Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during June 2017 is …
Murder at the Puppy Fest by Laurien Berenson, a Melanie Travis Mystery (20th in series)
Publisher: Kensington
Frolicking with dogs is Melanie Travis's idea of heaven. So when she's invited to be a "puppy wrangler" at a benefit for a local dog rescue, the last thing she expects is to be chasing after a tricky killer …
As a busy mom and pedigree Poodle owner, Melanie has little time to spare. Still, she doesn't mind helping out at Puppy Fest, an annual fundraiser to benefit Puppy Posse, a local dog rescue organization. Considering the venue — Belle Haven mansion, owned by wealthy philanthropist Leo Brody — it's shaping up to be the can't-miss charity event of the summer. Unfortunately, when Melanie's breeding background lands her in the doghouse with Jane, Leo's snappy daughter who runs the rescue, Melanie finds herself simultaneously managing Puppy Fest and the millionaire's hopelessly fractious family.
But once Puppy Fest kicks off, Leo is nowhere to be found — until Melanie discovers his current mistress crouching over his dead body. According to police, the father of nine's severe nut allergy went into overdrive after he accidentally consumed a contaminated cookie. However, Libby, one of Leo's children and a friend of Melanie's Aunt Peg, believes someone deliberately put him down for good. And now, she's begging a reluctant Melanie to unearth the secrets hidden by the Brody pack. But the closer Melanie gets to fetching answers, the higher the stakes become — and the more she realizes that she's chasing a criminal who's been groomed to win …
— Murder at the Puppy Fest by Laurien Berenson
For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for June 2017. For new paperback titles, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of June 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.
