- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group (April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385486693
- ISBN-13: 978-0385486699
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,963,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When dog writer Holly Winter receives her first book contract, her research leads to some surprising--and deadly--discoveries.
Holly Winter has a contract to write the text for a book of photographs commemorating the legendary Morris and Essex Dog Shows, canine extravaganzas produced by the fabulously wealthy and famously dog-obsessed Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge in the years leading up to World War II. Needless to say, Holly is delighted with the assignment, and immediately sets out to interview one of the few remaining people who actually attended one of the shows--B. Robert Motherway, a Princeton classmate of the Dodges' late son.
It only takes one visit for Holly to realize that there is something strange going on in the Motherway household: a wife dying painfully in an upstairs bedroom, a daughter-in-law acting as a maid, a sullen son playing the role of kennel man, and--most distressing of all--a German shepherd that growls menacingly.
Soon Holly begins to receive mysterious anonymous packages in the mail: a leaflet describing a popular dog medication, cryptic letters written in German, a couple of old photographs. Who could be sending them, and what do they mean? When Motherway's disagreeable son is found garroted in Mount Auburn Cemetery, the circumstances convince Holly that she must find the answers before she herself becomes the next victim.
Evil Breeding presents an intriguingly complex puzzle and provides a wealth of fascinating information about a larger-than-life, legendary dog fancier.
Holly Winter has a contract to write the text for a book of photographs commemorating the legendary Morris and Essex Dog Shows, canine extravaganzas produced by the fabulously wealthy and famously dog-obsessed Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge in the years leading up to World War II. Needless to say, Holly is delighted with the assignment, and immediately sets out to interview one of the few remaining people who actually attended one of the shows--B. Robert Motherway, a Princeton classmate of the Dodges' late son.
It only takes one visit for Holly to realize that there is something strange going on in the Motherway household: a wife dying painfully in an upstairs bedroom, a daughter-in-law acting as a maid, a sullen son playing the role of kennel man, and--most distressing of all--a German shepherd that growls menacingly.
Soon Holly begins to receive mysterious anonymous packages in the mail: a leaflet describing a popular dog medication, cryptic letters written in German, a couple of old photographs. Who could be sending them, and what do they mean? When Motherway's disagreeable son is found garroted in Mount Auburn Cemetery, the circumstances convince Holly that she must find the answers before she herself becomes the next victim.
Evil Breeding presents an intriguingly complex puzzle and provides a wealth of fascinating information about a larger-than-life, legendary dog fancier.
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Format:Hardcover
One of the reasons I often avoid stoies about animals is bacause they die, or are tortured. If I want that kind of horror, there is plenty of it in the real world. I was given several of Susan Conant's earlier books, and found they had far too much of this type of information, meaning I stopped reading at a certain point, and passed the books on to others less squeamish. I always approached them like a hand grenade with the pin pulled, never knowing when it might explode. Her talent is terrific, her dogs wonderful, but I can't, and don't want to, become hardened enough to enjoy these books. If she were to concentrate more on Steve (or he's going to be history), and the good parts of her life, and less on historical atrocities, I would become a loyal reader.
Format:Hardcover
Another in the series of books about amateur sleuth Holly Winter and her dogs Kimi and Rowdy, Susan Conant has once again delivered an intriguing story which provides fascinating details about the world of dog fancy while also providing an exciting mystery with roots in not too distant history.
Format:Hardcover
Love the series, but this entry is below par. I miss the usual characters, especially the dogs, which were in this book seemingly only as a token appearance to keep the "Dog Lover's Mystery" tag line. Disappointing.
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Not the best
I bought it, I always buy these, but now I wonder. I love Holly Winter, Rowdy, Kimi, Tracker, Steve, etc., but where were they in this book? Read more
Published on 29 Mar 1999
A good read for amateur detetcive and dog lovers
During the decades between the World Wars, the earth was a place of extremes. Millions lived in poverty while a few individuals possessed great wealth. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1999
A wonderful writer gets even better
Susan Conant has once again provided her fans with a wonderful book and has written a wonderful book that ought to gain her some new fans. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1999
Well written and engrossing mystery with interesting charact
Evil Breeding is the latest of the Holly Winter mysteries. As usual the mystery part is engrossing, but I miss the usual characters and dog show settings. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1999
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