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Search and Rescue Cozy Mysteries
Series · 17
books · 2024-2025

Books in series

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#14

Tide Up

2024

Sometimes a rising tide… Can be murder. Amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, is delighted to take some time off and go on a camping trip to secluded part of Lake Superior’s coastline. The trip that’s supposed to be a relaxing and fun adventure takes a dark turn when Eve’s Search and Rescue dog, Atlas, discovers a body on the beach. And that’s not the only surprise that they find. Cries for help lead them to a small shipwreck and a group of friends who are struggling against the tide and waves to get to shore. After they’re rescued, Eve realizes that the murder victim they discovered has ties to the people on the boat and their stories aren’t adding up. It’s up to Eve and her fellow campers to determine if someone on the boat killed the victim, or if the killer is from outside the group. Can they keep their heads above water while trying to sink a killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#15

Veiled Threat

2024

Being a maid of honor… Can be murder. Amateur sleuth and rescue dog trainer, Eve, is joyfully busy. Her best friend is getting married and, as maid of honor, Eve pours her heart and soul into making sure Tiana’s special day goes off without a hitch. Just when it looks like everything is going to be a success, one of the wedding guests goes missing in the woods surrounding the venue. While trying to track down the missing guest, Eve stumbles across a murder scene. And the victim is another guest. To make matters worse, the missing guest’s trail goes cold, and the search has to be temporarily suspended. Unsure as to whether the missing guest is a suspect or another victim, Eve is determined to solve the mystery so that Tiana and Levi can leave for their honeymoon with at least some piece of mind. Can she and her dogs sniff out the clues and catch a killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#21

Puppy Flubs

2025

Sometimes puppy love… Can be murder. Loving dogs and helping people are two of the pillars in Search and Rescue Dog Trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve Foster’s life, so when a friend, Lucas, comes to her last fall training session with an adorable puppy, her heart melts. Lucas wants to train the pup for search and rescue work and Eve promises to help with his training. What should be a happy time turns into a nightmare when a stranger spots Lucas with his puppy and claims that the dog belongs to his cousin… who was murdered less than a week prior. Things take an even darker turn when Lucas discovers that he actually knew the victim. He swears he had no idea that the man had been murdered, or that the puppy had belonged to him, and Eve is convinced by his claim of innocence. She starts investigating, hoping to help clear his name and find a way for him to keep the puppy. Can she catch a killer and keep a puppy with an owner who loves him? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#23

Canine Christmas

2025

Sometimes unexpected guests… Can be murder. The week before Christmas marks a year since dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her boyfriend Aidan, shared their first kiss. They’ve made plans to celebrate, but an unexpected visit from Eve’s adopted mother throws their plans into chaos. It’s the busiest holiday season that Eve has ever had and things only get worse when her mother is accused of the murder of Charlotte Price, the owner of a local novelty store… and her mother’s high school nemesis. The circumstances look bad, but Eve believes her mother completely when she claims she didn’t do it, and she’s determined to find the killer before the holiday. Can she and Willow sniff out the clues and catch a killer before Kris Kringle comes? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#24

Snow Snuffle

2025

Sometimes a little recreation… Can be a killer. It’s the dead of winter, and it isn’t just the weather that can be chilling. When a visiting cross-country skier goes missing right before a snowstorm hits, dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her beloved German Shepherd, Willow, are called out to find him. When they do, they discover that they’re seconds too late – a masked stranger murders the skier right in front of them. Horrified, Eve and Willow shed their gear in a hurry and run for their lives. Lost and cold, they barely make it back to the cabin where they started their search before hypothermia sets in. The realization hits Eve that they now face a new set of problems. Chances are good that the killer is one of the people the skier was vacationing with, and Eve is trapped in the cabin with them until the weather clears and the roads are passable again. Can she survive the storm and crack the case? Find out in this excited Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#25

Moving Mayhem

2025

Sometimes moving… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is so excited that, after months of searching, her friends, Tiana and Levi, have finally found a house. Once everything is packed up, Tiana hires movers to move everything the short distance between her apartment and their new house… but the movers never arrive at the house. Eve, Tiana, Aidan, and Levi go looking for them and discover the moving truck abandoned on the side of the road. One of the movers has been murdered and the other one is missing. Though Tiana’s things have been rifled through, nothing was taken. Eve is worried her friend might be in danger and isn’t willing to wait for the police to solve the case. Can she crack the case and find the killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#26

