Hush Puppy

"With this sixth Melanie Travis mystery, Berenson becomes top dog in the pack of mysteries featuring canines."--BooklistMelanie Travis loves her teaching job at Connecticut's elite Howard Academy, where plans are underway for a Spring Pageant to honor the school's fiftieth anniversary. Immersed in the preparations, Melanie is hurrying to retrieve a painting of one of the illustrious co-founders when she comes upon a disturbing scene: Eugene Krebbs, the Academy's elderly caretaker is...
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"With this sixth Melanie Travis mystery, Berenson becomes top dog in the pack of mysteries featuring canines."--BooklistMelanie Travis loves her teaching job at Connecticut's elite Howard Academy, where plans are underway for a Spring Pageant to honor the school's fiftieth anniversary. Immersed in the preparations, Melanie is hurrying to retrieve a painting of one of the illustrious co-founders when she comes upon a disturbing scene: Eugene Krebbs, the Academy's elderly caretaker is arguing loudly with a girl half his size. Before Melanie can learn more than the girl's first name—Jane—she disappears.It's clear that Jane isn't a student at Howard Academy, so what is she doing there? Melanie doesn't have a chance to answer that question before more problems arise. Two days later, Krebbs is discovered stabbed to death right on the school grounds. Now Melanie is embroiled in a full-fledged homicide investigation as she tries to find out who's added murder to the school's curriculum. And when Melanie's trail leads her dangerously closer to the truth, she must race against time to track down a cunning killer before she becomes the next victim to be hushed...forever.Berenson knows how to present a plot that holds your interest, and her characters are always well developed...an easy-to-read, relaxing mystery.--Mystery News"Laurien Berenson's series sustains a light tone while maintaining a good plot that is full of twists and surprises."--The Orlando Sun-Sentinel