Order of Melanie Travis Books

Order of Melanie Travis Books

Melanie Travis Canine Mysteries by Laurien Berenson


Melanie Travis is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Laurien Berenson. Melanie is a teacher who owns a bunch of Standard Poodles and takes them to dog shows. She also is talked into taking on a side job as an amateur sleuth whenever something happens to go wrong.

Laurien Berenson began her Melanie Travis series in 1995 with the novel A Pedigree To Die For. Following Doggie Day Care Murder in 2008, Berenson took a 5 year break until 2013’s Gone with the Woof. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Laurien Berenson’s Melanie Travis books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Melanie Travis Books

A Pedigree To Die For

(1995)

Underdog

(1996)

Dog Eat Dog

(1996)

Hair of the Dog

(1997)

Watchdog

(1998)

Hush Puppy

(1999)

Unleashed

(2000)

Once Bitten

(2001)

Hot Dog

(2002)

Best in Show

(2003)

Jingle Bell Bark

(2004)

Raining Cats and Dogs

(2005)

Chow Down

(2006)

Hounded To Death

(2007)

Doggie Day Care Murder

(2008)

Gone with the Woof

(2013)

Death of a Dog Whisperer

(2014)

The Bark Before Christmas

(2015)

A Christmas Howl

(2015)

Live and Let Growl

(2016)

Murder at the Puppy Fest

(2017)

Wagging Through the Snow

(2017)

Ruff Justice

(2018)

Bite Club

(2019)

Here Comes Santa Paws

(2019)

Game of Dog Bones

(2020)

Howloween Murder

(2020)

Pup Fiction

(2021)

Show Me the Bunny

(2022)

Killer Cupid

(2022)

Pumpkin Spice Puppy

(2024)