Spring Sniffs

2025

Sometimes spring training… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog owner and amateur sleuth, Eve, is excited to take her German Shepherd, Willow, to a friend of a friend who is supposed to help her finish their preparations for the therapy dog test. They discover that tragedy has struck, however, when they arrive at the facility in Fox Glenn. The trainer has been murdered, and the situation hits way too close to home when Eve learns that she has a series of odd connections with the victim. This investigation goes from just important…to personal. In the midst of discussing a future with Aidan and planning for the next steps in her training endeavors, Eve embarks upon a quest to get to the truth of what happened to the trainer. Can she and Willow sniff out the clues and crack the case? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#27

Stalk Yard

2025

A friend in need is… A murderer? Search and Rescue dog owner and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted that one of her German Shepherds, Willow, is a newly certified therapy dog. She’s also very much looking forward to conducting her own dog training course and is busier than ever…so busy in fact, that at first she doesn’t notice some of her friends acting oddly. Putting that particular mystery on the back burner, she focuses on preparing for her first dog training class, in which her furbabies, Atlas and Willow, will be the stars of the show. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a simple obedience demonstration turns into something much darker when Atlas alerts and a body is discovered. Eve grows increasingly uncomfortable when she realizes that the ties that she has with the victim are way too close for comfort. Surely there can’t be anything sinister in her friends’ odd behavior…could there? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#28

Diggin' Up

2025

A friend in need… Can be murder. Dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted that finally, most of the important things in her life seem to be going well. She’s engaged, Willow is turning into a great therapy dog, and Atlas is really coming into his own. Life seems nearly perfect… until tragedy strikes. A friendly woman who runs the local garden club, is murdered, and Tiana and Levi are prime suspects, along with everyone else who was involved with the garden club. Eve never knew gardening could be so cut-throat, but she gladly jumps into the investigation in order to help clear her friend’s name. Can she dig up the truth and catch a killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#29

Home Body

2025

Planning a wedding… Can be murder. Dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is thrilled that she and Aidan are beginning to plan their wedding, but she never would have guessed that looking at venues and tasting cakes could be so stressful. With less than a year to go, time isn’t on their side, and in the midst of her planning, Eve needs to meet with her landlord to let him know she won’t be renewing her lease. All is well, until her landlord never shows up to their scheduled meeting, and when Eve learns he has been murdered. With no time to lose, and a case that hits way to close to home, literally, Eve dives into an investigation for a truth that may change everything. Can she close the case in time for wedding bells to be ringing on schedule? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#30

Direct Hit

2025

Sometimes change… Can be murder. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted to visit the local nursing home after Willow completed her training as a therapy dog. Their visit is going well until it’s interrupted by a terrible discovery. The new director of the nursing home has been found murdered. The victim was a friend of Eve’s boss, who was distraught when she heard the terrifying news. Eve decides to do some digging in her spare time and learns that the woman had quite a few potential enemies, but with her boss’s help, she manages to narrow the suspect list down. She also discovers some very interesting secrets. Can she crack the case by sniffing out the truth? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#31

House Broken

2025

Murder always seems to strike… at the worst possible time. Life threw a curve ball at dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, that she never expected. After the loss of her landlord, his widow asked if there’s any way that Eve can move out by Christmas. Since she never signed her new lease, Eve knows she doesn’t have many options and has to act quickly. She and Aidan are scrambling to find a house because their timeline has been accelerated. It’s a fun, if stressful, experience, right up until they arrive at a listing that they’re supposed to be touring, only to discover that their real estate agent arrived before they did…and was murdered. The mystery turns even more eerie when Eve learns that the murder hits way too close to home. In the midst of everything, she has no choice but to investigate. Can she dig up the truth quickly enough so that she won’t be without a house? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#32

