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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 Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Beatrice Gallagher, the well-respected benefactor of a new women's shelter, is murdered, Melanie Travis discovers that Beatrice wasn't the warm and generous philanthropist she appeared to be and must expose her true nature to identify a vengeful killer.
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First Kensington Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
279 p.
Language
English
Description
When her Aunt Peg lands a gig as judge at a Kentucky dog show, Melanie Travis welcomes the opportunity for a road trip. Too bad a killer has planned a deadly detour...
For a dog lover like Melanie, the opportunity to attend the Kentuckiana Dog Show Cluster is not to be missed. Fortunately, the timing coincides with her spring break from teaching, so she heads for central Kentucky with her sister-in-law Bertie and Aunt Peg, who's accepted a week-long...
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mom goes undercover to locate a purloined poodle—and a killer—in this series debut with "a solution that packs a surprising amount of surprise" (Kirkus Reviews).
The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch—a pedigreed poodle named Beau.
Enter Melanie Travis....
The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch—a pedigreed poodle named Beau.
Enter Melanie Travis....
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 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,...