Books like Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund by Selma Eichler

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 classic children’s adventure that follows a young boy who raises two hunting dogs in the Ozark Mountains, a heart‑warming tale of friendship, growing up, and the challenges of loss.

When ten‑year‑old Opal arrives in Naomi, Florida, she discovers friendship, community, and the healing power of a big ugly dog named Winn‑Dixie during her first summer in town.

Three devoted pets—two dogs and a Siamese cat—traverse 300 miles across the Canadian wilderness in search of their owners, demonstrating loyalty and endurance amid perilous terrain.

A Dog's Purpose follows a beloved dog through four reincarnated lives, exploring love, family, and the search for meaning in each life.

A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.

Full‑figured private investigator Desiree Shapiro is reluctantly pulled into a double‑murder mystery when her friend’s fiancée and her twin sister are shot in a posh New York condo, forcing Desiree to navigate actors, ex‑lovers, and New York’s gritty underbelly to uncover the truth.

Baker Hannah Swensen’s carrot cake becomes the centerpiece of a family gathering gone wrong when Uncle Gus is murdered with an ice pick. Spurred by her cat’s odd behavior, Hannah must sift through suspects to uncover the killer before her own recipe becomes a deadly threat.

During Christmas, Hannah Swensen, baker and amateur sleuth, delivers her famous plum pudding to a wedding, then investigates the murder of her eccentric neighbor Larry Jaeger in the village green.

The story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good--Marley was expelled. And yet his heart was pure. Just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. A dog like no other, Marley remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

New York's plus-size PI, Desiree Shapiro, discovers that her latest would-be client is harder to say no to than a second--make that a third--slice of Little Angie's pizza. There have already been two attempts to kill charismatic pharmaceutical exec Gordon Curry, and he wants Desiree to prevent number three. Fearful of accepting the responsibility for someone's life--or death-- Desiree prefers to take cases after the body has been carted away. However, the charming Curry wins her over. He even supplies her with the name of the disgruntled ex- employee who, he is convinced, is the only one who could possibly want to do him in. But before Desiree has the chance to follow up, Curry is shot to death. What's more, she learns that the ex-employee--her sole suspect--committed suicide two months earlier! With a tough case like this on her hands, Desiree needs to get cracking... but not before she polishes off that pizza.

When a wealthy uncle nears death and a favored nephew is murdered, a new heir enlists Manhattan PI Desiree Shapiro to uncover the truth—only to discover that the family’s hidden motives may threaten her life and inheritance.

When philanthropist Miriam Weiden is murdered, her mother enlists plump PI Desiree Shapiro to recover a harrowing voicemail left on Desiree’s answering machine that read, “Someone is trying to kill me!” Desiree must untangle hidden motives among Miriam’s suspects and clear her own conscience.

Big‑hearted private investigator Desiree Shapiro follows a twisted trail of murder, drugs, and subway tracks to uncover the truth behind her ex‑boyfriend’s new wife’s death.

Minnie and Eddie solve a murder in their bookmobile while delivering books to a library in Chilson, Michigan.

After a mischievous slip at a swap meet, Brandy Borne’s accidental encounter with tycoon Wesley Sinclair III turns deadly when his wife Vanessa is murdered; Brandy, her mother Vivian, and their shih tzu Sushi team up to uncover the truth in this cozy, antique‑filled mystery.