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Senior sleuths mystery volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching ... But after forty years of bickering, they're attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club. Peg and Rose barely have a chance to celebrate their first win before one of the club's most accomplished players is killed in his home. As the newest members, the sisters-in-law ... decide to start some digging of...
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Melanie Travis mystery volume 14
Language
English
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While attending a five-day symposium for dog show judges in the Pocono Mountains with her Aunt Peg, a very pregnant Melanie Travis is fast on the scent of a killer when the dead body of an offensive guest speaker is found floating in the outdoor hot tub.
3) Ruff justice
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 22
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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Melanie Travis is determined to help her son lead his Standard Poodle towards a championship, but when elite artist Jasmine Crane is found strangled and Aunt Peg's longtime dog sitter vanishes the same day, Melanie finds herself entangled in a murder mystery.
4) Watchdog
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 5
Language
English
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Melanie Travis, special-ed teacher, dog trainer, and amateur sleuth, is anticipating a new teaching post, winning prizes with her poodle, Faith, and settling her son, Davey, into first grade. Then one beautiful Connecticut fall morning, her brother Frank drops by, looking for a big loan for his latest get-rich scheme, an upscale coffeehouse. Melanie won't lend Frank the money, but when Frank's partner is murdered, she investigates, hoping to clear...
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 11
Language
English
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Melanie Travis must discover who is naughty and nice this holiday season when her son's bus driver, Henry Pruitt, is found dead and her obstinate Aunt Peg will stop at nothing to solve the mystery surrounding his suspicious demise.
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 20
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
When the wealthy philanthropist host of an annual fundraiser to benefit a local animal shelter is found dead, Melanie Travis must unearth the true cause of his death.
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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Description
Melanie Travis investigates when Barry Turk, a renowned poodle handler and notorious lady's man, is murdered in his driveway during a Fourth of July barbecue attended by Connecticut's most prominent kennel club members.
8) Hush puppy
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 6
Language
English
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Melanie Travis loves her teaching job at Connecticut's elite Howard Academy, where plans are underway for a Spring Pageant to honor the school's fiftieth anniversary. Immersed in the preparations, Melanie is hurrying to retrieve a painting of one of the illustrious co-founders when she comes upon a disturbing scene: Eugene Krebbs, the Academy's elderly caretaker is arguing loudly with a girl half his size. Before Melanie can learn more than the girl's...
9) Bite club
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 23
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Thanks to Aunt Peg and her enthusiastic dog show pals, Melanie's aptly named Bite Club reading group has book lovers all over town burying their noses in thrilling murder mysteries. But another pet project surfaces when Melanie reluctantly agrees to train a Bulldog puppy for elusive member Evan Major. Between the unusual bruise on his face and a bizarre run-in with an unknown dog show attendee, introverted Evan can't dodge trouble. It even sends...
10) Killer Cupid
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 29
Language
English
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Description
Melanie Travis is taking a much-needed break from the dog show circuit for a romantic Valentine's trip with her husband Sam, but when someone at their cozy Berkshires inn has an unexpected date with death, Melanie must slip into something sleuthier for the weekend... Melanie is delighted at the prospect of three uninterrupted days alone with Sam (and, of course, her prize-winning Standard Poodle, Faith). They're booked at the White Birch Inn, a picturesque...
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 17
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
When her aunt's dog-whispering protégé is found dead, Melanie Travis must help sort through the growing list of suspects to find the killer, all while juggling motherhood, marriage, and her six beloved poodles.
12) Best in show
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 10
Language
English
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Description
There are dog shows. And then there's The Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog Show. For poodle purists, it's the pinnacle of the season, drawing competitors and spectators from all over the world. Once in Maryland, Melanie is put to work selling raffle tickets by the co-chairs of the raffle committee, Betty Jean and Edith Jean Boone. Sixty-ish steel magnolias from the South, the reclusive sisters make few appearances. But this year, they...
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 24
Language
English
Description
"As Melanie attempts to deck the halls in a house overrun by pampered Poodles, her event planner friend, Claire, is busy playing Santa--beard and belly not included--for the wealthiest clientele on Connecticut's Gold Coast. A personal shopper gig in the affluent town of New Canaan seems like business as usual. Except Claire's stylish stint comes at a higher price than she bargains for when she stumbles over her newest customer's dead body on the job....
14) Howloween murder
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 26
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
When a tenured colleague is accused of poisoning her famous marshmallow puffs to murder an elderly neighbor, Melanie Travis finds her investigation challenged by the boisterous Halloween festivities at Howard Academy.
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Series
Melanie Travis mystery volume 21
Language
English
Description
"With a demanding teaching job and five poodles scampering around the house, Melanie Travis barely has energy for the upcoming Christmas rush. But she unwraps an unexpected challenge when her brother and ex-husband make a spontaneous bid on a dilapidated pine tree farm. Although the ten-acre lot had been a popular seasonal destination while the original owner was still alive, it'll take a small miracle or two before the neglected place is in shape...
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