Show Me the Bunny

Show Me the Bunny by Laurien Berenson has Melanie Travis steamrolled by her Aunt Rose into giving up her spring break to organize an Easter egg hunt for the children at the Gallagher House. Aunt Rose and her husband, Peter run Gallagher House which is a home for abused woman. They named the house after their patroness Beatrice Gallagher. Melanie is at Gallagher House the next day waiting to meet Beatrice. Instead of Beatrice, Detective Sturgill arrives. Beatrice was found dead in her home that morning from a fall. Detective Sturgill shares few details with Melanie, but she can tell that he believes the death was under suspicious circumstances. It appears that Rose is at the top of the suspect list thanks to the victim’s callous son. He gives Rose and Peter a month to move out of Gallagher House. Melanie needs to hop to it and learn all she can about the victim. She needs to keep degging for the wrong doer before Rose becomes the next fatality. Can Melanie get on the killer’s trail and lure him out before the Easter egg hunt? Show Me the Bunny by Laurien Berenson is the 28th A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery. While it can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading this entire series. It will allow you to get to know the people and their canines. I love visiting Melanie and her family. I am guaranteed to have a good time when I open one of Laurien Berenson’s books. The characters are realistic and developed. Melanie has a caring, patient husband and two great kids. Little Kevin is a precocious six-year-old. Melanie has had Aunt Peg to run roughshod over her for years and now Aunt Rose has moved nearby. It was so kind of Aunt Peg to volunteer Melanie to help with the Easter celebration at Gallagher House (instead of letting her have a relaxing spring break). The mystery was fun to follow. I admit that I was able to solve the whodunit early in the book, but I was not sure as to the why until later on. I enjoyed the investigation and Melanie’s interactions with Detective Sturgill. I laughed often while reading Show Me the Bunny. I just love the dogs and I enjoyed meeting the newest addition, Plum. You can count on Bud to create chaos as well as Kevin. I just love the interactions between Melanie and her favorite Standard Poodle, Faith. I am eager to read Peg and Rose Solve a Murder. Show Me the Bunny is an eggcellent tale with the rigid Aunt Rose, playful poodles, erecting a tree house, colorful egg creations, a fatal fall, a disobliging detective, and a curious Kevin.

family, family-dynamics, charity, amateur-sleuth, friction, cozy-mystery, verbal-humor, situational-humor, Connecticut***** If you love dog shows and breed specific (standard poodles in this case) cozies, you'll love this one! I've enjoyed others in the series and will testify that the series is proof that, unlike TV, each one just keeps getting better! The publisher's blurb is a good hook and no need for recap or spoilers, so get something to hydrate and enjoy the read. I did! I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!