Dog Days of Summer

The "dog days of summer" refer to the hottest, most humid, and uncomfortable part of summer, usually lasting from early July to mid-August. Historically, this period (roughly July 3 to August 11) was linked to the heliacal rising of the "Dog Star" (Sirius), which ancient Greeks/Romans believed added to the sun's heat, causing drought and sluggishness. This list is a fiction books about dogs.

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Dog Days of Summer

The "dog days of summer" refer to the hottest, most humid, and uncomfortable part of summer, usually lasting from early July to mid-August. Historically, this period (roughly July 3 to August 11) was linked to the heliacal rising of the "Dog Star" (Sirius), which ancient Greeks/Romans believed added to the sun's heat, causing drought and sluggishness. This list is a fiction books about dogs.

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Sealed with a hiss
Brown, Rita Mae
Paper Book
" When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a local creek, with a body still in the driver's seat, it's up to Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her beloved cats and dogs to save the day, in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author, Sneaky Pie Brown.
A dog in Georgia a novel
Grodstein, Lauren
Paper Book
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Toto
Hackwith, A. J.
Paper Book
The true hero of The Wizard of Oz takes center stage in this brilliant, delightfully snarky reimagining from the author of The Library of the Unwritten. "Heartfelt and often hilarious. . . . Toto takes his place among the pantheon of Very Good literary canines."-...
Dogs and monsters : stories
Haddon, Mark
Paper Book
'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time 'A consummate storyteller' New York Times 'There is nothing more terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare not open...' ...
No one would do what the Lamberts have done
Hannah, Sophie
Paper Book
'No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah'. Liane Moriarty 'The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read' Gillian McAllister 'If you think there's nothing new in crime, this is the book to read. Truly...
On the hunt
Johansen, Iris
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces a bold new heroine--and her search-and-rescue dog--as Kira Drake begins an international search for an elusive killer.  Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever,...
How to age disgracefully
Pooley, Clare
Paper Book
A farewell to arfs
Quinn, Spencer
Paper Book
" Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe) and his human partner PI Bernie Little are on to a new case, and this time they're entangled in a web of crime unlike anything they've ever seen before. Their elderly next...
When the cranes fly south
Ridzén, Lisa
Paper Book
DISCOVER THE No.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 'One of those \"you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love\" books'...
Dog day afternoon
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
Dogged pursuit
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
A National Bestselling Author A Shamus Award-Winning Author An Andy Carpenter Mystery (Book 31) Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson. But having seen how the system never looks out for the little guy, he...
Familiaris
Wroblewski, David
Paper Book
'A story-telling bonfire as enthralling in its pages as it is illuminating of our fragile and complicated humanity. Familiaris is as expansive and enlightening a saga as has ever been written' Tom Hanks'Impossibly wise, impossibly ambitious, impossibly beautiful' Richard Russo...
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