With her former fianc off finding himself Melanie Travis figures the only ring shell be seeing in the near future is one where shes showing her prized poodles But love is still in the air for her brother Frank who is about to tie the knot with his sweetheart Bertie Kennedy With scant knowledge of tulle favors or cocktail hors doeuvres Melanie happily leaves the nuptial arrangements to Sara Bentley a fellow dog handler moonlighting as a wedding coordinator But when Sara suddenly vanishes a panicked Bertie gives Melanie a choice either pinch-hit for Sara--or find out where she isOpting for the latter Melanie begins sniffing around into Saras past--and unearths big trouble when Saras cottage burns to the ground and a womans body is found in the rubble There are plenty of people with grudges against Sara--from Maris Kincaid a disgruntled dog groomer to Debra Silver a competitor whose dog had been poisoned a decade ago to Josh Bennett her embittered ex-boyfriend Even Saras own family seems oddly unconcerned about her disappearance but are the blue-blooded Bentleys cold-blooded enough to kill one of their ownMelanie soon realizes that despite the best-laid plans anything can happen And when it comes to Sara Bentley nothing is certain--except that its up to Melanie to stop a murderer in his--or her--tracks xAn entertaining mysteryx--Publishers WeeklyxTotally satisfyingx--I Love A Mystery.
