The Bark Before Christmas: A Melanie Travis Mystery (A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery #18)

By: Laurien Berenson

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Synopsis: In this &“enjoyable&” holiday mystery by an Agatha Award finalist, a sleuth looks into a posh private school, a prize show dog, and a slain Santa (Publishers Weekly). There&’s nothing lovelier than Christmas in Connecticut, but Melanie Travis can scarcely find a moment to enjoy the festivities. With her youngest son approaching toddlerhood, she&’s decided to return to her old job at Howard Academy, a posh private school attended by the children of Greenwich&’s well-heeled gentry. Balancing work, motherhood, and the hectic dog show circuit takes some fancy footwork, especially when the headmaster taps her to be the chairman of the school&’s Christmas Bazaar. The Christmas Bazaar is Howard Academy&’s biggest and most important fundraiser, so Melanie feels the pressure to make it a huge success. But everything goes awry when a prize show dog goes missing and Santa turns up dead. The dog&’s owner is one of the school&’s most perfectly pedigreed alums, and she enlists Melanie to help find the purloined pooch. But just as Melanie starts pawing at the truth, she digs up a sleighful of sinister secrets that leaves everyone feeling less than merry… &“Cozy mystery fans and dog lovers will lap this one up.&”—Library Journal &“Laurien Berenson is a rare breed of writer.&”—The Plain Dealer