Ruff Justice

Written by Laurien Berenson

Narrated by Angie Hickman

With the excitement of the spring dog show season sweeping Connecticut, prize-winning Poodle owner Melanie Travis is determined to help her son finally lead his Standard Poodle toward a championship title. But the competition is fierce.



Aunt Peg even skips the judging panel to exhibit a pup of her own, standing out from the pack with a handmade leash from elite artist Jasmine Crane. Jasmine's handiwork is to die for—but Aunt Peg didn't expect to find her strangled to death by one of her dazzling custom creations . . .



When Aunt Peg's longtime dog sitter, a renter on Jasmine's property, vanishes that same day, Melanie suspects a dangerous connection. Her hunch only grows as she discovers sketchy secrets about the late artist. Juggling a teaching job, the show ring, and a daunting suspect list, Melanie finds herself entangled in a mindboggling murder mystery—and hot on the trail of a desperate killer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Feb 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705272602

[carol420 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

My neighbor brought me this book that she had found at a recent yard sale. She knew I would just love it because it had a dog on the cover. On looking closer I saw that it wasn't just any old dog...it was a POODLE and POODLE begins with a "P", and I needed something starting with that particular letter for yet another challenge. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I only read cozy mysteries when I need them for..well, a challenge. It wasn't a bad storyline and the characters...especially the furry four-legged ones were likable. The heroine had sense enough to let the police handle the murderer and she didn't do stupid things that were destined to get her killed. I can see where this series would really appeal to dog owners.