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Dog Eat Dog (Melanie Travis Mysteries #3)
Melanie Travis -- teacher, single parent, and proud owner of Faith, a rambunctious Standard Poodle pup -- just can't escape teh chic show circuits of Fairfield County dog fanciers. Now, Laurien Berenson sends her irrepressible heroine on a third irresistible outing into the inner circles of an elite Connecticut kennel club, where shocking secrets gnaw at the best of the br...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
March 1st 2006
by Kensington
(first published 1996)
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So Melanie likes to sleuth around... I was aghast at her open questioning of people, I kept wondering if this would trigger a murderous attack. Otherwise, this was a good yarn wrapped around the folks who like to breed and show dogs, featuring especially her Aunt Peg and the Standard Poodles. Good sub-theme about Melanie as a single mother raising a young boy, the man in her life, her brother and her aunts. I wonder where the author got her subject material...
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Well, despite the few seldom censorship issues I came across, such as some swearing and sexual references, I enjoyed this novel. My mom found it at the library and I was a tad cautious, but after I got started I was captivated by the world of dog showing, and of course, intrigue, I couldn't put it down. After a murder at the protagonist's aunt's dog club, Melanie is roped into solving the case. After exposing club member's dirty secrets, private adoptions being one of them, (hint hint) Melanie...more
As a retired breeder/exhibitor, I enjoyed a lot of the dog show/kennel club references in this book. If you have not shown a dog, the focus on shows may not grab you. But overall, this was a nicely moving book, with a sub-story line that was very well written. The mystery, actually, was ... for me ... the least 'gripping' part of the story!
I liked this one better than the last one I read in this series. I enjoyed the subplot of working out child custody with her ex husband. Would that it would work out so well for everyone.
I cared more about what was going on in the main characters life then I did about the mystery, so its was an ok read.
pleasant tale with some disturbing divorce issues but well resolved
#3 in the series of Melanie Travis mysteries.
Quick easy read. Love these books!
Good
My favorite of the Melanie Travis mysteries so far.
Fun read; kept me guessing ... one of the better "mind candy" books
Light reading, fun
I enjoyed the story and enjoyed the plot and characters. Including information about showing poodles added interesting additional information to the story. The characters were fun and believable. I will be reading more of these books in the future.
Adorable. Light mystery in a surround of dogs and dogs shows. If you are a dog lover, and enjoy mysteries, this is a must read.
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Lori Holleman
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