A New Leash on Death (Dog Lover's Mysteries Book 1)

A New Leash on Death (Dog Lover's Mysteries Book 1)

The first of Susan Conantâ€™s dog loverâ€™s mysteries, A New Leash on Death introduces Holly Winter and Rowdy, the Alaskan malamute who has reliably gone Best of Breed in the hearts of dog-loving mystery readers and mystery-reading dog lovers since this bookâ€™s original publication in 1990.

Mourning the recent death of her angelic golden retriever, Dogâ€™s Life columnist Holly Winter goes to a class at the Cambridge Dog Training Club only to help outâ€”little suspecting that her help will consist of solving a murder! And little does she expect that in offering temporary shelter to the victimâ€™s bereft Alaskan malamute, sheâ€™ll end with a dog sheâ€™ll do anything to keep foreverâ€”the bold and boisterous Rowdy.

Why didnâ€™t the elderly Dr. Frank Stanton return to release Rowdy from a long down? Because Dr. Stanton was on the longest down of all, strangled with Rowdyâ€™s leash! Even though Holly isnâ€™t ready for a new dog, Rowdy is too beguiling to resist. But how can Holly make him her own? Only by discovering who killed Dr. Stantonâ€”and risking her life in the process.
This 2011 edition opens with a new preface by the author.

PRAISE FOR SUSAN CONANT'S DOG LOVER'S MYSTERIES:

â€œConant infuses her writing with a healthy dose of humor about Holly's Fido-loving friends and other Cambridge cliques; the target of her considerable wit clearly emerges as human nature.â€ Publishers Weekly on Gone to the Dogs

â€œCome. Sit. Stay.â€ Kirkus Reviews on Gone to the Dogs

â€œEven those not partial to canines will want to bark with pleasure at a good animal mystery in which the animals aren't portrayed as humans with fur.â€ Publishers Weekly on Creature Discomforts

â€œThe author keeps readers entertained between major breakthroughs in the story by relating all sorts of pointers about dogs in general, and more specifically Holly's own malamutes, who play a role in solving the crime. Holly comes across as self-assured, independent, and knowledgeable, and all of the other characters are precisely drawn through subtle details and expertly manipulated facts.â€ School Library Journal on Animal Appetite

â€œA wonderful romp for canine lovers and others.â€ Library Journal on Ruffly Speaking

â€œSheer bliss awaits the dedicated dog-lover.â€ Kirkus Reviews on The Wicked Flea
â€œThereâ€™s not a cat-writer around with Conantâ€™s wit and breezy sophistication.â€ Kirkus Reviews on Bride and Groom

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

The author of nineteen mysteries featuring Holly Winter and her Alaskan malamutes, Susan Conant is a seven-time winner of the Dog Writers Association of Americaâ€™s Maxwell Award. She has published one mystery for cat lovers, Scratch the Surface, and two nonfiction books. She and her daughter, Jessica Conant-Park, have collaborated on the Gourmet Girl series of culinary mysteries.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 1990-09-05
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	1990-09-05
Format	Kindle eBook

A New Leash on Death (Dog Lover's Mysteries Book 1)

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