It’s autumn in Connecticut and there’s a chill in the air, the fall leaves are a riot of color, and pumpkin spice is the flavor of the season. Melanie Travis is perennially busy, of course—but when the owner of a local pet supply shop is found murdered, sleuthing tops her To Do list . . .
Between taking care of her family and assorted Standard Poodles, Melanie is also working as a special needs tutor for Howard Academy, a private school in Greenwich, where her younger son attends kindergarten. This year, the headmaster has come up with an idea for a school fundraiser. All students will participate in a town-wide treasure hunt, with grades competing against each other.
Tokens shaped like pumpkin spice muffins have been hidden in downtown stores. Students will scramble to collect as many as they can in exchange for prizes. At first all goes smoothly, and the uptick in foot traffic to the stores is a win-win. . . . . Until the pet supply shop owner lodges a complaint. When Melanie stops by to smooth things over, she instead finds the man dead, a knife in his back, and his loyal, ever-vigilant Chow Chow locked in the storeroom.
Over the headmaster's objections, Melanie is once again drawn into an investigation. It doesn't take her long to gather a list of suspects, from neighbors balking about the number of rescue Chows the man was fostering in his home, to the landlord who’d filed an eviction notice against him, to the bitter ex-wife who is happy he's gone. With the fundraiser soon drawing to a close and celebrations imminent, Melanie will have to follow every clue—before the biggest prize is staying alive . . .
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Rating: 4 Stars
My Review: It's another great pupper detective adventure! It's Fall, and there's this cool festival coming up with a fun scavenger hunt. But then, uh-oh, Melanie finds a business owner dead! So, she starts investigating. These books are super fun and easy to read, especially with my paw-friends in them. "Pumpkin Spice Puppy" is the 30th book in the Melanie Travis series by Laurien Berenson. They're cozy mysteries with lots of twists, turns, perfect for me and my human! In this one, Melanie has to solve the murder of a pet store owner before it causes trouble for her school's fundraiser. If you like cozy mysteries and dogs (woof!), you'll love these books! Plus, there's a Thanksgiving vibe with lots of pumpkin spice and fall stuff going on.
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