Order of Melanie Travis Books

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
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A Pedigree To Die For |
(1995) |
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Underdog |
(1996) |
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Dog Eat Dog |
(1996) |
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Hair of the Dog |
(1997) |
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Watchdog |
(1998) |
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Hush Puppy |
(1999) |
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Unleashed |
(2000) |
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Once Bitten |
(2001) |
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Hot Dog |
(2002) |
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Best in Show |
(2003) |
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Jingle Bell Bark |
(2004) |
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Raining Cats and Dogs |
(2005) |
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Chow Down |
(2006) |
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Hounded To Death |
(2007) |
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Doggie Day Care Murder |
(2008) |
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Gone with the Woof |
(2013) |
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Death of a Dog Whisperer |
(2014) |
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The Bark Before Christmas |
(2015) |
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A Christmas Howl |
(2015) |
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Live and Let Growl |
(2016) |
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Murder at the Puppy Fest |
(2017) |
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Wagging Through the Snow |
(2017) |
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Ruff Justice |
(2018) |
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Bite Club |
(2019) |
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Here Comes Santa Paws |
(2019) |
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Game of Dog Bones |
(2020) |
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Howloween Murder |
(2020) |
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Pup Fiction |
(2021) |
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Show Me the Bunny |
(2022) |
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Killer Cupid |
(2022) |
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Pumpkin Spice Puppy |
(2024) |