Hair of the Dog (1997)

by Laurien Berenson

Series: Melanie Travis Mystery (Book 4)

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This is the 4th installment in the Melanie Travis series. It definitely wasn't my favorite so far. I had a hard time staying interested in this book. The plot was actually good, but the story just seemed to unfold too slowly. This time Melanie gets involved in solving the murder of a dog show handler and then a dog show judge turns up murdered in a tangled love affair web. (

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mistique0130 | Mar 18, 2009 |

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Melanie Travis Mystery (Book 4)

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Margaret 'Aunt Peg' Turnbull

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School teacher Melanie Travis knew someone should have kept Barry Turk (star poodle handler and lady killer) on a short leash. When Barry is shot dead, Melanie starts digging for clues under Connecticut's well-groomed surfaces.

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A doghandler is murdered in his home in Connecticut. The victim had many enemies, other doghandlers on the dog show circuit and men whose wives he seduced. Sleuth Melanie Travis investigates.