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Mystery Books that Feature Dogs

Cozy mysteries have grown significantly in popularity over the years, often due to an appreciation for the less graphic themes and language used in them. There are many different themes that are available to the reader amongst the cozy mystery book subgenre. Some of these themes include supernatural, historical, culinary, gardening, bed and breakfast settings, and cozy mystery books with pets as sidekicks.

This paper will list some of the cozy mystery book authors who write mysteries that have dogs as on-going characters in the authors’ mystery book series.

Lydia Adamson: Adamson writes the Deirdre Quinn Nightingale mystery series which features a veterinarian sleuth.

Donna Ball: Ball writes a mystery series that features a dog ex-tracker who is accompanied by her Golden Retriever.

Cynthia Baxter: Baxter’s Reigning Cats & Dogs mystery series has many dogs and puppies who get involved in this cozy mystery series.

Carol Lea Benjamin: A dog trainer who solves crimes is featured in Benjamin’s series.

Laurien Berenson: Berenson’s cozy mystery series features a Special Ed. teacher who participates in dog shows when she’s not sleuthing.

Michael Bond: Bond’s Monsieur Pamplemousse series includes a dog sidekick named Pommes Frites.

Rita Mae Brown: Brown’s Mrs. Murphy mystery books feature a Corgi and her feline friends who do a lot of sleuthing on their own.

Nancy Bush: The Jane Kelly mystery series includes a Pug.

Ann Campbell: The canine assistant in Campbell’s mystery series is a German Shepherd and Siberian Husky mix.

Melissa Cleary: A professor is the sleuth of the Dog Lovers mystery series by Cleary.

Susan Conant: The Holly Winter series is about a dog magazine writer who also trains dogs.

Evelyn David: The Sullivan Investigations mystery series is about an Irish Wolfhound and his mortician owner.

Patricia Guiver: Guiver’s Pet Detective mystery series has a Doberman Pinscher canine sidekick.

David Handler: A Basset Hound features in Handler’s Stewart Hoag & Lulu series.

Sue Henry: Henry writes two mystery series for dog lovers. The first is about an elderly widow who travels with her Dachshund and solves crimes, while the second is about an Alaskan dog sled racer.

Lee Charles Kelley: Kelley’s Continuing Adventures of Jack & Jamie includes a sleuth who trains dogs for a living.

Virginia Lanier: One of Lanier’s series features a Bloodhound trainer who solves crimes.

Judy McCoy: The Dog Walker mystery series can also be considered a paranormal themed series, since the protagonist is a dog walker who can communicate telepathically with her charges.

Leslie O’Kane: O’Kane’s Allie Babcock mystery series features a dog therapist as its sleuth.

Dana Stabenow: Set in Alaska, Stabenow’s Kate Shugak mystery series has dog companions.

Maggie Toussaint: Toussaint’s Cleopatra Jones mystery series features a St. Bernard.

Peggy Webb: Webb’s Southern Cousins mystery series features a Basset Hound sidekick.

Nina Wright: Wright writes the Whiskey Mattimoe mystery series which features an Afghan Hound.

Though this isn’t a comprehensive list of mystery authors who write books with canine sidekicks, it does include a number of the more prominent ones.  From these authors, you can generally get an idea if you enjoy mysteries featuring a canine sidekick for the star sleuth.

Taylor writes on a variety of mystery subjects, including cozy mystery themes and a mystery book blog.

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