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Urban Tails Pet Shop Mystery Series

TC LoTempio writes the Urban Tails Pet Shop Mystery Series which is set in Connecticut and started in 2021. Shell McMillan's TV series is canceled, and struggling actress Shell McMillan considers it a…

Roundup Crew Mystery Series

Diana Orgain writes the Roundup Crew Mystery Series which started in 2019 and is set in California. Every Friday night in the idyllic seaside town of Pacific Cove, California, the Roundup Crew, a group of dog-friendly folks, have a spirited…

Bailey the Bloodhound Mystery Series

Kallie E. Benjamin (AKA Valerie Burns) writes the Bailey the Bloodhound Mystery Series which started in December 2023 and is set in Indiana.  After deciding that life as a teacher wasn’t right for her, Priscilla found inspiration for her…

Baker Street Mystery Series

Valerie Burns writes the Baker Street Mystery Series which started in August 2022 and is set in Michigan.  It features Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s…

Emma Everett Mystery Series

B.E. Maahs writes the Emma Everett Mystery Series which started in January 2022 and is set on Vancouver Island in Canada.  It features Emma Everett who arrives in Breezy Bay on Vancouver Island to forget about Hunter, the man…

Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery Series

Deborah Blake writes the Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery Series which started in 2021. Kari Stuart's life is going nowhere—until she unexpectedly wins the lottery. The twenty-nine-year-old instant multimillionaire is still mulling plans…

Wayside Bay Mystery Series

Reida Kenzington writes the Wayside Bay Mystery Series which started in 2020 and is set in the Pacific Northwest.  It features Charlie who leads a busy life with her house call dog grooming business, her canine family, and keeping up…

Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery Series

Heather Day Gilbert writes the Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery Series which started in and is set in West VirginiaFed up with her go-nowhere job, newly single Macy Hatfield moves back to her small hometown in West…

Furry Friends Mystery Series

Laura Scott writes the Furry Friends Mystery Series which started in July 2021 and is set in Wisconsin.  Ally Winter is going through a ruff patch. The thirty-something veterinarian lost her fiancé, her clinic, and her savings in…

Furever Pets Mystery Series

Alex Erickson writes the Furever Pets Mystery Series which is set in and started in March 2020.  It features the Denton family.  The father is a veterinarian and the mother performs pet-rescues mom Helping animals is a family…

Agent to the Paws Mystery Series

E.J. Copperman write the Agent to the Paws Mystery Series which started in August 2017 and is set in New York. It features Kay Powell who is the Agent to the Paws, representing showbiz clients who aren’t exactly people. In fact: they're dogs.


Animals in Focus Mystery Series

Sheila Webster Boneham writes the Animals in Focus Mystery series. It features Janet MacPhail , a freelance photographer specializing in pet photography. Janet also trains her dog Jay, an Australian Shepard in obedience and solves mysteries.


Barkery & Biscuits Mystery Series

Linda O. Johnston writes the Barkery & Biscuits Mystery series which started in May 2015. It features veterinary technician Carrie Kennersly, who purchases a bakery from a friend who is about to leave town. She changes half of it into a…

Barking Detective Mystery Series

Waverly Curtis is the pseudonym of Waverly Fitzgerald and Curt Colbert. Together they write the Barking Detective Mystery series which started in 2010 and is set in Seattle, Washington. It features P.I. Geri Sullivan and her talking Chihuahua,…

Blue Moon Investigations Mystery Series

Steve Higgs writes the Blue Moon Investigations Mystery series which is set in England and started in 2017. It features Tempest Michaels who after retiring from the army opens a detective agency. Tempest Michaels is a paranormal investigator by a…

Creature Comforts Mystery Series

Arlene Kay writes the Creature Comforts Mystery Series which started in March 2019 and is set in Massachusetts. It features army vet Persephone “Perri” Morgan who has big plans, as her custom leather leashes, saddles, and other pet accessories…

Dog Town USA Mystery Series

Meg Muldoon writes the Dog Town USA Mystery Series. It's set in Oregon and started in 2015. It features reporter Freddie Wolf who returns to Dog Mountain, Oregon, to take a job as a reporter for the local newspaper. She left her crime reporter…

Dog Walker Mystery Series

This delightful paranormal series takes place in Manhattan on the Upper East Side and started in 2009. It features Ellie Englema and Rudy, her Yorkie. She is recently divorced and opens a dog walking business. To her surprise she realizes she can…

Happy Tails Dog Walking Mystery Series

Stella St. Claire writes the Happy Tails Dog Walking Mystery Series. It features Olivia Rickard who would kill to keep everything just the way it is. She’s got a gorgeous boyfriend who loves her, a supportive sister to lean on, and a dog walking…

Helping Hands Mystery Series

Annelise Ryan writes the Helping Hands Mystery Series which started in July 2019 and is set in Wisconsin. It features social worker Clothilde “Hildy” Schneider. Alongside her loyal therapy Golden Retriever, Hildy stumbles through incriminating…

Inn at Holiday Bay Mystery Series

Kathy Daley writes the Inn at Holiday Bay Mystery Series which is set in Maine. After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay…

Jacob Martin Mystery Series

Richard Houston writes the Jacob Martin Mystery series which started in 2012 and takes place in CO. It features Jake Martin (aka Porky) and his Golden Retriever Fred. Jacob is an unemployed software engineer who dreams of becoming a novelist.…

Kitty Couture Mystery Series

Julie Chase writes the Kitty Couture Mystery Series which started in 2016 and is set in New Orleans. It features pet boutique and organic treat bakery owner Lacy Marie Crocker. Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden…

Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series

Bethany Blake writes the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series which is set in Pennsylvania and started in February 2017. It features Pet sitter Daphne Templeton. She has a soft spot for every stray and misfit who wanders into the quaint, lakeside…

Mae December Mystery Series

Under the pen name Lia Farrell, Lisa Fitzsimmons and Lyn Farquhar write the Mae December Mystery series which is set in Tennessee. It features Mae December (dog whisperer), the successful owner of a dog boarding business in Rosedale, Tennessee…

Maggie McDonald Mystery Series

Mary Feliz writes the Maggie McDonald Mystery Series which is set in California. It features professional organizer Maggie. Maggie McDonald has a penchant for order that isn’t confined to her clients’ closets, kitchens, and sock drawers. As she…

Mags Rogers Series

This series started in 2011 by Brown (author of the Mrs. Murphy series) that takes place in Nevada. The main characters are a wire-haired dachshund, Baxter and former Wall Street trader Mags Rogers. Mags leaves her ruined Wall Street career to…

Mandy Bell Mystery Series

Abigail Deuel writes the Mandy Bell Mystery series which started in 2014 and is set in Wisconsin. It features veterinarian, Mandy Bell and her Border collie sidekick who solve murders. A colleague and classmate from vet school has passed away and…

Miss Ruffles Mystery Series

Nancy Martin writes the Miss Ruffles Mystery series which starts in November 2015 and is set in Texas. It features Sunny McKillip, personal assistant to Honeybelle Hensley, Mule Stop's wealthy, elderly matriarch. Sunny main job is taking care of…

Pampered Pet Mystery Series

Sparkle Abbey aka Mary Lee Woods (Sparkle) and Anita Carter (Abbey) write the Pampered Pet Mystery Series which started in 2011 and is set in Laguna Beach, CA. It features Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist. She finds herself…