{"product_id":"ruffly-speaking-susan-conant-9780553294842","title":"Ruffly Speaking","description":"\u003cb\u003eHolly Winter's a \u003ci\u003eDog's Life\u003c\/i\u003e columnist on the wrong side of thirty, a canine-loving detective sniffing out crime on the streets of Cambridge. Holly is a dog's best friend--and a murderer's worst enemy . . . \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey might be less famous than guide dogs for the blind, but \u003ci\u003ehearing \u003c\/i\u003edogs are no less invaluable to their owners. Holly Winter discovers this well-kept secret when she interviews Stephanie Benson, a hearing-impaired priest, and her canine companion, Ruffly. A hardworking, reliable mixed-breed, Ruffly lends an ear with ringing telephones, doorbells, smoke alarms, and the other everyday sounds on which Stephanie's livelihood--and life--depend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuffly and the rector have just moved into the house of Holly's recently deceased friend, Morris Lamb, whose life-loving and dog-adoring ways left no clue to his sudden and untimely death. Then Ruffly begins tuning in to something more than mere mortals can hear. And when Holly follows the dog's lead, she picks up the unmistakable sound . . . of murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Susan] Conant's readers--with ears up and alert eye--eagerly await her next.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Conant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553294849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553294842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crimeline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.23w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e47855 \/ Ruffly Speaking\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Conant","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":48086737486079,"sku":"9780553294842","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84e30230-af67-439c-84f0-bff320dd0a9f.jpg?v=1769096281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ruffly-speaking-susan-conant-9780553294842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}