Watch Dog
Fifth in the Melanie Travis Mystery Series
Hardcover ISBN: 1-57566-350-3
Paperback ISBN: 1-57566-472-0
It's autumn in Connecticut. Melanie Travis has just started a new job, and with the added excitement of showing her standard poodle, Faith, in the fall shows, the last thing she wants is to become embroiled in yet another of her brother Frank's moneymaking schemes. His current brainstorm -- remaking an old store in stylish suburban Fairfield County into a trendy coffee bar -- already has the neighbors snarling. Worse, wealthy Marcus Rattigan, who's bankrolling the project, is found murdered on the premises, and the police think Frank did it.
Faced with her brother's imminent arrest, Melanie, always
the family watchdog, has no choice but to take on the investigation.
To her surprise, she discovers that Rattigan had once been
co-owner of a legendary show dog. Drawing on her connections
in the dog world, Melanie is soon successfully unmuzzling
the dead man's nearest and dearest, including a bitter ex-wife,
a spurned mistress, and an ambitious second in command, all
of whom have plenty to say abut the man who worked hard, played
to win, and lived by his own rules. But Melanie is about to
learn that being a watchdog can sometimes be dangerous --
especially when every clue she uncovers leads her one step
closer to a murderer who is desperate enough to kill again...
Published by Kensington
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REVIEWS AND BLURBS for Watchdog |
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"...fresh lively writing, a tough mystery, light humor, and insight into the pecularities of human and canine behavior." |
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--Booklist |
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"A heady mix of canine pulchritude and bloody murder." |
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--Library Journal |
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"No bones about it, Berenson expertly mixes dogs, suspense, and murder." |
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--The Plain Dealer |
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"WATCHDOG is a first class piece of entertainment..." |
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--Harriet Klausner on DorothyL |
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"Delve into the world of show dogs and glimpse fascinating stuff about pedigrees, breeding, and judging--with a good solid murder." |
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--MLB News |
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