Dog Animal Mysteries

To Leger, Halloween is a nuisance. Everyone is talking about superstition and as a black cat he is in the firing line at this time of year. When his human's great-niece, Brianna, decides to dress as a black cat to go trick or treating and dress Leger in his very own costume, Leger decides enough is enough and leaves home, planning never to return. But just hours later on a stormy autumnal night, Leger embarks on his most difficult investigation so far... Following in Leger's footsteps, Brianna has gone on the prowl and he must find her before anyone else with sinister intentions does. ...

Vet tech Mitchell Morales seeks Lily’s help for a fowl problem. A wild turkey has taken up residence near a community garden. Tensions flare between the folks who see the turkey as a cool mascot, and those who find him a nuisance. When Mitchell doesn’t show up for work the staff at Forever Friends Animal Shelter fear he had an accident while riding his bicycle. No one expects him to be unearthed from a pile of compost at the Robinberg Community Garden with a hori hori knife in his chest. The knife belongs to Lily’s friend Kelly Collins. In an effort to clear her friend’s name, Lily ...

Becky Keller and Sam Granger’s romance has cooled. He is busy teaching at the vet school, and she’s busy with her restaurant and antique shop. What Sam hasn’t told her is his PTSD, which manifests mostly with nightmares, makes him believe he’s damaged goods. But that is about to change when he meets Vvolt, a Belgian Malinois retired military working dog. When a tornado hits Brenham, there is damage in the downtown area as well as in nearby Round Top where Becky’s restaurant is situated.

Travel back to Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s and step into the lives of… A handsome and determined Private Investigator protected by a rather unique spirit guide. A smart and beautiful Medical Examiner who won’t give up until she uncovers the deadly truth. A family of pizza baking mobsters who will stop at nothing to defend their criminal empire. A short read cozy filled with mystery, romance, and a touch of magic. This is the story of Paul Madison PI, an idealistic cop turned private investigator. He will not rest until he figures out the real reason so many “accidents” are ...

Sugarbury Falls in the fall—cinnamon spice, craft fairs, and pumpkin carving competitions. But when a reporter is murdered at a local haunted house event, the festive spirit takes a sinister turn, scaring the whole community. With one of the town’s detectives away on his honeymoon, true crime writer and former journalist Emily Fox steps in to help unravel the eerie web of suspects and motives. The victim made dangerous enemies in his pursuit of juicy stories—a wealthy businesswoman accused of killing a squatter in her warehouse, a jealous girlfriend, and even Emily’s daughter’s ...

While reporting on a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak falls in love with one of her story’s subjects—an adorable Mexican street dog who is being treated for a mysterious gunshot wound. Bettina impulsively adopts the dog, who she names Felix after the veterinarian who saved him. In investigating Felix’s past, Bettina discovers that his life is nothing like what she assumed. For one thing, he’s not a Mexican street dog at all.

Brinley Brubaker’s decision to move to Hawkins Harbor and take over running a beachside coffee shop didn’t include seeing a dead body on the beach. It doesn’t help that her newly adopted dog made the discovery or that finding a corpse close to work is bad for business. She soon learns the deceased is a local man with a less than stellar reputation who recently disappeared from his boat. Since falling overboard doesn’t lead to a sandy grave, the reports of an accidental death quickly turn to foul play. Things get worse when rumors of an innocent encounter make her aunt a suspect. Can...

For generations, the cats who live outside the walls of Arc City have remained a mystery shrouded in urban myths and folk tales. Some claim monsters roam the wilderness, and some say it’s only a simple village of farmers. No citizen of Arc City has ever been able to learn the truth. Until now. Trigger is thrown into a wild world, filled with more danger and secrets than even an ace detective can decipher. On top of that, he’s once again hired to do the impossible. Can Trigger survive as a dog in a cat’s world, or is he finally in over his ears?

Meet Kelsie Butler. Coffee addict. Dog lover. Mystery buff. It’s days before Christmas and all of Fairwood is celebrating in the Christmas spirit, except for members of the Mapleton Crime Club, a group of senior-citizen mystery lovers who reside at the Mapleton, an independent living home. When Kelsie and her friend Angela are invited to join the club’s Christmas party, they readily accept, but at the party, they’re immediately struck by the friction between club members. So when one of those members dies in a bizarre fashion and the police determine there’s been no foul play, ...

