Golden Retriever Mysteries Books in Order

Fresh out of prison and back in his hometown, Steve just wants a quiet restart. Then his neighbor is murdered, he inherits her golden retriever, and Rochester starts nudging him toward the truth.

Steve brings Rochester to his new college job, only for the dog to discover a body in the snow. Admissions secrets and fundraising pressure make campus life deadly.

Graduation season at Eastern College is thrown into chaos by a murder and a computer problem that threatens student records. Steve and Rochester must sort out campus politics, money, and dog-world grudges.

On a visit to Eastern College's lake property, Rochester uncovers a human hand. Steve, Lili, and the dog follow the trail from Bucks County to New York and Philadelphia in search of a killer.

A human bone found during a town festival leads Steve and Rochester into buried secrets from the Vietnam era. Old Quaker history and present-day danger make this case more than a cold mystery.

Stolen drugs from the local vet's office put one of Steve's friends under suspicion. Steve and Rochester trace the theft toward nursing home deaths and a darker criminal network.

When Steve's old college friend Doug dies under suspicious circumstances, grief becomes a new investigation. Steve and Rochester chase the truth, even when it threatens Steve's hard-won stability.

A disrupted animal blessing sends Steve and Rochester back into Steve's Jewish roots and his hometown past. Their search for the truth links a murdered man to old family and congregational secrets.

Steve's old friend Peggy stands accused of murder and faces the death penalty. To save her, he and Rochester must dig through a life of drugs, bad choices, and hidden motives.

Rochester finds a body during a neighborhood walk, and Steve starts suspecting trouble close to home. A homeowners association fight turns into a murder case with personal stakes.

This collection of shorter Golden Retriever mysteries follows Steve and Rochester through thefts, murders, an abandoned baby, and everyday Stewart's Crossing life. It is a quick way to spend more time with the series cast.

When bookstore owner Darlene Nowak is killed, Steve and Rochester sort through food-truck feuds, writers' grudges, and wounded egos. Small-town creativity turns surprisingly dangerous.

An Alzheimer's patient dies in the river as Lili loses her mother, and Steve suspects there may be more behind one death than grief. Rochester helps him navigate murder, family strain, and mourning.

A double homicide in a wealthy home pulls Steve and Rochester into a case full of money, betrayal, and family secrets. At the same time, Lili's strange behavior makes Steve worry about his own future.

Steve and Rochester befriend Luke, a guide dog in training, just before Luke's young owner is shot. Digging into Ben Ji's lies pulls Steve into campus trouble and a neighborhood murder.

Tree-removal scams, stolen art, and dead bodies send Steve and Rochester from Pennsylvania to New York. It is a bigger, more mobile outing that still keeps the series' warmth intact.

While planning their wedding, Steve and Lili get drawn into a murder tied to an old gallery event and a crime that never truly ended. Rochester helps nose out the past.

Steve and Lili are nearly at the altar when dognapping, murder, and catering worries crash the party. Wedding plans become a mystery all their own.

A Vermont honeymoon turns into a murder investigation after Steve and Rochester find a body. The victim's pet-food empire and personal history leave plenty of suspects behind.

At Friar Lake, a food course on Caribbean cuisine is interrupted by threats, old documents, and murder. Snow, secrets, and obsession trap Steve in a high-pressure winter case.

At a Purim carnival, Rochester finds the body of a young Orthodox diamond dealer. Steve's investigation leads into a closed religious community and a case tangled with smuggling and coercion.

A reality cooking show for people and dogs throws Friar Lake into chaos with sabotage, missing ingredients, and no corpse in sight. Steve and Rochester must save careers and reputations instead of just solving murder.

A holiday visit to Stewart's Crossing brings Steve and Rochester another seasonal puzzle, mixing Christmas warmth with the kind of trouble that never fully takes a break.