Waggish tales of dogs, Christmas, and murder—by sixteen of today's best-loved crime novelists!A temperamental Yorkie provokes Yuletide mayhem at an English country house . . . A puppy forgotten in Santa's bag helps quell a coup at the North Pole . . . During a snow-white Christmas, a Portuguese water dog noses out murder at a Vermont inn . . . and many more, including:“Clicker Training” by Parnell Hall “The Emerald Collar” by Leslie O’Kane “Yellow Snow” by Jeffrey Marks “O Little Hound of Bethlehem” by Taylor McCafferty “Toy Pincher” by H. Robert Perry “The Fencing Crib” by Mark Graham “Red Shirt and Black Jacket” by Virginia Lanier “The Village Vampire and the Yuletide Yorkie” by Dean James “Psycho Santa’s Got a Brand-New Bag” by Deborah Adams “Midnight Clear” by Jane Haddam “Fowl Play” by Patricia Guiver “The Reunion” by Lillian M. Roberts “Good Dog Wenceslas” by Melissa Cleary “Habits” by Jeremiah Healy “Eye Witness” by David LeitzThese thrilling tales of canine derring-do give dog lovers the treat of celebrating Christmas with sleuthhounds of many breeds—as they sniff out crime and render holiday justice.

Canine Christmas: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Adams, Deborah

Cleary, Melissa

Guiver, Patricia

GRAHAM, MARK.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Ballantine Books

Jackie Walsh, a teacher of film studies at Rodgers University, and her crime-solving dog, Jake, investigate the murder of Mannheim Goodwillie, one of Palmer's most prominent citizens, who drops dead during a live radio broadcast. Original.

First Pedigree Murder

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

BERKLEY

Film teacher Jackie Walsh's interest in the current election intensifies when the mistress of one of the candidates is murdered, and with ex-police pooch Jake at her side, she investigates

Hounded to Death

Investigating the mysterious death of Rodgers University's security chief, film studies teacher Jackie Walsh and her ex-police dog, Jake, team up to solve the case while struggling with Jake's undisciplined mastiff pup

Dead and Buried

Aided by her latest stray, a former police dog named Jake, movie expert Jackie Walsh gets a lead on the death of a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, who made many enemies at the local university. Original.

The Maltese Puppy

Film professor Jackie Walsh and ex-police dog Jake step in to  investigate when Mel Sweeten is strangled with a dog collar at his very  own dog academy. Original.

Dog Collar Crime

College film professor Jackie Walsh and her crime-solving canine, Jake, become involved in an investigation at the local zoo when Jackie's friend, Marcella, goes undercover to expose wildlife abuse and discovers a murdered zookeeper

Murder Most Beastly (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries)

The discovery of a gunshot-wounded Alsatian shepherd in her backyard leads to a mystery for dog-loving sleuth Jackie Walsh, and she is soon on the trail of a murderer

A Tail of Two Murders

Diamond Books

When Winnie Swann, the elderly widow of a reputed bank robber, tells Jackie Walsh about a supposedly hidden fortune, Jackie and her canine crime-solving partner, Jake, investigate and expose a dark legacy of deception and murder. Original.

Old Dogs

The tenth book in the Dog Lover's Mystery series finds Jackie Walsh and her canine sleuthing partner, Jake, led by a stray terrier to the body of a homeless woman and into the heart of a deadly mystery. Original.

And Your Little Dog, Too (Dog Lover's Mystery)

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