Chow Down

A canine competition in New York turns criminal: "Enjoyable… plenty of twists and turns… a tight suspenseful package."-Publishers Weekly

If Melanie Travis was planning on a quiet family summer with her Standard Poodle Faith, son Davey, and new husband Sam, her plans are about to turn upside down. When she receives a letter from the Champions Dog Food Company informing her that Faith has been selected as a finalist in the "All Dogs Are Champions" contest, Melanie is mystified-until she discovers it was Davey who sent her name in.

At the reception in New York where they meet the other finalists, Melanie immediately senses that this pack is a bone's throw away from a major dogfight. And when Larry Kim, one of the finalists, dies in a suspicious fall, something smells rotten. With the final decision for a winner drawing near and the competition getting downright ferocious, Melanie and Faith will have to stay alert-because Melanie's digging may well unearth a barking-mad killer who'll do anything to win.

"If you like dogs, you'll love Laurien Berenson's Melanie Travis mysteries!"-Joanne Fluke, New York Times-bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen series