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Laurien Berenson

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Laurien Berenson is the award-winning author of the long running Melanie Travis canine mystery series and the new Senior Sleuths series starring Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan as a pair of seventyish sisters-in-law who are learning to put aside old grudges as they work together to solve mysteries. PEG AND ROSE DECK THE HALLS (#4 in the Senior Sleuths series) is out now.

Laurien's work has appeared numerous magazines and the New York Times. She and her husband live on a farm in Kentucky, surrounded by horses and dogs.
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Laurien Berenson The next Melanie Travis mystery is BITE CLUB, coming out in June. It will be followed by HERE COMES SANTA PAWS in September. The book I'm working on n…moreThe next Melanie Travis mystery is BITE CLUB, coming out in June. It will be followed by HERE COMES SANTA PAWS in September. The book I'm working on now is Melanie Travis Mystery #26, GAME OF BONES, which will be published in 2020.(less)
Laurien Berenson Hi Julian, I'm glad you found an original copy of that book! And that you liked the cover. A PEDIGREE TO DIE FOR was the first title in what is now a …moreHi Julian, I'm glad you found an original copy of that book! And that you liked the cover. A PEDIGREE TO DIE FOR was the first title in what is now a very long (25 books) series. It took me about nine months to write it (I was also showing Poodles at the time), and as I recall the word count was between 75,000 and 80,000 words. The book is still in print and has had two different covers since then. I hope you enjoy reading it.
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A Pedigree to Die For (Mela...

3.77 avg rating — 3,543 ratings — published 1995 — 21 editions
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Peg and Rose Solve a Murder...

3.69 avg rating — 3,151 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions
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Underdog (Melanie Travis, #2)

3.96 avg rating — 1,959 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions
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Dog Eat Dog (Melanie Travis...

4.03 avg rating — 1,587 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions
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Hair of the Dog (Melanie Tr...

3.97 avg rating — 1,550 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions
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Peg and Rose Stir Up Troubl...

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Watchdog (Melanie Travis, #5)

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Gone with the Woof (Melanie...

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Jingle Bell Bark (Melanie T...

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An engrossing plot, fun characters, and a trip back to London in the swinging sixties. I enjoyed every minute of it.
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Peg wasn't paying attention and now it's almost Christmas. That means it's time to put together the Christmas Bazaar and children's dog show. Except, while she was distracted, the kennel club gave the job to Jonabell. Even though Peg create" Read more of this review »
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Once again Peg is requesting Rose’s help with house decorations. They are heading out in her van to pick up the tree. This year the Kennel Club is requesting her help with finding decoratio" Read more of this review »
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"I truly love this cozy series and this holiday themed one was exactly what I needed.

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I love a book that makes me laugh and Retirement Can Be Murder fits the bill. Carol Andrews' husband, Jim, is the prime suspect in a murder and she sets out to prove his innocence. Carol has many ideas, and not all of them are good ones. That's part ...more
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Baxter Bay is a wonderful book for anyone who once had a pony, or wanted a pony, or who knows a child that loves her pony more than anything.

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This is a lovely book about the trials and tribulations of a group of women in a small English town during WWII. I fell in love with these characters and found myself cheering their successes and mourning their losses along with them.
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“Men. Who needs them when you can have dogs?”
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“I’ve begun to have those stupid dreams. You know the ones where you show up for the final exam and haven’t cracked a book all semester?”
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Laurien Berenson Donna wrote: "Laurien, thanks so much for accepting my friend request on Goodreads.
Hope you have a very Happy New Year.
Donna"


My pleasure! I hope you have a terrific 2018 too.


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Donna Laurien, thanks so much for accepting my friend request on Goodreads.
Hope you have a very Happy New Year.
Donna


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Beth Hi Laurien,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, and Wicked Eddies, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for free mystery books, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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Zoë Sharp Hi Laurien. Thanks so much for Friending me. So, what's next up on your TBR pile?


Laurien Berenson Thank you, Peg! I'm going to enjoy figuring out how all this works.


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Peg Brantley Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Laurien.


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