Have you read any good cozy mysteries with dogs? (Kindle)

TC Beacham · 06-28-2010, 11:05 AM

I love mysteries but am not too familiar with cozies. The ones I've read all had an amateur sleuth with a cat, which made me wonder about cozies with dogs. I'm curious about the sleuths - whether there are differences between sleuths with cats and sleuths with dogs.

Weird, I know, but I'm reading Joanne Fluke's Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder now - want to sample some cozies with dogs, and pick one next.

Any Kindle Book recommendations?

Terisa de morgan · 06-28-2010, 11:27 AM

If you want cozy with dogs, here you can find a lot: Cozy with dogs Anyway, I like the books this author writes about dogs (she can talk to them

) : Judi McCoy I like them, I don't know if they're good or bad.

TC Beacham · 06-28-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

If you want cozy with dogs, here you can find a lot: Cozy with dogs Anyway, I like the books this author writes about dogs (she can talk to them

) : Judi McCoy I like them, I don't know if they're good or bad.

Thanks so much, Terisa! I'll sample Judi McCoy and some others on the list too.

Worldwalker · 06-28-2010, 02:01 PM

Lacing Up for Murder by Irene Radford. Very, very highly recommended.

dreams · 06-28-2010, 02:05 PM

This is one that I've seen mentioned by some of our MR members. She is on my author list, and the link goes to Smashwords.

Ellen O'Connell (ellenoc on MR)
cozy dog mystery, female sleuth

I know that there is another one, but I just can't remember right now.

I hope you enjoy it.

Mike L · 06-28-2010, 02:22 PM

Sara Paretsky's private eye, V. I. Warshawski, has a dog.

But I can't imagine why anyone would care.

Terisa de morgan · 06-28-2010, 02:24 PM

I've read Ellen O'Connell's mystery and I've liked it a lot.

Terisa de morgan · 06-28-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike L

Sara Paretsky's private eye, V. I. Warshawski, has a dog.

But I can't imagine why anyone would care.

There's a big difference between a dog "appearing" in the book and a dog "being an important part" of the book

Terisa de morgan · 06-28-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwalker

Lacing Up for Murder by Irene Radford. Very, very highly recommended.

Thank you very much, I think I'm going to get it

SensualPoet · 06-28-2010, 03:21 PM

What about Norbert Davis's soft-boiled noir age detective whose partner is a great dane? Doans and Carstairs appeared in about four novels. See Manybooks and Mobileread.

Oh, Murderer Mine - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12473
The Mouse in the Mountain - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17928
Sally's in the Alley - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=norbert+davis
Holocaust House - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=norbert+davis

Great fun, too!

badgoodDeb · 06-28-2010, 03:33 PM

Books by Rita Mae Brown are "Mrs Murphy mysteries" -- where Mrs Murphy is a cat. *BUT* the cat has a side-kick who is a dog, Tucker (i think). You might enjoy them - I do!

Oh - the cat ostensibly writes the books, and ostensibly solves the mysteries with the dog helping.

Mike L · 06-29-2010, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

There's a big difference between a dog "appearing" in the book and a dog "being an important part" of the book

Good point.

In one V. I. Warshawski story, the fact that the dog was pregnant seemed to be an important factor.

But I got so fed up with reading about the wretched dog in what should have been a mystery that I gave up after a couple of chapters.

Terisa de morgan · 06-29-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike L

Good point.

In one V. I. Warshawski story, the fact that the dog was pregnant seemed to be an important factor.

But I got so fed up with reading about the wretched dog in what should have been a mystery that I gave up after a couple of chapters.

That's true. Sometimes it's a bit excesive.

TC Beacham · 06-29-2010, 01:54 PM

Wow - thanks everybody!!!

stryker9 · 07-03-2010, 05:41 AM

I think somehow the beautiful "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" (by Mark Haddon) comes to mind, but it really isn't about the dog.

..my dime.

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TC Beacham Great Beach Reads! Posts: 202 Karma: 300000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Have you read any good cozy mysteries with dogs? (Kindle) I love mysteries but am not too familiar with cozies. The ones I've read all had an amateur sleuth with a cat, which made me wonder about cozies with dogs. I'm curious about the sleuths - whether there are differences between sleuths with cats and sleuths with dogs. Weird, I know, but I'm reading Joanne Fluke's Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder now - want to sample some cozies with dogs, and pick one next. Any Kindle Book recommendations?

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Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,227 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	If you want cozy with dogs, here you can find a lot: Cozy with dogs Anyway, I like the books this author writes about dogs (she can talk to them ) : Judi McCoy I like them, I don't know if they're good or bad.

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Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Lacing Up for Murder by Irene Radford. Very, very highly recommended.

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	This is one that I've seen mentioned by some of our MR members. She is on my author list, and the link goes to Smashwords. Ellen O'Connell (ellenoc on MR) cozy dog mystery, female sleuth I know that there is another one, but I just can't remember right now. I hope you enjoy it.

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Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Sara Paretsky's private eye, V. I. Warshawski, has a dog. But I can't imagine why anyone would care.

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Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,227 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I've read Ellen O'Connell's mystery and I've liked it a lot.

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SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	What about Norbert Davis's soft-boiled noir age detective whose partner is a great dane? Doans and Carstairs appeared in about four novels. See Manybooks and Mobileread. Oh, Murderer Mine - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12473 The Mouse in the Mountain - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17928 Sally's in the Alley - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=norbert+davis Holocaust House - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=norbert+davis Great fun, too!

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Books by Rita Mae Brown are "Mrs Murphy mysteries" -- where Mrs Murphy is a cat. BUT the cat has a side-kick who is a dog, Tucker (i think). You might enjoy them - I do! Oh - the cat ostensibly writes the books, and ostensibly solves the mysteries with the dog helping.

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TC Beacham Great Beach Reads! Posts: 202 Karma: 300000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Wow - thanks everybody!!!

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