Howloween Murder (A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery #26)

By: Laurien Berenson

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Synopsis: As the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, counts down to a spooky celebration on October 31st, a horrifying murder leaves Melanie Travis pawing for clues in a hair-raising game of trick-or-treat . . . With just a few days left before Halloween, everyone at Howard Academy is anticipating the guaranteed sugar high they&’ll experience from gorging on Harriet Bloom&’s famous marshmallow puffs. The school&’s annual costume party revolves around the headmaster&’s assistant and her seemingly supernatural batches of gooey goodies. So, it's a shock when Harriet&’s elderly neighbor is suddenly found dead with the beloved dessert in his hand. Melanie knows her tenured colleague would never intentionally serve cyanide-laced puffs to a defenseless old man. But as explosive neighborhood gossip reveals a potential culprit, it also brings her closer to sealing her own doom. Because on an evening ruled by masked revelers, Halloween might just be the perfect opportunity for a cold-hearted killer to get away with murder once again—this time sending a nosy, unsuspecting sleuth to an early grave!