize-winning poodle suggests that murder has taken place.

Amazon Description:

From Publishers Weekly

The world of show dogs-and their handlers, judges, breeders and owners-provides the principle background in this competent, somewhat drawn-out debut. Melanie Travis, 30, a teacher in Stamford, Conn., and the divorced mother of four-year-old Davey, doesn’t own a dog, although her aunt Peg and uncle Max breed standard poodles. One morning Max is found dead of a heart attack on the kennel floor; after the funeral, Peg asks Melanie to find Beau, the kennel’s star stud dog that has been missing since the night Max died. Melanie, whose summer job has fallen through, agrees but doesn’t necessarily agree with Peg that someone else must have been in the kennel that night. Setting out on the dog-show circuit, ostensibly seeking a world-class mate for her poodle, Melanie meets assorted handlers and breeders, a respected judge and an attractive hunk named Sam Driver who had tried very hard to buy Beau from Max. In fairly predictable girl-sleuth tradition, Melanie also encounters murder and the possibility of romance. A bonanza for ardent dog fanciers and for others, a likable heroine in a smoothly paced romantic mystery.