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Cozy Mysteries with Dog Sidekicks
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. Even within a subgenre like cozies, there are still further subdivisions to be found. One of the more prominent themes in cozy mysteries is the inclusion of pets, especially popular animals such as dogs.
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: Many dogs are featured in Baxter’s Reigning Cats & Dogs mystery series.
Carol Lea Benjamin: A dog trainer who solves crimes is featured in Benjamin’s series.
Laurien Berenson: A special education teacher solves crimes in Berenson’s series, when she isn’t participating in dog shows.
Michael Bond: Bond’s Monsieur Pamplemousse series includes a dog sidekick named Pommes Frites.
Rita Mae Brown: The Mrs. Murphy books feature a Corgi and some cats who do most of the sleuthing on their own.
Nancy Bush: Bush writes the Jane Kelly mystery book series which features 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: An Irish Wolfhound and his human (who happens to be a mortician) are the sleuths in the Sullivan Investigations mystery series.
Patricia Guiver: A Doberman Pinscher is the sidekick in Guiver’s Pet Detective series.
David Handler: A Basset Hound features in Handler’s Stewart Hoag & Lulu series.
Sue Henry: Two of Sue Henry’s series feature dogs prominently. 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: McCoy writes the Dog Walker mystery series which also falls under the supernatural/paranormal theme in mysteries. Her dog walker communicates telepathically with the dogs she walks.
Leslie O’Kane: Allie Babcock is a dog therapist who solves crimes in O’Kane’s series.
Dana Stabenow: Stabenow writes the Kate Shugak mystery series which is set in Alaska.
Maggie Toussaint: A St. Bernard is the canine sidekick in Toussaint’s Cleopatra Jones mystery series.
Peggy Webb: A Basset Hound helps out in the Southern Cousins mystery series by Peggy Webb.
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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