Dog Cozy Mysteries

A high-stakes match. An inexplicable death. As the players take their positions, can an amateur sleuth solve the mystery before the final whistle blows?Mama Rose just wants to enjoy a local polo tournament and care for any injured horses. But when a polo player is found dead in a stable, there’s all to play for if our silver-haired investigator is to discover the deadly truth. Intrigued by tales from a late-night party, Rose unearths multiple suspects all with motives to harm the victim. But when her enquires lead to dead ends, she begins to doubt her intuition that there’s been foul ...

Question: What does a dead Kornville councilman, a nationally televised baking competition, and thousands of missing dollars have in common? Answer: Tabitha Clive! Amateur sleuth and baker extraordinaire Tabitha Clive must save Kornville’s new Mayor’s reputation before it is too late. The year is 1966 and Abigail Clive is doing an excellent job as the newly appointed mayor of Kornville, Nebraska. Well, it was going well until her harshest critic turns up dead. To make matters worse, money is missing from the town’s road improvement account, and no one knows where it has gone. Among ...

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...

Love a cozy mystery with dogs? Dive into a fun, clean whodunit featuring three generations of sleuthing family members and their clever canine companions! Join retired detective Maya, tech-savvy son Ethan, and investigative granddaughter Lily as they unravel the secrets of Mason Manor, haunted by a mysterious ghost. With the help of their adorable dogs—wise Digger, kind Dash, and sassy Daisy—they follow cryptic clues through a small town brimming with hidden secrets. Filled with twists, turns, and a special recipe for Parker House Rolls, this short read will keep you reading until the ...

Ettie’s magic shop is infested…with hamsters? How is that possible? Unless whoever had sabotaged her in the past is back at it, trying to shut down her shop and drive her and her warlock husband out of town. Could it be the church-owning neighbor? The nosey reporter? Or the town’s mayor? Even Ettie’s own father-in-law is a suspect. The hamsters must go before they get her business shut down, but there’s just one problem: Ettie’s fallen in love with those cute little fuzzy critters. Read The Mail-Order Witch, Episode 2 to find out. This series contains a prequel plus three ...

Thrift shop til someone drops... A mysterious mansion, an island lost in the fog… And a wedding filled with recycled decor. Jessica Braun is leaving her thrift store in her teen neighbor’s care and heading to Lake Superior for the weekend. Even a trip down memory lane with her ex-husband can’t ruin this Fourth of July. Until tragedy strikes the happy couple, and the bridge is closed—trapping Jess and the other guests on the island with a murderer. How will Jess work through the clues, and her past, before the coming storm?

"If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that “one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..."' 1970s. Cambridge, England. A MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT MIDNIGHT: When a student falls from the turrets of King’s College, Cambridge and the police rule his death as accidental, Olive consults her tarot cards - which confirm her suspicions of murder - and decides to take the investigation into her own hands. A COSY COMMUNITY: Fortunately, the college porter is a loyal customer of Olive’s cafe, The Biscuit Tin, and when she plies him with his ...

The choirmaster of Asterton lies dead in the rectory, poisoned by a wooden dart from a blowpipe. Miss Penny immediately suspects foul play. But who would want to kill such an inoffensive and well-respected pillar of the community? Assisted by her loyal cat, Onyx; her aunt's dog, Toby; and the ghost of Lady Caroline from the eighteenth century, Miss Penny delves into the darkest and most closely guarded secrets in Asterton, all while she must fill in for the deceased choirmaster as the new choirmistress.

His best friend's been kidnapped. He could be next. Only magic can save them, but who will train him? BMC Jasmine has lost too many loved ones on his watch. Now he's on a mission to grow his CatCast followers and save the world from humans' violent drama. But when his methods anger the lottery commission and attract an unsavory crowd, his human revokes his podcasting privilege, threatening his life's work. While an enraged BMC passionately argues his case, intruders infiltrate his home and snatch his best pal. Desperate to save his friend, he throws a magical spell. Except it explodes and ...

In the series finale, Marie finds her own future on the line as a murder occurs near her premises, and she is forced to solve it or else be implicated. With her rival innkeeper involved, it could hardly get any worse. As if that is not enough, this series finale brings to a head many questions: Will Marie finally find her mother, and what will happen between them? Will Marie end up with Robbie? With Brendan? Will she finally be able to claim her gifts, without Boo's help? And will she decide to stay and run the B&B - or be forced to leave this small town that has become her life?

Thrift shop til someone drops... Taking in donations at a thrift store could only bring good fortune, right? That is, unless there’s more than secondhand treasures in those boxes… Jessica Braun’s thrift shop is thriving, her first donations are coming in to resell, and the new neighborhood watch is a success. Add a date with an unexpected gentleman, and Jess’s first summer back in Minnesota is sweet as maple syrup. But when donated collectibles are stolen, a local woman lands in deep water. The deputy is ready to let Jess help investigate when the quiet town is turned upside down ...

