Dog Fiction Mystery

Kate put her hands on her hips in exasperation. “Roger, I don’t know what else to tell you. I opened the door to pick up the Sunday paper, and her body fell inside.” The Tucker family planned the perfect vacation. They wanted to sail down the Sea of California, around the Baja to the Sea of Cortez, and explore the Mexican mainland. They were never seen alive again, and the boat was never found. How does Ivy Tucker end up dead on Kate Nash’s front porch 10 years after the family was presumed lost at sea? Did anyone else survive the tragedy?

Three charming cozy mysteries with heart-- and fur! Stolen treasures, a cane-whacking elderly woman and a couple of dead bodies. Join Steve Levitan and Lili Weinstock as they navigate the treacherous waters of wedding planning-- and murder.

A Hollywood celebrity and her entourage bring mayhem and murder to Blairstown. P.I. Hannah and her super-sleuthing beagle Mazie sniff out the real killer? P.I. Hannah isn't exactly keen when she hears that her old high school nemesis turned actress is returning to Blairstown to film a documentary about her life. While most of the town is enamored with Jacklyn Waters, Hannah has seen her true colors. Jacklyn decides to host a party at Colin, Hannah’s boyfriend’s restaurant.

I’m Dr. Kallie Collins, a veterinarian who can communicate with animals. No, it’s not as crazy as it sounds. Yes, it has landed me smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation. It all starts with a bone. A dog digs up the bone. A detective wants the bone. The dog wants to keep the bone. That’s where I come in.

When Hank hears a rumor that the sky is going to fall from the ranch's resident rooster, he is naturally a bit skeptical. But then a report from Pete the Barncat and a strange dream seem to support the theory, and Hank realizes that he'd better take the threat seriously. After all, as Head of Ranch Security, it's his job to protect the ranch from any and all potential danger.

Hank encounters the weirdest cat he's ever seen when he, Slim, Drover, and Little Alfred head over to the Hodge's place to feed the cattle. Hank gets bumped out of the back of the Cammo-Stealth army truck. Mary D. Cat is the only one around to help keep Rip and Snort at bay. Will Slim realize Hank is missing in action? Is Mary D. Cat really a vampire? Or could it be - gulp - that she's a good cat after all?

1930’s Chicago, spirits are still talking through Gregory Davenport — only this time their warnings are ominous. At the Hair of the Dog Club, Letty Carlyle thought she had left her past behind, but when her dangerous ex-boyfriend Mikey O’Shea arrives in the city, she knows trouble isn’t far behind. It all starts when maid Rose Flanagan discovers Samuel Insull, monopoly owner of the powerful utility company Commonwealth Edison, has been unable to avoid bankruptcy.

Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott is happy to score some free mulch from one of her brother’s landscaping jobs—until she discovers the dead body buried beneath the bark.

In The Case of the Crown Jewels, when the crown jewels go missing from Kennel Palace, it's up to super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and Dr. Catson to solve the crime. But with multiple suspects and a trail that's starting to run cold, will they be able to catch the culprit in time? In The Mystery of the Vanishing Magician, when a famous magician vanishes from a train bound to Paris, Catson is convinced of foul play… but none of the other passengers seem to know anything about the magician. Was he on the train at all?

Veronica possesses a natural affinity for training dogs and a passion for locating missing people. As "Lawyers, Dogs, and Money" unfolds, Veronica trains peanut allergy alert and prison contraband sniffing dogs and joins her search and rescue colleague, a Deputy Sheriff for Boulder County, in trying to ascertain the source of threats against Kadri Ilves, a co-worker of Sgt. Donovan's daughter at a high-end import/export business. The woman being targeted is a native of Estonia and has a long history of advocating for social justice causes.

A desperate call from her sister sends investigative reporter Cat Hawl on a rescue mission to Hawaii. But when she arrives, it's more than she bargained for. Not only is a tea sommelier found dead, but a mischievous puppy has turned the crime scene into a dog’s breakfast. And to top it off, Cat’s sister, Lani, has gone missing. Is she a witness or on the run?

