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Island life suits Susan, and she can’t imagine ever moving from her beloved Isle of Wight. So it gives her real pleasure to see her young lodger Colette settle in to life by the sea, especially knowing that she has such a troubled past.

When a crotchety old veterinarian is killed, prime suspects Lucy and her new friend Millie become embroiled in a puzzling murder investigation.

A freak winter storm hits the cozy coastal town of Seaview Rock, leaving a small yacht wrecked on the shore. Taking part in the rescue effort, pet shop owner and amateur sleuth Will Sullivan is shocked to discover the body of a famous actress in the wreckage. At first it seems like the starlet's death was just an accident, but as Will uncovers mysterious coincidences surrounding the odd event, he becomes convinced that the tragic event was actually a well-concealed murder.

When pet cat Aubrey moves to the picturesque village of Fallowfield with his family, he is keen to explore the delights of the English countryside. However, the idyllic peace is shattered when a gruesome murder takes place at the village fete. Tensions run high as specters from the past begin to emerge. Aubrey is particularly bothered when suspicion falls on Morris, who may be eccentric, but is also a good friend to the local felines. It's time for Aubrey to step up. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

Lorilee Riley has eight cats, a Florida home, and a large lot to maintain. That ought to be enough to keep a senior citizen busy, but when she finds a corpse in her flowerbed, Lorilee wants to know who put it there. Later, the question becomes why the police don't seem to be a hundred percent dedicated to finding out who killed Regina Dean.

When Lucy Layton leaves New York City to attend her aunt’s funeral, she has no idea where her trip back home will lead. The last thing she expects is to inherit her aunt’s dog, her house, and the attached dog grooming salon. But when she discovers that her aunt was murdered, she is compelled to stay in Shongoloo and investigate. With new dog Ollie by her side, she begins to question a cast of colorful suspects. But someone wants Lucy to disappear, and they’ll stop at nothing to make that happen. Can she solve the murder before it’s too late?

It's the first day of Ninna's job in the local animal shelter, and a dog is talking to her. Not just any dog...a fat, old, smart-alecky Basset Hound who says his name is Mosey. She can't quit, she needs this job.

When investigative journalist, Alexi Ellis, falls victim to cutbacks, she and Cosmo, her anti-social feral cat, head for beautiful Hopgood Hall, where they plan to lick their wounds in the boutique hotel run by her old friends, Cheryl and Drew Hopgood. But when she arrives Alexi discovers Cheryl and Drew both distraught. Their close friend, Natalie Parker, who recently settled in the area, has gone missing. Alexi’s sure the woman has just taken a trip somewhere, but she still has a nose for a story and agrees to look into it.

After spending several months banged up in Sunny Banks rescue center, life is looking good for Aubrey, a large tabby cat who has finally found his forever home with Molly and Jeremy. However, all that changes when a killer begins to target elderly people in the neighborhood. Aubrey wasn't particularly upset by some of the previous deaths—particularly that of Miss Jenkins, who enjoyed throwing stones at cats. But the latest victim, Mr. Telling, was one of the good humans.

Frau Maier ist nicht gerade begeistert, als ihre Freundin Elfriede sie von einem Wellnessurlaub in der Steiermark überzeugen will. Was bitteschön soll denn die Katze eine ganze Woche lang ohne sie machen? Erst, als sie erfährt, dass ausgerechnet in dem Hotel, in das sie fahren soll, kürzlich seltsame Dinge passiert sind, wird sie hellhörig und lässt sich doch überreden. Dort angekommen, muss sich Frau Maier erst einmal mit Bademänteln, Beautybehandlungen und Barhockern vertraut machen.

Humorvoller Cosy Crime mit einer resoluten Hobbydetektivin und Katzennärrin zwischen Wuppertal und Wattenmeer. Der zweite schräge Fall für Rosa Fink! Ausgerechnet das Lieblingskleid passt nicht mehr! Darum ist Rosa im Urlaub am Jadebusen jedes Mittel recht, um den Kilos zu Leibe zu rücken. In nicht ganz nüchternem Zustand wettet sie, fit für einen Halbmarathon zu werden, denn Laufen macht schlank. Das verspricht jedenfalls der friesische Ultraläufer Oliver Dauer, der sich flugs als persönlicher Trainer anbietet.

