Bride and Groom: 6

In Susan Conant's latest tale of malamutes and murder, Bride & Groom, Dog's Life magazine columnist Holly Winter is riding high: her new dog-treat cookbook is a hit and she's soon to wed a well-bred vet. The only hitch is the string of corpses among her human acquaintances. This cute-as-a-puppy cozy is sure to be a growling success with the canine crowd, but the almost incidental crime-solving will leave some readers feeling they barked up the wrong tree.