Spencer Quinn

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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2009
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Bowser and Birdie Novel

1 - Woof (May-2015)
2 - Arf (May-2016)
3 - Bow Wow (Jun-2017)

A Chet and Bernie Mystery

1 - Dog on It (Feb-2009)
2 - Thereby Hangs a Tail (Jan-2010)
3 - To Fetch a Thief (Oct-2010)
4 - The Dog Who Knew Too Much (Sep-2011)
4.5 - A Cat Was Involved (Aug-2012)
5 - A Fistful of Collars (Sep-2012)
5.5 - The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One (Aug-2013)
6 - The Sound and the Furry (Sep-2013)
7 - Paw and Order (Aug-2014)
7.5 - The Iggy Chronicles, Volume Two (Jul-2014)
8.5 - Scents and Sensibility (Jul-2015)
8.6 - Santa 365 (Nov-2015)
9 - Heart of Barkness (Jul-2019)
10 - Of Mutts and Men (Jul-2020)
11 - Tender Is the Bite (Jul-2021)
12 - It's a Wonderful Woof (Oct-2021)
12.5 - Short Tails (Jul-2022)
13 - Bark to the Future (Aug-2022)
14 - Up on the Woof Top (Oct-2023)
15 - A Farewell to Arfs (Aug-2024)

A Queenie and Arthur Novel

1 - Ruff vs. Fluff (Mar-2019)
2 - Paws vs. Claws (Sep-2019)
3 - Bark vs. Snark (Oct-2020)

Book List in Order: 29 titles

  • Dog on It

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 1

    Meet Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, who works alongside Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator. Chet might have flunked out of police school ("I'd been the best leaper in K-9 class, which had led to all the trouble ...

  • Thereby Hangs a Tail

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 2

    In the irresistible second Chet and Bernie mystery, Chet gets a glimpse of the show dog world turned deadly. What first seems like a walk in the park to wise and lovable canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernie -- to investigate threats...

  • To Fetch a Thief

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 3

    Chet has smelled a lot of unusual things in his years as trusted companion and partner to P.I. Bernie Little, but nothing has prepared him for the exotic scents he encounters when an old-fashioned traveling circus comes to town. Bernie scores tickets...

  • The Dog Who Knew Too Much

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 4

    The fourth entry in the irresistible New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernie -- "the coolest human/pooch duo this side of Wallace and Gromit" (Kirkus Reviews). Combining suspense and ...

  • The Spencer Quinn Reader's Companion

    A free collection of excerpts from Spencer Quinn’s irresistible and bestselling "Chet and Bernie Mystery Series." ...

  • A Cat Was Involved

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 4.5

    Spencer Quinn’s first original e-short story reveals how everyone’s favorite detective duo -- Chet the Dog and P.I. Bernie Little -- came to meet before their first big case in "Dog On It." As fans know, Chet first met Bernie on that fateful d...

  • A Fistful of Collars

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 5

    Chet the dog and Bernie, his private investigator companion, are back in the New York Times bestselling mystery series as they investigate a movie star with a shady past. Stephen King has called Chet “a canine Sam Spade full of joie de vivre.”...

  • The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 5.5

    Chet and Bernie -- everybody’s favorite human-canine detective team -- return in an e-original short story that gives Chet’s best friend Iggy his moment in the spotlight. Iggy is a dog who doesn’t get out much, so it’s big news when elderly ...

  • The Sound and the Furry

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 6

    In the sixth installment of the brilliant New York Times bestselling mystery series, canine narrator Chet and his human partner P.I. Bernie Little are handed a hard case in the Big Easy. When Chet and Bernie happen upon a prison work crew that in...



  • The Iggy Chronicles, Volume Two

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 7.5

    Chet and Bernie -- everybody’s favorite human-canine detective team -- are asked by a beautiful woman to find evidence that would put her cheating boyfriend in the doghouse in this e-original short story from New York Times bestselling author Spenc...

  • Paw and Order

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 7

    In the seventh book in the brilliant New York Times bestselling mystery series, canine narrator Chet and P.I. Bernie Little journey to Washington, DC, and the dog-eat-dog world of our nation’s capital. Stephen King has called Chet “a canine Sa...

