Aunt Rose already has a strike against her for not being too fond of dogs—or Aunt Peg. But Melanie still agrees to organize Easter festivities at Gallagher House, the new women’s shelter opened by the stern former nun, even if it takes all the jellybeans in Greenwich to sweeten the arrangement. No sooner does Melanie arrive to dye multicolor eggs and stuff baskets, than she learns devasting news about Beatrice Gallagher, the respected benefactor of the estate. Beatrice has fallen to her death, and the circumstances are shocking . . .
No one can say why or how charitable Beatrice got pushed into an early grave. Yet for a supposedly warm and generous philanthropist, rumors have her pinned as an overbearing manipulator who used money to control the unfortunate few trapped in her inner circle. Facing an uncertain future as danger lurks around Gallagher House, Melanie and Aunt Rose must tolerate each other’s company long enough to discover the truth about Beatrice’s true nature and identify a vengeful killer—before another person’s idyllic spring break becomes a serious nightmare . . .
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 eggcelent 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.
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I love the cover
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