Folge 3: Im Karlsruher Zoo liegt ein Tierpfleger leblos im Eisbärengehege. Kommissar Schiemann weiß sofort: Hier braucht er die Hilfe von Tierflüsterin Kira Mauerfuchs. Die kriegt einen Riesenschreck - handelt es sich bei dem Toten etwa um Sebastian, ihren Freund mit ungeklärtem Beziehungsstatus? Denn der war am Vorabend noch bei ihr und behauptete, er sei in Gefahr und einem Riesenskandal im Zoo auf der Spur... und sie hat ihn weggeschickt! Die Ermittlungen in Kiras persönlichstem Fall werden bald auch für den Kommissar tierisch brenzlig.

Kater Brown führt sein Frauchen Alexandra Berger in einen Buchladen im charmanten Dörfchen Algerlee. Durch Regale voller neuem Lesestoff zu schreiten könnte so schön sein, wenn nicht die Bücher alle zerrissen auf dem Boden liegen würden. Und die Leiche der Bibliothekarin ist mittendrin! Alex stürzt sich in die Ermittlungen, schließlich ist sie selbst jetzt Teilhaberin eines Buchladens und kann den Mord an einer Gleichgesinnten nicht einfach so hinnehmen.

El jardinero no siempre es el asesino, a veces es el cadáver... Angela Merkel se enfrenta a esta extravagante situación cuando su perrito Putin descubre el cadáver de un jardinero en el cementerio de Klein-Freudenstadt. El muerto está en una posición imposible: boca abajo y enterrado de manera que solo sus piernas sobresalen. Los sospechosos de este asesinato se pueden encontrar en dos familias rivales que dirigen sendas empresas de pompas fúnebres: hay un oscuro director gerente, una contable algo inestable, un adorador de Satán.

To celebrate Zack's latest writing accomplishment, namely hitting the NY Times best sellers list for his latest book, Heart of Éire, Zack, Jillian, and the dogs fly to New Orleans to help promote the book at a large book expo. Accompanying them are none other than good friends Vance and Tori Samuelson, since it was the detective's idea to write a story featuring his Irish wife in the first place. However, once they arrive, a blatant attack during the exposition sends everyone into a panic.

With a sudden influx of animals into the shelter, Courtney Cain knows it’s time to start up a foster program at the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue. It’s a lot of work, and her life becomes even more complicated when her ex-fiancé arrives in Curly Bay!

When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes...what he finds is murder, mayhem, and mystery everywhere he goes. His dog, Rex Harrison, a former police dog fired for having a bad attitude, does his best to steer the humans in the right direction, but he cannot understand why they don’t just use their noses–the answers are right there if they would just employ their strongest sense!

In A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder (Book 1), Audrey Smart, 34, is a brilliant vet—yet fed up by her demanding clients who think they know more than her and who don’t care about their animals. Burnt-out with the endless hours, she wonders if the time has come for a new direction. And when her 15th year high school reunion (and her hopes for re-sparking on old flame) end in disaster, Audrey knows the time has come to make a change.

Nothing interrupts a good lover’s spat like a dog—Daisy Gumm Majesty’s Dachshund, Spike, in particular. Of course, they were in a graveyard, and Spike did have a shoe in his mouth—and the shoe did have an occupant. Well, a foot, if that counts. Daisy is horrified until she discovers that the occupying foot belonged to Dr. Everhard Allen Wagner, a notorious abuser of women and young girls. Good riddance!

When Felicity Philips visits a wedding dress boutique only to find the owner strangled and posed, she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation. The dead dressmaker has been stuffed into a near priceless one-off by a famous designer and somehow three of Felicity’s brides have paid a deposit for it. Is one of them the killer?