Live and Let Growl
by Laurien Berenson
Kensington
When Melanie Travis and her aunt Peg Turnbull set out for
the Kentuckiana Cluster dog show, loyal fans know the trip will be
adventure-filled. And author Laurien Berenson does not disappoint in this newest
addition to the series.
It’s spring break, and Peg has been invited to judge Poodles
at the show, so off to Kentucky they go, meeting some of the series regulars
there – Bertie, Terry and Crawford, top handlers and friends, who are showing. While
in Kentucky, Peg reconnects with Ellie Gates Wanamaker, with whom she’d showed
thirty years earlier and who had retired from the breed ring after a mysterious
event a decade ago. Melanie, enlisted to squire Miss Ellie around the show, is
surprised by the varying reactions to the legend in the Poodle world – from warm
welcome to dislike.
Ellie comes from a wealthy family deeply involved in the
Thoroughbred industry as well, which comes in handy since Peg has just
inherited a pregnant Thoroughbred broodmare. Peg and Melanie visit the mare and
discover how much there is to learn about becoming a horse owner.
In typical Melanie fashion, she’s drawn into solving an
unexpected murder…this one with lots of twists, turns, Thoroughbreds and
terriers.
Don’t miss this new Melanie Travis adventure…horses are the
icing on the dog-filled tale this time.
Five stars
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