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Fiction for Dog Lovers

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Nose Brown, Rita Mae
In this first novel of a brand-new mystery series, a city girl, canine companion in tow, discovers the Wild West, a sinister plot to divert its most precious resource, and the binding ties of family.
Dog's Cameron, W. Bruce
Surprised to find himself reborn as a golden-haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt, Bailey wonders if he will ever find his purpose, in this beartifully crafted work that teaches that love never dies and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.
End Henry, Sue
Bones Hill, Suzette A.
More from Bouncer, the dog, Maurice the cat, and the hapless Reverend Oughterard as they travel to France where the reverend has inherited a villa in this fourth installment of the mystery series.
Rose Katz, Jon
Inspired by his beloved Bedlam Farm, this bestselling author of mostly non-fiction delivers his first novel in ten years, told from the point of view of Rose, a tough and dedicated sheep dog.
Maf O'Hagan, Andrew
In November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Mafia Honey, or Maf for short. Maf was with Marilyn for the last two years of her life. With style, brilliance and panache, O'Hagan has drawn an altogether original portrait of the woman behind the icon and the dog behind the woman.
Thereby Quinn, Spencer
In the second installment of this charming series, Chet and Bernie are asked to investigate threats against Princess, a famous show dog. Soon, Princess and her owner are kidnapped along with Bernie's girlfriend, who happens to be a reporter who is covering the story from a different angle.
Dog Rosenfelt, David
A German Shepherd police dog witnesses a murder and if his owner, an Iraq war vet and former cop turned thief, is convicted of the crime, the dog could be put down. Few rival Andy Carpenter's affection for dogs and he decides to represent the poor canine.
Dogs Simon, Clea
Pru Marlowe is an animal psychic. Pru left the big city to move to her hometown in the Berkshires. Soon she met a rescue dog named Lily and her person, Charles. Charles soon dies and it looks like Lily killed him. Because Lily is a pit bull and has a history in a dog fighting ring, Lily is the first suspect in the case.
Elvis Webb, Peggy
In the second work in Webb's rollicking mystery series filled with Southern-fried wit and lovably eccentric characters, Callie Valentine and her incomparable Basset hound, Elvis, must uncover a murderer who's leaving residents of the King's hometown all jittery.
One Wilson, Susan
Wilson gives us a moving, tender, and brilliantly crafted story about two fighters, one a man and one a dog, both hoping to leave the fights behind. They ultimately find their salvation in each other.