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Bloodlines (Dog Lover's Mysteries) |  | Author: Susan Conant
Publisher: Crimeline
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 639034
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0553298860
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553298864
ASIN: 0553298860
Publication Date: December 1, 1993
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When the proprietor of Puppy Luv, a pet store fronting for black market dog breeders, is murdered, Holly Winter links the killing with the disappearance of an adorable malamute pup and is soon entering the corrupt world of dog breeding. Reprint. K.
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 Bloodlines (Dog Lover's Mysteries) May 3, 2009
MamaPointeshoe (Clemson, SC)
Susan Conant has done it again another great adventure that dog lovers everywhere will enjoy. I couldn't put it down.
 Overkill, Indeed November 5, 2005
Codababy (Delaware)
I completely agree with the reviewer who deemed this novel "overkill" with regards to the puppy mill preaching. Those of us interested enough in dogs to pick up this book and read it are already well aware of the puppy mill industry. This choir member did not appreciate being preached at for 45 pages of a novel that would have been better spent with more plot development. Also, I got a little weary of all the explanations of dog training and AKC show terms and slang. Again, those of us interested enough in dogs to pick up this novel already know what UDX, CDX and OFA stand for. Readers interested enough in dogs to pick up this book but do not know what BOB stands for, what "finishing" a dog means, or what an Open class is would probably take the time to find out. I would have preferred a Patrick O'Brian appraoch in regards to the terms and slang. Just throw 'em out there for those of us who know, and pique the interest of those that don't. The way it turned out, however, is that one hundred and fifty pages of a 256 page novel were all either dog show terms explained, or extolling the evils of the puppy mill industry. I am a bit amazed that Ms. Conant does not say anything at all about the average "backyard breeder" who knows nothing of breeding dogs and wants to do it simply because his dog has papers, who do just as much damage to a breed as puppy mills, if not more. Go figure. I have two other Susan Conant Dog Lover's Mysteries to read, and after this first, I am a little leery of even opening the covers.
 Can you say overkill? July 23, 2003
Cheryl Crawford, MD (SW Indiana USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the novel that made me leery of Susan Conant's novels to come. Not that the mystery wasn't good...it was as good as any of her previous ones. I also understand that alot of dog lovers are unaware of where those cute little puppies in the window come from and how truly appalling and criminal the condition of true puppy mills are (although in my tiny part of the world, the pet stores get their pets from local, reputable, small time -- sort of hobby--breeders).So she describes the vile puppy mills once. Cool. Another time to impart more info. Okay. But before it was all over, I had a headache from being hit over the head again and again and again and again about the wretched dogs in the mills and the even more wretched people running them. This subject seems to be one of Susan Conant's BIG buttons, which I understannd, but she needn't push it so much. Either that or put on a warning of the cover when an obession is going to take over the book.
Susan Conant's best October 29, 2000
M. Hughes (Winnebago, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Holly Winter is obsessed with dogs. In this novel, she is on a cursade to stop a puppy mill dealing in her favorite breed. If you like dogs, you'll love this book. It will also give you a new perspective on professional dog breeders whose greed often causes endless suffering for the dogs they exploit.
A Keeper August 24, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend introduced me to this series of books and I love them. If you're into dogs, showing and obedience, these are the books for you. The characters are well developed, the plots well laid out and the suspense continues until the end. I've never been 100% convinced that I know "who dunnit" until the end - another aspect I really appreciate when it comes to mysteries. Well worth the read - and the money...
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