Animals

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up....

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history....

On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods....

The Memory of an Elephant is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him....

Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request....

Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died...

Thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble lives in an unhappy home in the Sierra Nevada foothills where her father makes life miserable for her and her mother, Mary. One day Abby witnesses a man dump a litter of puppies into the nearby river....

Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend....

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands....

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the next mystery in this fan favorite series from National Bestselling Author David Rosenfelt....

The postman’s days are numbered: the doctor’s diagnosis is that he has only months to live. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the Devil appears to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, our narrator will get one extra day of life....

Lights, camera, action in bestselling author David Rosenfelt’s Flop Dead Gorgeous, as Andy Carpenter goes bicoastal to prove an old friend’s innocence....

One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author....

Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to which to leave her fortune. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she's coming to visit....

Nana the cat is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner, Satoru, in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn't know why, and Satoru won't say....

Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe), and his human partner PI Bernie Little are back again, and this time they're entangled in a web of crime unlike anything they've ever seen before....

In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters—both human and canine—of this fan favorite series are back on the case with the author’s trademark wit and humor....

This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy....

Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter spends as much time as he can working on his true passion - the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs....

A winter’s night, Venice, 1815. A 217-year-old dog is searching for his lost master. So begins the journey of Tomorrow, a dog who must travel through the courts and battlefields of Europe in search of the man who granted him immortality....

When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind....

With murderous poachers targeting rare blue bear cubs, Alaska trooper Poppy Walsh and her K-9 partner, Stormy, will do whatever it takes to stop them. But having to team up with her ex-fiancé, park ranger Lex Fielding, will be Poppy's biggest test....

In this stunning follow-up to Hollow Kingdom, the animal kingdom's favorite Cheetos-addicted hero is back with a renewed sense of hope for humanity, ready to take on a world ravaged by a viral pandemic....

The sequel to the New York Times and USA Today best-selling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron....

Now with an artifact to steal, and saddled with allies far too eager to yank his tail, Sir Kipling will have to bring every bit of his snark and wiles to bear if he wants to succeed. Failure could mean much worse than danger to his human: he might miss his nap....

In a quaint tourist village, Dorn makes miniature scale models displayed in the local shops. Yet, life is far from idyllic; he suffers under the thumb of a rich, philandering younger brother and an unloving father, and cannot find the courage to admit his love to Ravenna, the ungainly schoolteacher.

A tale of a killer whale's past. A memoir of the journey to unravel the urban legend created about her past. An alternate story to her family and real mother.

Al Ward lives on an isolated mining claim in the high desert of central Nevada 50 miles from the nearest town. A grizzled man in his 60s, he survives on canned soup, instant coffee and memories of his ex-wife, friends and family he’s lost, and his life as a touring musician. Hampered by insomnia, bouts of anxiety and a chronic lethargy that keeps him from moving back to town, Al finds himself teetering on the edge of madness and running out of reasons to go on – until a horse arrives on his doorstep: nameless, blind and utterly helpless.

A Pride of Lions inhabits the fertile African valley known as the Maasai Mara. They live, rule and prosper....until a new, pleasant-sounding philosophy turns age-old ways upside down. An entire way of life hangs in the balance.

When K-9 handler Selena Lopez discovers her half-brother is a fugitive from justice, she must find him—and his dangerous crew. It's a good thing that her partner is infuriatingly efficient and handsome lead agent Axel Morrow. But as smart and cunning as the duo may be, it's a race against time to catch the armed and dangerous criminals before they kill again.

Only seconds after widowed mother-to-be Naomi Carr-Cavanaugh is rescued from two masked gunmen, she’s accused of multiple murders. Detective Bennett Ford believes he’s finally apprehended the Rocky Mountain Killer—until Naomi is attacked again. Now she must rely on Bennett and his K-9 partner for protection. But with threats closing in, she’ll have to prove her innocence first in order to stay alive.

Step into the magical world of Moonlight Hollow in this enchanting prequel to the bestselling Witches of Moonlight Hollow series! 'Moonlight Whiskers: The Enchanting Tale of Andy, The Magical Black Cat' invites you on an unforgettable journey that will leave you spellbound. Before he was Eleanor the Witch's psychic confidant and Moonlight Hollow’s most mysterious feline, Andy was just a curious black kitten with unexplained powers. At first it wasn't clear to him how he would fit into the world in which he found himself. So how did he become the cat with mystical abilities we know and ...

