{"title":"Laurien Berenson","description":"Laurien Berenson is the bestselling author of the Melanie Travis Canine Mysteries and the Senior Sleuths Mystery Series. An Agatha and Macavity finalist, she's a four-time winner of the Maxwell Award, presented by the Dog Writers Association of America. She and her husband live on a farm in Kentucky surrounded by dogs and horses. Visit her online at LaurienBerenson.com.","products":[{"product_id":"die-another-dane-hardcover","title":"Die Another Dane - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the latest Melanie Travis Canine Mystery from Laurien Berenson, Melanie has her hands full with her family and her Standard Poodles, but when a breeder and exhibitor of Great Danes dies under suspicious circumstances, she also has a big mystery to solve . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter seeing a Great Dane at a dog show, Melanie's younger son Kevin has become obsessed with the giant breed. 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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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 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 fundraiser. All students will participate in a town-wide treasure hunt, with grades competing against each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTokens 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. 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With the fundraiser soon drawing to a close, Melanie will have to follow every clue--before the biggest prize is staying alive . . .","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102825746655,"sku":"9781496758880","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aMmKPxay4M9781496758880.webp?v=1781087427"},{"product_id":"peg-and-rose-play-the-ponies-paperback","title":"Peg and Rose Play the Ponies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRival sisters-in-law Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan spent their summer doing the unthinkable: sleuthing for dangerous suspects and becoming (almost) friends. 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