Jessica Dombrowski once had a bright future. The privileged daughter of a crime boss, she chose instead the path of righteousness. In the Chicago PD, she quickly proved herself an effective and even-tempered officer. She was recognized as one of those rarest, a blue knight that stood selflessly between the darkness of the world and those helpless to fight against it. Until Merrick came into her life.

The year is 1962. Young Lieutenant Tromp Kramer of the Trekkersburg Murder and Robbery Squad has been ordered up to Jafini, a small, dusty town in northern Zululand, to investigate the "hero’s death" of the town’s chief detective, Maaties Kritzinger - another Afrikaner maverick, and one with many secrets. Kramer finds himself increasingly identifying with the victim as the investigation proceeds. And then his path crosses that of Bantu Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi, who is trying to locate a multiple killer whose summary execution will quiet the spirits of his ancestors. Despite the racial differences, the two men sense a kinship.…

Josie mystery-shops doggy daycare centers, including Uncle Bob’s Doggy Day Camp, known for its outrageous TV commercials, with Uncle Bob acting like a dog. But Josie discovers when the cameras are off, Uncle Bob is mean as a rabid dog. Franklin, the man who rents from Josie’s mother, works for Bob, and plans to quit now that he’s seen Bob’s cruelty. But Bob is murdered, and Franklin is arrested for the crime. Josie has to catch a killer and clear Franklin’s name–before more trouble is unleashed.

There’s a storm headed for Brookfield—it has more to do with a father’s rage than it does the weather. After someone assaults a teenage girl at a neighborhood party, the victim’s desperate father asks Mac MacKenna for help. There’s a catch—no police. After eight deployments to the middle east and 20 years in an elite special ops unit in the U.S. Air Force, Sergeant Mac MacKenna returned to his hometown to live a quiet life—until the police chief asked him to pose as a marshal at Brookfield Academy where crime outranks grade point averages.

The body of folk icon Annie Temple is discovered just before a concert at the chic recording studio and retreat of Twin Springs, and police suspect a young singer-songwriter, Tessa McElroy, of the murder. It seems that Annie recorded a commercial using Tessa's signature song without her permission. But Alice has concerns about the business practices of the recording studio - and owner Ray Gimble's strange obsession with killing an engaging stray dog.

Peter McKrall is at a crossroads - out of work, fighting a klepto habit, and trying to figure out his next move. Life takes an unexpected turn when a search for his niece's stuffed dog leads him to something else entirely: a bullet-riddled corpse. Talking to reporters lands Peter on the local news, which turns out to be a dangerous spotlight. And now Darla, the troubled daughter of the victim, is reaching out to him - but can she be trusted? When a second murder takes place and evidence is planted in his trash, the cops dredge up Peter's painful history.

A child goes missing under the watch of wealth and distinction, and her mother finds no help from the forces of law and order. The only chance at saving the child from tragedy is in the form of two strangers, a man and woman haunted by the dark afflictions of their own lives. Thrust together by these events, can they raise themselves up in time to save her before she is shattered by an unspeakable fate? When the dust settles, will they find the light of hope in each other's hearts? Or will the darkness swallow them all?

"What do you mean I'm arrested?" "There's evidence you started the fire that burned down..." The officer paused to check his notes and I waited. I'd started a lot of fires. I'd burned a lot of things. No one has ever arrested me for it though. Join Cynthia and Winnie as they investigate an arson and try and prove that, at least this time, they didn't start the fire."

In the small town of Grenå, once the murders start, no one knows who to trust.… Ex-convict Peter Boutrup is trying to build a new life. But then a young woman goes missing on New Year’s Eve, and Peter discovers the body of Ramses, an old acquaintance from prison, on the beach. When a woman is found in the harbour - naked, attached to an anchor with her face torn off - Peter must accept that the truth lies hidden in the past he is trying to forget.