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Clever Canines & Curious Cats: Cozy Mysteries Where Pets Steal the Spotlight

Corgi and black cat in a warmly lit library during a tropical rainstorm.

Warm lamplight. Soft paws. Sharper instincts than any alibi.
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They sense it before we do — a sudden stillness, the air shifting, the quiet dread before the scream. Welcome to the Dark Library’s most charmingly deceptive shelf, where murder meets mischief and loyalty comes with paws or claws.

Murder at the Manor — Iris Kingsley

Murder at the Manor — Iris Kingsley

Storm-stranded and sealed inside Everly Manor, baker Beth Sanders relies on her corgi, Snickers, to sniff through quarantined secrets and one very inconvenient corpse.

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Angle: A storm-locked manor mystery starring one brave corgi and a clever baker.

Murder at the Inn — Iris Kingsley

Murder at the Inn — Iris Kingsley

Windy Hollow’s Culinary Expo curdles into homicide; Snickers’s nose for lies leads Beth into the dark corners of small-town ambition and revenge.

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Angle: A cozy where a corgi’s instincts outshine any badge.

Murder at Paradise Cove — Pandora Janssen

Murder at Paradise Cove — Pandora Janssen

Freya Lewisham inherits a lakeside resort, a killer, and a fearless trail partner — her dog Luna — who follows danger straight through the mist.

Free eBook → Murder at Paradise Cove

Angle: A tropical-tinged resort mystery where loyalty pads on four legs.

Murder at the Flower Festival — Poppy Hastings

Murder at the Flower Festival — Poppy Hastings

Winnie Cooper’s Jack Russell, Cookie, digs up what pruning shears can’t: sabotage, gossip, and a garden judge who never made it to the awards.

Free eBook → Murder at the Flower Festival

Angle: Blooming secrets and puppy charm with bite.

Murder in the Beauty Boutique — Nina Wells

Murder in the Beauty Boutique — Nina Wells

Barbara Stitch planned a facial, not a felony. With golden retriever Suga as the only witness willing to bark, a salon whodunit peels back blackmail and blush.

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Angle: A beauty boutique cozy where one golden steals every scene.

Pet-sidekick cozies lure us with wagging tails and warm light — then prove that innocence can be the sharpest weapon of all.
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