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Author
Series
Senior sleuths mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a sixty-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
296 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
281 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a fellow dog-handler mysteriously vanishes and a body is found, Melanie Travis finds herself confronted with a wealth of suspects, from a disgruntled dog groomer to a bitter ex-boyfriend.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Working as a judge at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on a bitterly cold February day, Aunt Peg is targeted with suspicion when an ousted poodle club member is found murdered.
6) Ruff justice
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While preparing for the spring dog show, Melanie must investigate a murder after a talented canine portrait artist turns up dead behind her concession booth and her Aunt Peg's longtime dogsitter also disappears on the same day.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Returning to her old job at a posh private school, Melanie Travis is determined to make the Christmas Bazaar a huge success, but when a prize show dog goes missing and Santa turns up dead, she unearths some sinister secrets that leave everyone feeling less than merry.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Despite a toddler and a house full of Standard Poodles, Melanie Travis can't pass up an opportunity to help legendary dog breeder Edward March pen his life story. But her enthusiasm flags when the breeder's angry son Andrew demands she stop working on the book. Why becomes imperative once Andrew is killed by a seemingly intentional hit-and-run and Melanie becomes Suspect #1. To get herself out of the dog house, Melanie sniffs out every possible clue,...
11) Bite club
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Melanie Travis's new book club caters to readers craving fiction--with bite! But when a real-life murder case bares its fangs, she'll need to swap dog-eared novels for a lengthy suspect list to prove her own innocence"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her aunt's dog-whispering protege 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.