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• Dog on It

  a Chet and Bernie Mystery

  Quinn, Spencer

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  This first book in the Chet and Bernie Mystery series introduces the characters...a private investigator named Bernie Little (of the Little Detective Agency) and his partner, a dog named Chet. Chet is actually the narrator of the series! Bernie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Murder Hatched

  Murder With Peacocks, and Murder With Puffins, the First Two Books in the Meg Langslow Series

  Andrews, Donna,

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  The first title in this funny series is "Murder With Peacocks." Meg Langslow, a blacksmith from Virginia, is the maid of honor in no less than three weddings this season. When an acerbic-tongued guest is found murdered, people turn to pragmatic,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murder Is Binding

  Barrett, Lorna

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  Tricia Miles, who runs a mystery bookshop (along with her cat, Miss Marple), finds she must now clear her own name when she is suspected of offing the cookbook store owner with a carving knife! Also available in downloadable audiobook format.

• Sniffing Out Murder

  Benjamin, Kallie E., 1964-

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  Pris--former school teacher and now children's author--and her young bloodhound Bailey have moved back to Pris's small hometown of Crosbyville, IN, where she has established a pet-assisted reading program for kids. But Whitney Kelley from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Pedigree to Die for

  a Melanie Travis Mystery

  Berenson, Laurien

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  The first in a popular mystery series by Berenson. Melanie Travis is in her 30's, a single parent and a teacher. Here she must unofficially investigate the mysterious death of her uncle--a kennel owner--along with the pilfering of his beloved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death by Chocolate Lab

  Blake, Bethany,

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  Pet sitter Daphne Templeton loves her job, and never met a pet that she didn't fall for. But she doesn't love or even like philanderer Steve Beamus, owner of the Blue Ribbon K-9 Academy. Steve is known for toying with women and also cheating on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muzzled

  a Kate Turner, D.V.M. Mystery

  Brady, Eileen (Veterinarian)

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  In upstate New York, veterinarian Kate Turner finds a dead couple, and the investigators seem quick to label the case as a murder-suicide. But Kate thinks there may be far more to the story, bringing no small danger to the vet as she continues to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Double Booked for Death

  Brandon, Ali

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  Darla Pettistone has inherited a bookstore (complete with cat!) from her great-aunt. Determined to make a go of the bookstore, for her first event Darla books a big-name author to do a book signing. But the author dies during the event, and at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

  Braun, Lilian Jackson

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  The first title in the Cat Who... series. Reporter Jim Qwilleran, who has won awards for his crime writing in the past, deeply resents his current assignment in art news. All of Jim's preconceived notions about the art world go out the window,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost & Hound

  a Novel

  Brown, Rita Mae,

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  15th volume in the Sister Jane Mystery series that began with "Outfoxed." Once again, Sister Jane Arnold--who carries the title of Jefferson Hunt Club's foxhound master--must use her peculiar mixture of people and animals to solve a murder mystery…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wish You Were Here

  Brown, Rita Mae

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  Mary Minor Haristeen--or Harry--is the postmistress in a small Virginia town. In this first volume of the Mrs. Murphy series, Harry begins poking around with the help of her cat, Mrs. Murphy, and her dog, Tucker, when a flood of postcards comes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Finders

  Burton, Jeffrey B.,

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  The first volume in the Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Mace Reid lives near Chicago and his specialty is human remains detection. He adopts a rescue dog, a golden retriever named Vira. Mace begins training Vira as a cadaver dog...and none too…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Canter With a Killer

  Camp, Amber,

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  Horse lover Mallory Martin moves back to her hometown of Hillspring, Arkansas, to start her very own business in horse rescue. However, Mallory also has a very rude neighbor who always makes nasty and negative comments about her and the business. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lending a Paw

  Cass, Laurie

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  Young librarian/new bookmobile driver Minnie Hamilton works in a small Michigan town with her rescue cat, Eddie. On the very first day that bookmobile service is offered, Minnie and Eddie discover the body of a man in a ditch. Not only was this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cat Got Your Diamonds

  a Kitty Couture Mystery

  Chase, Julie (Mystery writer)

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  Lacy Crocker excitedly opens her new shop in the New Orleans Garden district. The place is called Furry Godmother, and it caters to those who want to spoil their pets. All is going well until Lacy suffers an assault from a man who is later found…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murder, She Barked

  Davis, Krista,

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  When Holly Miller gets a phone call to come to the Sugar Maple Inn, her family's guest house in Virginia (where pets are accepted and even encouraged!), she discovers that an employee has been murdered. Holly and her new companions--a calico cat and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Purebred Dead

  Delaney, Kathleen,

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  Mary McGill can always be counted on to help out her town. She generously and gladly gives her time whenever asked, and that includes helping out at the community's traditional Christmas show. When a dead human body and a small very-much-alive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elementary, She Read

  Delany, Vicki, 1951-

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  Gemma Doyle co-owns a Cape Cod bookstore called the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. She runs this shop for her Great Uncle Arthur. (His cat, Moriarty, hates Gemma!) This first volume in the series concerns a rare magazine that contains one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pussyfoot

  a Midnight Louie Mystery

  Douglas, Carole Nelson

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  This is the second volume in the Midnight Louie mysteries, which involve a public relations freelancer named Temple Barr and her tomcat, named Midnight Louie because of his dark fur. Together the two become unwillingly adept in both stumbling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lone Wolf

  Driscoll, Sara,

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  This is the first volume in the FBI K-9 series. Meg Jennings is an FBI Special Agent who, along with Hawk--a search-and-rescue black Labrador--must find various criminals by tracking them through some inhospitable places like the vast wilderness. …Read moreRead more of this annotation