Mysteries with Dogs

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A Bite of Death: a Dog Lover’s Mystery
By Susan Conant
Mystery Conant
Holly Winter had her hands full with one dog. Still, when therapist Elaine Walsh is found dead, Holly eagerly adopts the orphaned Kimi - and vows to teach her some manners. But when questions arise about Elaine's death, following close on the heels of a patient's suicide, Holly suspects the misbehaving malamute Kimi might be the key witness. Digging for clues all over Cambridge, Holly hopes to untangle a snarl of secrets and collar a killer!

Murder Unleashed
By Lee Charles Kelley
Mystery Kelley
Former-cop-turned-kennel owner Jack Field and his lover, local medical examiner Dr. Jamie Cutter, come to the aid of Roark, a helpless canine accused of killing a State Supreme Court Justice, found in his car with his throat torn out, as the search out the real culprit with the help of a pack of playful beagles.

Skull and Dog Bones
By Melissa Cleary
Mystery Cleary
Film instructor Jackie Walsh and her ex-police dog, Jake, return to investigate the suspicious death of a Hollywood has-been. Former screenwriter Ralph Perrin sends Jackie his biography of an early female director, hoping she can help him get it published. Before Jackie can tell Ralph his work is a dud, he is found floating face down in the pool of his seedy hotel and the manuscript is stolen from Jackie's house.

A Pedigree to Die For
By Laurien Berenson
Mystery Berenson
Thinking her life could not be worse after a disastrous summer peaks with her uncle's death, Melanie Travis realizes that she is in for more trouble when the disappearance of her uncle's prize-winning poodle suggests that murder has taken place.

This Dog for Hire
By Carol Lea Benjamin
Mystery Benjamin
From Soho galleries to the glamour of the Westminster Kennel Club competition at Madison Square Garden, P.I. Rachel Alexander and her formidable canine partner, Dash, search for a witness to the murder of a New York artist--his dog.