Sit, Stay, Sleep Cozy Mysteries Books in Order
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Sit, Stay, Sleep Cozy Mysteries books in publication order
18 books
Buried Bones
by Patti Benning
2025
An elderly guest disappears from Sadie’s motel just as a storm interrupts the search. Finding a different person’s body reveals a deeper mystery, forcing the innkeeper and her team to investigate hidden connections before further tragedy threatens the business.
Costume Chaos
by Patti Benning
2025
A dog escapes during Sadie’s Halloween costume contest, drawing its owner into the woods and out of sight. Finding the pet but later discovering a body suggests a deliberate lure, sending Sadie searching for the person who arranged the deadly distraction.
Doggone Dread
by Patti Benning
2025
Valentine’s preparations leave Sadie busy with her motel and dog boarders, while a neighbor and friend behave strangely. When two guests disappear, she investigates the secrets behind the romantic weekend before the missing visitors’ trail grows cold.
Enemy Estate
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie and Penny buy furniture at an estate sale to improve their motel’s lobby. The organizer’s murder and repeated break-in attempts suggest the purchases conceal something valuable or dangerous, forcing Sadie to investigate before another person dies.
Farmed Fear
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie takes a private dog-training assignment at a quiet farm, then returns to find its owner missing. A body discovered with her canine pupil’s help turns the job into a murder investigation that exposes unsettling secrets in the community.
Growth Growls
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie plans to expand her motel and dog-boarding business, but a contractor is found dead before providing an estimate. Another withdraws after receiving threats, revealing a dangerous campaign to stop the project that she must investigate.
Haircut Hazards
by Patti Benning
2025
A groomer’s proposal seems ideal for Sadie’s growing motel and boarding business until an attempted murder kills someone else. With the intended victim still threatened, Sadie and Penny must decide how to protect her without exposing themselves to the killer.
Innconvenient Murder
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie and Penny reopen an abandoned motel alongside their dog-boarding business, but a body found during the open house echoes its earlier murders. They investigate whether a wrongful conviction or a copycat threatens their guests and new venture.
Mulberry Bushed
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie and Penny accidentally host their feuding families during the same week, complicating their busy motel. An elderly man’s body discovered in the river turns another challenge into a murder investigation where relatives’ theories and tensions hinder the search for answers.
Pawsitively Perilous
by Patti Benning
2025
A guest entrusts Sadie and Penny with a mysterious package, then a suspicious death casts scrutiny on their new motel. Sadie investigates the object’s connection to the crime while Penny tries to reassure frightened guests and keep their business alive.
Perpetrator Pranks
by Patti Benning
2025
A travel vlogger’s visit promises valuable publicity for Sadie’s motel, but disturbing incidents disrupt the stay. When an apparent prank ends in death, she investigates whether someone deliberately sabotaged the visit and concealed a murder behind the strange events.
Running Scared
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie’s first dog-training class is overshadowed when an absent client is found murdered and his pet disappears. Searching for the missing hound draws her into the circumstances of his death and closer to the person responsible.
Snared Stiff
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie boards two trained German Shepherds and discovers Atlas is a cadaver dog when he locates a buried skeleton. Fearful that another mystery will ruin her motel’s reputation, she uses the dogs’ skills to investigate the remains and identify a killer.
Stalk Marked
by Patti Benning
2025
Penny rejects a suitor, then a later date ends with the discovery of a body. Sadie suspects a link to her friend’s troubled romantic life and investigates a possible stalker before the threat moves closer to Penny.
Stealthy Secrets
by Patti Benning
2025
Sadie agrees to help an elderly guest capture an elusive dog believed to haunt her property. Human remains found near the trap turn a simple favor into a dangerous investigation, raising questions about what else is hidden in the surrounding woods.
Stranger Danger
by Patti Benning
2025
A suspicious visitor leaves an Afghan hound at Sadie’s boarding business, prompting her to suspect the dog was stolen. Searching for its true owner uncovers a deadly mystery that threatens her life while she struggles to finish renovating the motel.
Tourist Torment
by Patti Benning
2025
Summer tourists fill Sadie’s motel, but vandalism, an abandoned dog and suspected arson unsettle the town. A subsequent death brings scrutiny to her business, forcing her to connect the incidents before the killer destroys her reputation or claims another victim.
Treasure Trapped
by Patti Benning
2025
A motel upgrade reveals an old treasure map behind the drywall, drawing hopeful visitors to Sadie’s business. A fatal attempt to steal it turns the excitement into a murder investigation, forcing her and Penny to examine the rumored riches and their pursuers.
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