Wagging through the Snow
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- ¥750
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- ¥750
発行者による作品情報
A holiday murder mystery from the Agatha Award finalist: “Series fans will enjoy spending time with these appealing folks and their dogs.”—Publishers Weekly
With a demanding teaching job and five poodles scampering around the house, Melanie Travis barely has energy for the upcoming Christmas rush. But she unwraps an unexpected challenge when her brother and ex-husband make a spontaneous bid on a dilapidated pine tree farm. Although the ten-acre lot had been a popular seasonal destination while the original owner was still alive, it’ll take a small miracle or two before the neglected place is in shape for December.
But the business venture goes cold when the group discovers a purebred Maltese whimpering in the snow-covered grove—right beside a dead body. Pete, a squatter who camped out on the land, apparently met his end after a fallen fir tree branch fell on his head. But as Melanie and Aunt Peg investigate Pete’s complicated history, it’s clear his death was no accident. Now, Melanie must run through a flurry of likely suspects and muzzle a dogged murderer in time—or she’ll be next on someone’s deadly list.
“Well-drawn characters contribute to the appeal here, along with the warm, sometimes humorous scenes of family life.”—Booklist
“Another terrific mystery from Laurien Berenson.”—Suspense Magazine
“[A] sweet series.”—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Berenson's agreeable 21st mystery featuring Stamford, Conn., dog lover Melanie Travis (after Murder at the Puppy Fest), Melanie's brother, Frank, asks for her help in refurbishing a dilapidated Christmas tree farm he just bought in nearby Wilton. This isn't the first harebrained thing he's ever done, so assorted family and friends head out to Wilton to check it out. Within minutes of arriving, Melanie's two young sons lead the rest of the group through the woods to a dead man, later identified as Pete Dempsey, a homeless drunk. The police believe an accident befell Pete, but Melanie and her dog-loving aunt, Peg Turnbull, aren't so sure. When Pete's sponsor says that Pete had not been drinking, Melanie and Aunt Peg look to Pete's past for the truth, finding plenty of people with motive to kill. Melanie and Aunt Peg have little reason to get involved in the case, especially once the police know Pete was on the wagon, but series fans will enjoy spending time with these appealing folks and their dogs.
