Lydia Adamson - A Cat on Stage Left [MYSTERY ADAMSON]

• Alice Nestleton, actress and cat-sitter, is confused when an unknown woman offers her an outrageous sum to care for her cat; she is even more confused when the woman is murdered in front of her and the cat turns out to be a stuffed toy. Part of a series.

Garrison Allen - Stable Cat [MYSTERY ALLEN]

• Penelope Warren, aided by her cat, Mycroft, investigates the theft of a priceless stallion and the murder of his trainer. Other volumes in the series include Dinosaur Cat and Baseball Cat.

Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity's Death [MYSTERY ATHERTON]

• Left a legacy by an aunt she never knew existed, Lori Shepherd travels to England to investigate, accompanied by her lawyer and her pink flannel rabbit, Reginald. First of a series.

Marian Babson - Canape for the Kitties [MYSTERY BABSON (also LARGE PRINT FICTION BABSON)]

• Writer Lucinda Lucas runs into trouble when she tries to commit murder -- of three fictional characters -- aided by three cats, Had-I, But-Known, and Roscoe (AKA Pudding).

Laurien Berenson - Underdog [MYSTERY BERENSON]

• Melanie Travis has her hands full with a small child, a poodle puppy, and a murder among the dog-show set. Also in this series: Watchdog and Dog Eat Dog.

Michael Bond - Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests His Case [MYSTERY BOND (also LARGE PRINT FICTION BOND)]

• A famous mystery writer dies of poison hours before a banquet, and gourmet-turned-detective Pamplemousse, aided by his canine collaborator, Pommes Frites, must investigate. One of a series by Paddington Bear author Bond.

Rita Mae Brown - Murder, She Meowed [MYSTERY BROWN (also LARGE PRINT FICTION BROWN)]

• A jockey is murdered, and Mrs. Murphy, tiger cat extraordinaire, and her assistant, Tee Tucker, Welsh corgi, must help to solve the crime.

Anthology - Cat Crimes [MYSTERY CAT]

• A collection of short stories featuring cats as victims, cats as detectives, and, occasionally, cats as criminals. The first of a series (Cat Crimes II, Cat Crimes III, Cat Crimes for the Holidays, etc.).

Susan Conant - Animal Appetite [MYSTERY CONANT]

• Holly Winter, while researching a story on colonial pioneer life, stumbles across an eighteen-year-old murder, the only witness to which was a golden retriever.

Alisa Craig - Murder Goes Mumming [MYSTERY CRAIG]

• Madoc Rhys of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police loves his mother, but wishes she had not arranged for him and his fiancee to spend Christmas in the northern wilds with a group of total strangers, one of whom is bent on murder. Part of a series which also includes A Pint of Murder and The Wrong Rite.

Carole Nelson Douglas - Cat in a Flamingo Fedora [MYSTERY DOUGLAS]

• While Midnight Louie stars in a cat-food commercial, his human, Temple Barr, plans to inundate Las Vegas in 900,000 pink plastic flamingos. Also in this series: Cat on a Hyachinth Hunt and Cat in a Crimson Haze.

David Handler - The Boy Who Never Grew Up [MYSTERY HANDLER]

• With his faithful basset hound assistant, Lulu, ghostwriter Stewart Hoag becomes embroiled in one of the messiest divorces ever to hit Hollywood. Other titles in the series: The Woman Who Fell From Grace and The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Charlotte MacLeod - The Convivial Codfish [MYSTERY MACLEOD]

• Against his better judgement, art detective Max Bittersohn becomes entangles in a case involving his wife's bizarre relatives, a tin of poisoned caviar, and a stolen silver codfish. The series also includes The Family Vault and The Balloon Man.

Barbara Moore - The Doberman Wore Black [MYSTERY MOORE]

• Gordon Christy never expected to start his career as a veterinarian by removing a Doberman pinscher from a murder scene.

Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat Raise the Dead [PBRACK MYSTERY]

• Reeling from the knowledge that his human wants to turn him into an animal-therapy cuddle-kitty, Joe Grey nevertheless helps to investigate the suspicious deaths at the local retirement home. Other titles in the series include Cat In The Dark and Cat Under Fire.