Realtor Hannah Barry recently discovered her boyfriend cheating and hasn’t sold a house in far too long. In a desire to cheer her up Hannah’s cousin Niles asks her to foster a recently injured police dog. Mazie is a sweet beagle but Hannah isn’t really keen on taking on a dog. However, she agrees to keep Mazie while Niles is out of town. Hannah is under pressure from her latest client Pricilla Bryant. Ms. Bryant wants her presumed dead brother’s property sold immediately. However, Hannah is hitting roadblocks at every turn and when blood is discovered in the basement, she is suspicious.

If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that "one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..." 1970s. Cambridge, England. A BODY IN THE GRAVEYARD: When Olive stumbles upon a dead body while walking Biscuit one morning, she decides to investigate. The bumbling police force aren't making much progress with the local community but Olive, with a combination of her charm and delicious baked goods, manages to persuade potential witnesses to open up and reveal secrets about the victim and clues that could lead to the catching of his killer. A COSY ...

Owning two thrift shop locations doubles the secondhand fun for Jessica Braun. However, it also means double the work and, soon enough, she finds herself embroiled in double the trouble. A shocking crime strikes Pine Grove, leaving two people injured. Jessica can't shake her suspicion that another shop owner is involved. The catch? The community sees things differently, and convincing them won't be an easy task. How will she rise to this challenge, protect her town, and safeguard her business? As the situation grows more complex, Jessica must piece together the puzzle. But when the going ...

Florida dog trainer Rick Roth is struggling to get his dog training business off the ground. He blew his inheritance on his dream of running his own business and now the money is almost gone. When an elderly Cuban man pays him a large sum of money to do a “board-and-train” for a two year-old Jack Russell Terrier named, “Mojito Joe”... Rick is overjoyed. Until the man turns up dead and Rick discovers that the dog was stolen from Miami drug kingpin Raul Mendoza. Now he’s afraid there may be a cartel hitman on his trail. To make matters worse, he has fallen in love with the little ...

When Maude Fenwick, the spirited owner of The Velvet Fox resale shop, stumbles upon a designer handbag that’s too good to be true, she never imagines it will lead to a web of counterfeit goods, social media scandals, and—oh, just a little bit of murder. Add in a town full of quirky characters, a dashing ex-boyfriend who happens to be the sheriff, and a festival promising small-town chaos, and Maude’s investigative skills are put to the ultimate test. With her coffee-slinging best friend, Rue, and Charlie the button-pressing Doodle by her side, Maude dives into the mystery behind Fox ...

Lena is in hell… …literally, working for the devil. She’s been there for over twenty years and isn’t good at her job. In fact, she was never good at much in the human world, either. When an opportunity to do a deed for the Unfortunate arises, giving her a chance to return to Earth and earn an Eternal Flame to make her existence tolerable, she takes it—never expecting to find love. Kieran is on a fast track to CEO status with a weakness for red-headed women. When he’s accused of corporate embezzlement, and all his dreams fall out of reach, Lena stumbles into his life. Despite ...

He forecasts the weather on TV to the delight of his many fans. But the residents of Ocean Vista Condominiums are less fond of Uncle Weatherwise—the newest arrival at the condo—especially when a hurricane that he predicted would bypass Palmetto Beach instead heads straight for their town. The morning after a frantic evacuation, Kate Kennedy is blown away when she stumbles upon the corpse of Uncle Weatherwise, with a sharpened weather vane pointed in the direction of his heart. Suddenly Kate’s neighbors are her suspects, from a retired Rockette to a former federal prosecutor to a man ...

When Cookie Berelli, a dress designer for full-figured women, discovers her private investigator dead in her salon, she calls on a few friends to get her out of trouble. This cozy mystery with a dog includes a cute little dachshund she named Sigmund Freud because he's such a good listener. She has a bunch of crackpot ideas for how to catch the murderer, and Sigmund, the trustworthy dog he is, follows right along, sometimes even discovering a clue or two himself.

Leger's lifestyle has finally caught up with him and he is now living in hiding in the highlands with Annabella and Nicole. Life in the wilderness has many benefits but Leger finds it difficult to adjust to his new, temporary home and gets lost one evening. When he is rescued by a kindly American lady and her son and returned home by them, he is filled with gratitude. The visiting Americans invite their new Scottish friends for Thanksgiving dinner the following day, but Annabella has a bad feeling about this woman. Leger decides to throw himself into the celebrations until he accidentally ...