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Melanie Travis Books in Order

Melanie Travis by Laurien Berenson contains 33 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is A Pedigree To Die For (1995) and the newest is Die Another Dane (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
33
Published
1995–2025
Pages on record
6,725 in 24 of 33 books
Reading time
112–168 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,725 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

See all 33 books in order Printable Melanie Travis checklist

Melanie Travis is a mystery series by Laurien Berenson, named for a Connecticut dog owner who works as a private investigator. The 33 books run from A Pedigree To Die For (1995) to Die Another Dane (2025), and the series continues. Dogs supply the puns in the titles, Underdog, Hush Puppy and Best in Show among them, and the world the murders happen in.

How many Melanie Travis books are there?

Melanie Travis has 33 books, released between 1995 and 2025.

Melanie Travis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Melanie Travis books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Dog Eat Dog by Laurien Berenson, book 3 of the Melanie Travis series (1996)
  2. Cover of Watchdog by Laurien Berenson, book 5 of the Melanie Travis series (1998)
  3. Cover of Hush Puppy by Laurien Berenson, book 6 of the Melanie Travis series (1999)
  4. Cover of Unleashed by Laurien Berenson, book 7 of the Melanie Travis series (2000)
  5. Cover of Once Bitten by Laurien Berenson, book 8 of the Melanie Travis series (2001)
  6. Cover of Hot Dog by Laurien Berenson, book 9 of the Melanie Travis series (2002)
  7. Cover of Best in Show by Laurien Berenson, book 10 of the Melanie Travis series (2003)
  8. Cover of Jingle Bell Bark by Laurien Berenson, book 11 of the Melanie Travis series (2004)
  9. Cover of Raining Cats and Dogs by Laurien Berenson, book 12 of the Melanie Travis series (2005)
  10. Cover of Chow Down by Laurien Berenson, book 13 of the Melanie Travis series (2006)
  11. Cover of Hounded To Death by Laurien Berenson, book 14 of the Melanie Travis series (2007)
  12. Cover of Gone with the Woof by Laurien Berenson, book 16 of the Melanie Travis series (2013)
  13. Cover of Death of a Dog Whisperer by Laurien Berenson, book 17 of the Melanie Travis series (2014)
  14. Cover of The Bark Before Christmas by Laurien Berenson, book 18 of the Melanie Travis series (2015)
  15. Cover of Murder at the Puppy Fest by Laurien Berenson, book 21 of the Melanie Travis series (2017)
  16. Cover of Wagging Through the Snow by Laurien Berenson, book 22 of the Melanie Travis series (2017)
  17. Cover of Here Comes Santa Paws by Laurien Berenson, book 25 of the Melanie Travis series (2019)
  18. Cover of Game of Dog Bones by Laurien Berenson, book 26 of the Melanie Travis series (2020)
  19. Cover of Howloween Murder by Laurien Berenson, book 27 of the Melanie Travis series (2020)
  20. Cover of Show Me the Bunny by Laurien Berenson, book 29 of the Melanie Travis series (2022)
  21. Cover of Killer Cupid by Laurien Berenson, book 30 of the Melanie Travis series (2022)
  1. 1
    A Pedigree To Die For1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995288
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  2. 2
    Underdog1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Dog Eat Dog1996 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996357
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Hair of the Dog1997 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Watchdog1998 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Hush Puppy1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Unleashed2000 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Once Bitten2001 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001314
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Hot Dog2002 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Best in Show2003 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003276
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Jingle Bell Bark2004 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Raining Cats and Dogs2005 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005303
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Chow Down2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Hounded To Death2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  15. 15
    Doggie Day Care Murder2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Gone with the Woof2013 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013282
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Death of a Dog Whisperer2014 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014296
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Bark Before Christmas2015 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015280
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    A Christmas Howl2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Live and Let Growl2016 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016279
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Murder at the Puppy Fest2017 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017278
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Wagging Through the Snow2017 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017196
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Ruff Justice2018 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018276
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Bite Club2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Here Comes Santa Paws2019 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019196
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Game of Dog Bones2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Howloween Murder2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Pup Fiction2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Show Me the Bunny2022 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Killer Cupid2022 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    A Furry Little Christmas2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  32. 32
    Pumpkin Spice Puppy2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  33. 33
    Die Another Dane2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Is there a chronological order for Melanie Travis?

No separate chronological order is on record for Melanie Travis, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Melanie Travis books in order?

You should read the Melanie Travis books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Melanie Travis book also stands alone.

Where to start with Melanie Travis

Start with A Pedigree To Die For (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Melanie Travis book?

Die Another Dane (2025) is the newest Melanie Travis book released so far.

Is there a new Melanie Travis book coming?

No next Melanie Travis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Melanie Travis at a glance

Still running
Melanie Travis is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Melanie Travis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,725 pages across the 24 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Melanie Travis books, 10 of 33, were published in the 2010s.

What the Melanie Travis books are about

26 of the 33 Melanie Travis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women dog owners is tagged on 13 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Laurien Berenson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.