Ruff'd Up: A Melanie Bass Mystery

Ruff'd Up: A Melanie Bass Mystery

As she looks forward to the return of warm summer days in her native Connecticut, visiting nurse Melanie Bass has more than difficult patients to contend with. She is haunted by guilt over a home invasion she feels she could have prevented, struggles to reconnect with her difficult-and until now distant-older sister, and faces complications in her personal life when an attractive new veterinarian seems to have designs on Melanie's boyfriend. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, there is another brutal attack-this time on someone she loves. As the stakes mount, Melanie struggles to deal with her complicated personal life and find and stop those threatening the ones she loves before she is the next victim. "Fast-paced, emotionally charged, and packed with heart, Ruff'd Up delivers a twisty mystery with a fearless heroine you'll root for to the last page."-Lucy Burdette, USA Today bestselling author Christine Falcone is the author of the Melanie Bass Mystery series. She has also previously published short stories in publications such as Imagine, Lancrom Review, and Deadfall: Crime Stories by New England Writers. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Prior to her retirement, she worked for nearly forty years as an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She lives on the Connecticut Shoreline with her family and her dog Toby, who is not nearly as well-behaved as Bruno, the canine in her mystery series. (But he is just as loved!)