The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Labradored to Death

❤️ loved this book because...

I loved the ending. Never figured it out. I thought the author also did a great job using the dogs to help solve the mystery

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By C.B. Wilson ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Labradored to Death as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A daring heist, an epic fire, and a dog who holds all the cards.


Has America's pastime gone to the dogs? Bat boys replaced by bat dogs! Cat Hawl, KDOG's editor-in-chief, has a bone to pick with professional baseball. When a million-dollar baseball card is stolen and a celebrity bat dog's collar is discovered at the crime scene, she learns exactly how high the stakes are.


Barkview's iconic candy company, Canine Caramel, teeters on bankruptcy while stolen sports memorabilia flood the market and sabotage strikes the baseball museum. The evidence neatly leads to the missing baseball card. Or is it…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Dachshund to Death

❤️ loved this book because...

The idea of a cat person caring for 2 Dachshund intrigued me. I loved the way the author balanced the main ch aracter's struggles with the dogs and the mystery. I laughed through the whole book.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By C.B. Wilson ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dachshund to Death as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A murdered chef, a missing gingerbread recipe

and a holiday secret to die for...


A murdered pastry chef and a stolen family recipe turn Barkview's annual holiday gingerbread dog house competition into a canine cat-astrophy.


Has this competition turned dog-eat-dog or is it something more sinister? A tent full of knife-proficient suspects complicates everything. When Sandy's sister is accused of the crime, Cat Hawl is on the scent. The deeper she digs she realizes that the recipe itself leads to something far more valuable than the perfect holiday treat.


With the help of two devilish Dachshunds, Cat must run with…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Graven Images

❤️ loved this book because...

The mystery caught me. I never guessed the ending. A fun read.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Lori Roberts Herbst ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Graven Images as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A photo assignment at the cemetery leads Callie Cassidy to a corpse—this one above ground. Now, her search for the killer unearths some long-buried secrets…

Callie’s mother Maggie, a notorious hobby jumper, has embarked on a new pursuit—grave rubbing. When she recruits her daughter to photograph her first endeavor at the local cemetery, Callie brings golden retriever Woody and tabby cat Carl along for the outing. It’s a breathtaking autumn morning in Rock Creek Village, Colorado. Golden aspen leaves rustle in the cool breeze, and the air is filled with the scent of pine. What could go wrong on a…


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Book cover of Evil Alice and the Borzoi

What is this book about?

A psych professor in Hawaii
gets dragged into a murder investigation
when all she WANTS to do is
paddle outrigger canoe and travel the world.
To follow her heart? Or the clues?

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