JUST JUNIPER ADVENTURES COLLECTION is a collection of the first four books of THE JUST JUNIPER Chapter Books Series. Conveniently included in Volume 1 are the following chapter books. JUST JUNIPER- The First Adventure, The Mystery of the Mountain Lion Tracks, The Secret at the Lighthouse, and Dolphins to the Rescue. Children and adults alike will fall in love with Juniper, who is sweet, smart and brave Golden Retriever. Juniper is always there to save the day! They will get to know Sophia and her friends from the mountains of western North Carolina and also her friends and family from Miami...

Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, farting contentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: He will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero and is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.

Dogwalker Olivia has her hands full trying to build a life with her long-time love, Andrew. If only she could stop stumbling into mysteries, murders, and mayhem.

The weather turns to spring, and Charlie faces a pair of puzzles. Against Charlie’s better judgment Ron, her PI partner, takes a cheating-spouse case that turns into a comedy of errors involving a star football player and his wife’s petty vengeance. Meanwhile, Charlie’s neighbor Elsa has a bad feeling about a family up the street. Is it a case of the neighborhood busybody having too much time on her hands, or is there truly something sinister happening with twin teen girls who’ve been left with too much money and not enough supervision?

Mr. Whiskers is a street-wise stray dog with a nose for trouble and a fondness for two girls he calls the Shenanigan Sisters. So when Misty and Zelda’s professor father is kidnapped, Mr. Whiskers follows that car, picking up vital clues. Then the two intrepid girls and one great dog follow the trail through the streets of San Francisco, discovering hidden passageways, buried secrets, and even pirate treasure.

Private Investigator Hannah is all about supporting her nervous boyfriend Colin when famous food reviewer Wyatt Flynn comes to eat at Troughton’s Trough. However, after a little research, she learns that this reviewer is notorious for scathing reviews and destroying careers. What can she do to save Colin?

Everyone has secrets. Fiona’s family has kept one from her for years. On her sixteenth birthday, Fiona discovers she is a half-witch. She hasn’t had the benefit of growing up with the knowledge of her powers, and bumbles through the process of how to control her magic in a world of witches, wizards, and one mischievous leprechaun. She’s in a race against the clock to save herself from energy thieving Syphons determined to steal her powers for themselves. If they get their hands on her, it’s lights out—not just for her, but her family and all the other witches hiding in a magical ...

Some old grudges fester until they explode in dangerous ways. Pam and Paul Bigelow were excited and honored to be hosting the Sunrise Harbor Maine Animal Shelter’s annual Valentine’s Day charity event. They certainly didn’t anticipate their elegant Victorian mansion turning into a cold-hearted crime scene. We’re talking a man strangled with a string twinkling lights, the disappearance of a treasured family heirloom, and shelter dogs cowering in fear. All this happening in the span of a five minutes, all in complete darkness, and none of it making a bit of sense. Who’d want to ...

There's a new postman in Doggeroo - and he doesn't know the rules of the Postman Game.

Not only does he accuse Foxie of biting him, but he also calls Jack a mongrel! And when Fat Molly Cat from the Library comes to stay with Auntie Tidge, things don't get any better.

What did Jack find caught on the fence? Will it help him save the case of - The Lying Postman?

When those two enthusiastic fishermen, Djuna and his friend, Tommy, are offered a chance to spend the summer at fish-filled Silver Lake as the guests of Miss Annie Ellery, they are overjoyed. But great as the fishing proves to be, there is more in store: Silver Lake holds a mystery, and the boys find themselves swept up in a series of exciting and dangerous adventures, including an abandoned icehouse and two fires, as they help to solve it.

In the sleepy town of Leap Hill, where everyone knows your name and the days meander as gently as the seasonal creek, life for Calvin Hunter is about to get a lot less cozy. Calvin, a lifetime resident, and the owner of Hunter Kennels, finds his quiet life upended when the newcomer Loretta opens her modern Dog Kennels, threatening to put him out of business. But the competitive tension between the kennels is only a prelude to a much darker mystery that unfolds in Leap Hill. The murder of a wealthy resident and series of puzzling events hints at a connection between the rival kennel owners ...