History Ruff

2025

Sometimes learning history… Can be murder. When a landowner discovers some old, human bones on his property, Search and Rescue Dog Trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, and her furry buddy, Atlas, are called in to make sure that all of the remains are found. Things take a dark turn, however, when they find a collection of newer bones mixed in with the old. Realizing that they have stumbled upon a historical site that was used to cover up more current crimes, Eve is determined to find the perpetrator. One thing is certain; whoever the killer is, they clearly know quite a bit about Granite and the surrounding area. Eve can only hope that they’re not watching the site because she doesn’t want to become the latest victim. Can she crack the case and catch the killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#33

Bark Times

2025

Taking a trip down memory lane… Can be murder. On her way back from teaching her dog training class, amateur sleuth, Eve, decided to drive by her old house just for fun and to see whether her old landlord, Marissa, has decorated for Christmas yet. When she saw that the front door had been left open, she was concerned and stopped by to check on the older woman. Once inside the house, Eve discovered that Marissa had been murdered. She’s utterly horrified and can’t help but feel beyond guilty at being a little relieved that the awful event occurred after she and her dogs had already moved out. But when unsettling events begin to happen, Eve realizes she might have been the true target all along. Whoever killed Marissa must have thought that Eve was still living in that house, and it certainly seems like now that they’ve realized their mistake, they’re out to get her again… and they won’t make the same mistake twice. Can Eve crack the case and save herself? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#34

Whined Up

2025

The best laid plans… Can be murder. Wedding bells are ringing as dog trainer and amateur sleuth Eve’s special day gets closer. To calm her pre-wedding jitters, she’s looking forward to a weekend away with Tiana, April, and Alice in a cozy rental cabin. Her friends have a whole host of activities planned and since the cabin is dog-friendly, she’ll be able to bring her furry companions. Aidan will be having time away with the guys nearby as well. The weekend is just what Eve needed, and everything is going as planned until Aidan and the guys stumble upon a murder scene. The situation grows darker when they realize that the killer saw Aidan at the scene. The whole gang works together to try and catch a killer before the killer catches Aidan. Can they crack the case before heading down the aisle? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#35

Over Bite

2025

Sometimes it takes real teeth… To take a bite out of crime. Newly married dog-trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is thrilled when her best friend, Tiana, gives birth to a beautiful and healthy baby. Since Tiana is on maternity leave, a temp worker is covering for her at the dental clinic where she works. Things at the clinic take a dark turn when a part-time dentist is murdered. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, Eve has to juggle solving the crime while trying to keep Tiana from getting too stressed, all while adjusting to married life and keeping up with her various responsibilities. When a young dentist turns up and offers to take a full-time position, it seems too good to be true and makes Eve wonder if the new dentist killed the part-timer to take his job. Can Eve drill down to the facts in the case and cap it off by catching a killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!
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#36

Fright Fest

2025

Sometimes taking a bite out of crime… Requires more than teeth. Search and Rescue dog trainer and amateur sleuth, Eve, is delighted when she is approached about giving a dog training demonstration at the Granite Rock Festival. Willow might be retired, but she’ll enjoy one last big hurrah, and it will be a great chance for Duke, who recently got certified as a search dog, and Atlas, to show off their various skills as well. While performing the demonstration, Eve notices some suspicious activity near the stall where Pete Oswald is selling his jerky. Hours later, Atlas discovers a body. Later, it’s discovered that someone sabotaged some of Pete’s wares to try and shut him down and it’s suspected that it’s likely the same man who was killed. Everyone who knows Pete knows how passionate he is about his jerky business, making him an obvious suspect, but Eve is convinced he’s innocent. Can she crack a case as tough as Pete’s jerky and catch a killer? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!

Author

Patti Benning
Patti Benning
Author · 194 books

https://www.facebook.com/Patti-Bennin... When Cozy Mystery author, Patti Benning, isn’t busy plotting the deaths of multiple fictitious characters, she loves to spend time hiking with her rescue dog, Max, who is her bestest writing buddy. ​Patti loves to cook and the food in her books has been tried and tested in her very own kitchen. She’s technologically shy, and stays away from social media a great deal, because it makes her feel more awkward and introverted than meeting someone face to face. ​Writing is the perfect job for her because in her books, she gets to explore all the topics she loves, food, animals, crafts and reading. She loves her readers dearly, and is thankful for the opportunity to share with them through her work.

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