My family has two pets – a dog and a cat. I love our furry friends tremendously, and I especially love it when pets make appearances in my reading. Here’s a list of mysteries where the main character (or a significant side character) has a pet. Enjoy!

London Ladies’ Murder Club (Book 1: A Body on the Doorstep) by Marty Wingate (Pet dog and wonderful setting)

Dewberry Farm (Book 1: Killer Jam) by Karen MacInerney (Cow–I’ve never wanted my own cow more than when I read this book!)

19 CRIMINALS: A Romantic Comedy Mystery Novel by Larissa Reinhart (Pet dog–totally hilarious)

Deputy Donut Mystery (Book 1: Survival of the Fritters) by Ginger Bolton (Pet cat–and you will want to eat donuts)

Library Lover’s Mystery (Book 1: Books Can Be Deceiving) by Jenn McKinlay (Pet dog–dogs and mysteries with a librarian…you can’t ask for more)

The Witches of the French Quarter Mystery (Book 1: Mardi Gras and Magic) by Jen Pitts (A talking tabby cat, witches and New Orleans)

Riley Thorn (Book 1: Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door) by Lucy Score (A hilarious and a little bit stinky lovable dog)

Magical Cats Mystery (Book 1: Curiosity Thrilled the Cat) by Sofie Kelly (A librarian and a magical cat solving mysteries)

Cat in the Stacks Mystery (Book 1: Murder Past Due) by Miranda James (Charlie Harris, a widowed librarian, and Diesel, a Maine coon cat, in the college town of Athena, Mississippi, solve mysteries)