Agatha and Macavity nominee Laurien Berenson's latest escapade in her long-running Melanie Travis Canine Mystery series finds a killer at large this Easter season in Greenwich, Connecticut.
 
Aunt Rose already has a strike against her for not being too fond of dogs-or Aunt Peg. But Melanie still agrees to organize Easter festivities at Gallagher House, the new women's shelter opened by the stern former nun, even if it takes all the jellybeans in Greenwich to sweeten the arrangement. No sooner does Melanie arrive to dye multicolor eggs and stuff baskets, than she learns devasting news about Beatrice Gallagher, the respected benefactor of the estate. Beatrice has fallen to her death, and the circumstances are shocking . . .
 
No one can say why or how the charitable Beatrice got pushed into an early grave. Facing an uncertain future as danger lurks around Gallagher House, Melanie and Aunt Rose must tolerate each other's company long enough to discover the truth about Beatrice's true nature and identify a vengeful killer-before another person's idyllic spring break becomes a serious nightmare . . .