Summer means two things to Melanie Travis: a break from her teaching duties at Connecticut's elite Howard Academy, and a chance to plan the perfect wedding to her fianc�e, Sam. What she doesn't need is an unwelcome arrival of a dinner invitation from Sam's ex-wife Sheila. To make matters worse, Sheila has announced that her temporary stay in town is now permanent -- she's accepted a job as co-publisher of Woof!, a new gossip rag for the dog show world. But before the first issue is out, a hotter story breaks when Sheila is found strangled with a dog leash! As far as Melanie -- and plenty of others -- are concerned, the woman should have been on a leash long ago. It will take the instincts of a bloodhound to sniff out a killer who will do whatever it takes to put an end to Melanie's sleuthing.