Amateur sleuth, single mother, and pedigreed poodle owner, Melanie Travis returns to Connecticut's elite canine circles-and unmasks a murderer lurking among the handlers and the prize-winning pets...
When Melanie's education in breed-handling at Connecticut's classiest obedience school is cut short by sudden death, she smells a murder. So, with her rambunctious puppy, five-year son, and sexy fellow breeder Sam Driver in tow, she hits the championship circuit. In this dog-eat-dog world where winning everything, Melanie discovers that more than one suspect has bone to pick with the victim, including a kennel owner who secret recipe for dog biscuits isn't the only thing she's guarding.
Between laps around the show ring, Melanie learns some tricks of her own. But will she learn fast enough to collar an unleash killer who's begging for the dog detective to play dead?
Praise for Laurien Berenson's A PEDIGREE TO DIE FOR
"Delightful...Four paws for this one." -Carolyn Hart
"A special treat."-Library journal
"Fun reading."-Dog News
"Berenson throws dog lovers a treat they will relish.'-Publishers Weekly