  • Woof

    A Bowser and Birdie Novel - 1

    There is trouble brewing in the Louisiana swamp -- Bowser can smell it. Bowser is a very handsome and only slightly slobbery dog, and he can smell lots of things. Like bacon. And rawhide chews! And the sweat on humans when they're lying. Birdie...

  • Scents and Sensibility

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 8.5

    When a mysterious case of illegal cactus smuggling comes to their attention, Chet and his human P.I. companion, Bernie Little, find themselves in a prickly situation in this eighth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series. In the late...

  • Santa 365

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 8.6

    Santa doesn’t just deliver gifts -- he takes them too! -- in this delightful holiday e-short featuring New York Times bestselling sleuths Chet and Bernie.He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. This year, jolly old St. Nic...

  • Arf

    A Bowser and Birdie Novel - 2

    Why would anyone break into 19 Gentilly Lane? That's where the Gaux family lives, and everyone knows they have nothing worth stealing. More important, the house is usually guarded by Birdie Gaux's dog, Bowser, a large and handsome fellow with a big s...

  • Bow Wow

    A Bowser and Birdie Novel - 3

    A bull shark in the swamp? No one in the Louisiana town of St. Roch believes it at first, but when a local boy has a face-to-face encounter with the toothy monster, every big fisherman is called out for the hunt. There's a big cash bounty on the shar...

  • The Right Side

    In this riveting new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl, gains an unlikely ally in a stra...

  • Ruff vs. Fluff

    A Queenie and Arthur Novel - 1

    From the outside, Queenie the cat and Arthur the dog appear to have a lot in common. Both pets live in the charming Blackberry Hill inn. They both love their humans, twins Harmony and Bro. They both have a fondness for sausage. But that doesn't c...

  • Heart of Barkness

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 9

    Chet the dog and P.I. Bernie encounter heartache and much worse in the world of country music. They’re both music lovers, so when Lotty Pilgrim, a country singer from long ago, turns up at a local bar, they drive out to catch her act. Bernie’s su...



  • Paws vs. Claws

    A Queenie and Arthur Novel - 2

    From New York Times bestseller Spencer Quinn comes book 2 in the laugh-out-loud series about the most epic rivalry of our time . . . Arthur the dog vs. Queenie the cat. Queenie the cat has a BIG problem. And for once, it's not the slobbery, ov...

  • Of Mutts and Men

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 10

    Spencer Quinn's Of Mutts and Men is the latest in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series… When Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” (Boston Globe), and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the desert...

  • Bark vs. Snark

    A Queenie and Arthur Novel - 3

    From New York Times bestseller Spencer Quinn comes book 3 in the laugh-out-loud series about the most epic rivalry of our time... Arthur the dog vs. Queenie the cat. Arthur doesn't always remember where he buried his bone, or what he was doing...

  • Tender Is the Bite

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 11

    THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLERSpencer Quinn's Tender Is the Bite is a brand new adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls "without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available." Chet a...

  • It's a Wonderful Woof

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 12

    INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Spencer Quinn's It's a Wonderful Woof presents a holiday adventure for Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in crime fiction” (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little.Holiday time in the Valley, an...

  • Short Tails

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 12.5

    Short stories in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls “without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available.” This collection of short stories of Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in...

  • Bark to the Future

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 13

    Spencer Quinn's Bark to the Future continues the adventurous New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls “without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available.”When Chet the dog, “the most lovable nar...

  • Mrs. Plansky's Revenge

    Mrs. Plansky's Revenge is bestselling author Spencer Quinn's first novel in a new series since the meteoric launch of Chet and Bernie--introducing the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, in a story perfect for book clubs and commercial ficti...

  • Up on the Woof Top

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 14

    Chet the dog, the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction (Boston Globe) and his human partner Bernie Little find themselves high in the mountains this holiday season to help Dame Ariadne Carlisle, a renowned author of bestselling Christmas mys...

  • A Farewell to Arfs

    A Chet and Bernie Mystery - 15

    Spencer Quinn's A Farewell to Arfs is a return to the adventurous New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available.Chet the dog, the most lovable narrator in ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Spencer Quinn has published 29 books.

The next book by Spencer Quinn, A Farewell to Arfs, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Spencer Quinn, Dog on It, was published in February 2009.

Yes. Spencer Quinn has 3 series.
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