For fans of THE LION KING and THE JUNGLE BOOK. Set in the amazon jungle, a jaguar named Bichu, is wounded by a poacher’s bullet and wants nothing more to get back to her mountain lair so that she can die a peaceful death. But to do so she must evade and survive not only the natural dangers of the jungle, but also the cunning of a proud and stubborn Indian who is determined to catch and kill her after coming across her trail. For a jaguar’s hide can bring great wealth and standing for the Indian in his village. At the Indian’s side is his 12 year old daughter who has great admiration ...

“Chilling...satisfying...offers up tasty tidbits of San Francisco lore . . . [Russell] has a gift for dialogue, slyly using it to reveal character.”—New York Times Book ReviewSan Francisco P.I. Stuart Winter looks into the death of a young, deaf heiress who volunteered as a sign language instructor—for a gorilla who may have witnessed her murder. “Polished and provocative...a California mystery of the hard-boiled school...very well written, with a corking good plot and fine characters.”—Booklist “Remarkable...[hops] from avant-garde theater to a deaf school, from winos’ ...

Uncover the secrets of the past before they claim another victim. Juniper, owner of Juniper's Jewels, stumbles upon an antique roll-top desk at an estate sale, but it's what's hidden inside—a cryptic diary—that sets off a chain of events. The diary's mysterious contents, filled with names of the deceased and cryptic symbols, draw Juniper into a perilous puzzle. With someone desperate for its return, Juniper and her newfound partner, Jasper, delve into the secrets hidden within. As they unravel the diary's secrets, Juniper and Jasper find themselves on a treacherous path, with danger ...

From despair to freedom, a canine’s journey... hope is unleashed. In the heartwarming tale of Sadie, the one-eared wonder, prepare to take a journey from the appalling living conditions of a heartless backyard breeder to the warmth of a loving forever home. With a missing ear as a testament to her troubling past, Sadie’s spirit remains unbroken, and her goofy, happy-go-lucky personality shines through. Amid hunger and chaos, Sadie emerges as a motivational speaker for her canine crew, spinning tales to make her siblings laugh and injecting a dose of humor into their challenging lives. ...

An abused 19-year-old girl. A harrowing escape. A fresh start with the horses she loves. Shadow flees her foster father’s abuse, barely escaping. She begins a new life on a thoroughbred race track. For the first time, she sees a glimmer of hope for the future. When a serious injury leaves her hospitalized, she hits rock bottom, physically and emotionally. With the devotion of Peter, a dwarf who befriends her, and the support of her new racetrack friends, she begins to work her way through repressed trauma. Finally, she learns that burying her painful past cannot work. To survive, she must...

Prepare to be left in stitches and in happy tears as Mr. Bigg searches for a place to call home. Get ready to be swept away by the captivating journey of Mr. Bigg, a little dog with a larger-than-life personality. From his humble beginnings in Jerome’s Junkyard, where he earned the nickname Mr. B.I. Double G, to a series of heartwarming and humorous adventures, Mr. Bigg’s story is a rollercoaster of emotions, an example of resilience, and the extraordinary bond between a scrappy canine and the humans who cross his path. Follow Mr. Bigg’s paw prints as he navigates a world filled with ...

Even though Rixie thinks Amos is innocent, she informs Amos that he’s under investigation for race fixing and if convicted, could spend time in prison. She devises a plan to suspend Amos from the track and ship him and his rescued dog off to an equine assisted therapy center. With Amos helping rehabilitate women prisoners and fighting for their rights, Rixie explores the track’s underworld, establishing relationships with a colorful cast of characters as she unravels the mystery that brought her here.

If you like a cozy mystery that has… A fun, clean whodunit with twists and turns. Three generations of one family sleuthing together. Dog detectives sniffing out clues and bad guys. A small town with hidden secrets. A close-knit community coming together to solve crime. … then this is the short read book for you. Join this dynamic trio of ace sleuths – Retired police detective Maya Thompson, son Ethan an IT wiz, and granddaughter Lily an investigative reporter – as they team up with their smart canine companions – Digger the wise dachshund, Dash the kind-hearted beagle and Daisy ...