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Critics everywhere love Laurien Berenson and her Melanie Travis dog mysteries. Publishers Weekly raved about her last book, Hair of the Dog, saying "this lighthearted adventure will charm dog fanciers and cozy fans," and Mystery News exclaimed "Fans of Laurien Berenson will delight in the fourth installment of the Melanie Travis series." The Cleveland Plain Dealer touted Dog Eat Dog, declaring "Laurien Berenson is a rare breed of writer who deserves a 'best in show' for her third Melanie Travis mystery." Now, in the fifth installment of her fast-growing series, Melanie has started a new job, and with the added excitement of showing her standard poodle in the fall shows, the last thing she wants to become embroiled in is yet another of her brother Frank's moneymaking schemes. His current brainstorm -- remaking an old store in stylish suburban Fairfield County into a trendy coffee bar -- already has his neighbors snarling. Worse, wealthy Marcus Rattigan, who's bankrolling the project, is found murdered on the premises, and the police think Frank did it. Faced with Frank's arrest, Melanie starts her own investigation, and soon discovers that Rattigan had ties to the dog show world she knows so well. Now, every clue Melanie uncovers leads her one step closer to a murderer who is desperate enough to kill again.
