Ellie Engleman loves her job as a professional dog walker. Her special gift, being able to communicate with her canine charges, makes her one of the most sought-after walkers in New York City by humans and dogs alike. When one of her favorite clients, Flora Steinman, invites Ellie to watch her Havanese Lulu compete in a prestigious dog show, Ellie is thrilled to get an inside look at the world of dog competitions.

When Lulu's handler, Arnie Harris, drops dead just as he is about to put Lulu through her paces, a distraught Flora asks Ellie to step in and take his place. Suddenly, Ellie is thrust into the dog-eat-dog world of glitz, glamor, and mayhem. When her boyfriend, Detective Sam Ryder, is called in to investigate the suspicious death, Ellie is curious to know what happened. Who hated Arnie enough to want to kill him? Who wanted to win the competition enough to resort to murder? With a little help from her own pound puppy, Rudy, and the rest of her canine buddies, Ellie hopes she can point out the killer before any more of her fluffy friends or their owners are endangered.

In DEATH IN SHOW, the third book in her Dog Walker Mystery series, author Judi McCoy has once again gone to the dogs, in a very good way! Not only does she present an intriguing mystery with lots of action and a healthy dose of romance, McCoy also gives a very accurate and realistic accounting of the competitive world of dog shows. Dog fanciers and mystery lovers will adore this new addition to McCoy's canine tales.

Book Summary

Professional dog walker Ellie Engleman doesn't know much about the ins and outs of dog shows. But when one handler is killed, Ellie will learn that it's a dog-eat-dog world.

Glitz and glamor are de rigueur oat his year's dog show, and Ellie's soaking it all in as the guest of a client. But before the dogs and handlers can take their bows-and wows-one handler dies. So Ellie is asked to fill in and lead Lulu, one of her dog-waling charges, to victory.

When the death starts to look like foul-play, Ellie's sometime boyfriend, Detective Sam Ryder, gets assigned to the case. As she's getting the hang of handling, Ellie tries to help find out who hated Lulu's former handler. But now the killer might have it out for Ellie, and she and Sam will have to dig up the truth faster than a speeding bulldog.