Kate Killoy Mystery Books

Secrets hidden in a war diary pull Kate and Harry into a battle to halt a murder’s quest for power. With two snowstorms keeping a pregnant Kate house bound, she feels safe in promising her mother she’ll stay away from crime. But when an author friend of her mother’s who’s written a biography of a General, seeks Harry’s help because of attempts made to his family's lives, it’s her mother who insists that Kate and Harry save them from these killers. Crime makes a house call in this seventh Kate Killoy Mystery of suspense for the dog lover. This story not only brings back Kate’s team to help solve the mystery, but her Samoyed police dog, Dillon, who gets help from his whole canine family.

Kennel club show week in New York City is a special time for dog lovers. Kate Killoy is here for the first fashion show of her designs for dog lovers and to exhibit her champion Samoyed Dillon. When mistaken identity involving international intrigue threatens Kate's life, Harry Foyle, a former math geek for the FBI, comes to her rescue. But Harry finds going undercover to keep this sassy dog nut alive is an equation where the solution leads to the unexpected variable--love. Referred to by a reviewer as "Die Hard" meets "Best in Show," this fast paced adventure is a dog lover's delight. Between the wild adventures of Kate's crew of highly trained precission obedience team, to the performance of owners and dogs in the fashion show, to the breath taking flight from gunmen determined to kill Kate, to the final standoff at the country's most famous dog show, the story will keep you involved and entertained up to the final minutes. The author's more than forty-five years breeding and showing Samoyeds, gives you a view from the inside of this exciting an challenging world and her years creating picture knit designs and knitting books for dog lovers brings the world of fashions with a very doggy twist to life. This is the perfect read for an evening with your own member of the "man's best friend" club at your side.

Someone stealing millions is willing to kill to succeed. Kate Killoy can’t wait to pick a puppy from the first litter sired by her champion Samoyed Dillon and a cross country trip with her fiancé Harry Foyle to visit his old professor will be the frosting on the cake. However plans go awry when Kate finds herself being chased by a convict. Harry must fight both to keep her safe and keep his mentor, now falsely accused of theft, from going to prison. As love blooms among their friends, Harry and Kate's relationship is threatened both by a secret Kate’s hiding and a shooter who wants them both dead for threatening to block the massive theft of millions of dollars. Fleeing back across the country, with puppy in tow, Kate and Harry mount a final battle to stop the thief turned assassin whose rage now threatens everyone they hold dear. There is high adventure in this second book in the Kate Killoy Mystery Series. Book one is Fashion Goes to the Dogs, high drama in NYC during the dog show.

The Samoyed National becomes ground zero in a fight to keep the country from being destroyed. The FBI and NSA realize Kate knows the answer, but Kate can't even figure out the question. NATIONAL SECURITY, the third book in Peggy Gaffney's Kate Killoy Mystery series of Suspense for the Dog Lover, is filled with fast paced excitement. Kate and her fiancé Harry are looking forward to attending the Samoyed National. Their lives are turned upside down when a friend of Kate’s is murdered. Instead of spending a week surrounded by hundred of their favorite smiling white Arctic dogs, they must work to find a clue left by a dead woman. Killers try to stop Kate since they’ve heard she has the information. Kate recruits a retired Russian spy, the Coyote, to help her find the clue. It’s the only way to stop this evil. For Harry, the most important element is--with Kate as the main target--to keep her alive.

Kate Killoy and Harry Foyle are getting married in a week but you wouldn’t know it. The bride is busy working search and rescue with her dogs. The groom is trying to find the murderer of his father. The mob is trying to kill them both. And Mother Nature is dropping more than two feet of snow in an unexpected storm. You’re invited to the wedding—maybe. Peggy Gaffney’s Kate Killoy novels are like, ‘DIE HARD’ meets ‘BEST IN SHOW. The reader will get the feeling of excitement found in a classic suspense novel only with the fun of lots and lots of dogs. The author has spent most of her spare time for the last fifty years, raising and showing her Samoyed dogs. These mysteries let her use suspense, to give the reader a glimpse into that world and display the dog’s natural talent for fighting crime. This is the fourth book in the Kate Killoy Mystery series of suspense novels involving her Samoyed dogs.

ALONE AT LAST... ...OR NOT. Just married, Kate Killoy and Harry Foyle set out to begin their honeymoon at a vacation home they've purchased along the Millionaires Mile on Lake George in the Adirondacks. However, impediments to their wedded bliss crop up in the form of dead bodies in the basement, a missing treasure, and a house filling up with police, FBI, relatives, and killers. Christmas is right around the corner and this mess is ruining Kate's favorite holiday. So to preserve the spirit of the season, and enjoy a real honeymoon, they must find the answers, thwart the killers and solve the crimes. So Kate and Harry, with the help of Kate's Samoyed dogs Liam, Dillon, and Quinn, and a strong desire for a REAL honeymoon, set out to do just that. This is the fifth in the series of Kate Killoy Mysteries of suspense for the dog lovers.

Kate’s back and someone wants her dead! The death of someone they love brings unwelcome peril to the Christmas season. It comes in the form of a threat against Kate’s family which has her cousin Agnes running for her life. The murderer then switches his target from Agnes to Kate. Kate, Harry, and their team have six days to find what the dead man hid that the murderer wants. Plus, Kate must stay alive while they stop him from getting it. The menace grows as the deadline draws near. The murderer’s intimidation begins with an attempted attack on the dogs and is quickly followed by one on Kate’s life. Kate, Harry, and their friends battle this enemy from the halls of Congress to a holiday celebration with Santa and his well-armed elves. But for Harry, the investigative team pursuing answers, and Kate’s dogs, however, there is one over-riding goal. Guard Kate.

Kate Killoy and her husband, Harry, are on a mission to uncover the truth behind a ten-year-old cold case . When Kate’s childhood friend, Fiona Maclean, appeals to them to help her save her family business, they discover a connection to a cold case of her grandfather's involving murder, which Kate found hidden. They must use what they learn from the case when pitted against that same dangerous criminal family, and a second murder. With help from FBI agent Deshi Xiang and Air Force Lieutenant Ian Harrison, along with Kate’s police-trained Samoyed dogs, Kate and Harry must race against time to protect her family and uncover the truth. This all happens while Kate is pregnant, and trying to save her cousin Agnes’s wedding during the frightening pandemic. Will they be able to solve the cold case and stop the killers before it’s too late? Find out in this thrilling tale that will have you on the edge of your seat, rooting for Kate, and her dogs, until the very end. COLD CASE is the eighth story of the Kate Killoy Mysteries series of Suspense for the Dog Lover.

"Mei Lin didn’t know which would kill her first … the 98-degree heat making the old car into an oven or the two men in a black sedan following her." "Vanished" is a gripping tale of mystery, suspense, and human drama. It showcases the strength of individuals fighting against overwhelming odds, driven by loyalty, justice, and the unyielding pursuit of truth. The novel combines the excitement of a crime thriller with the emotional depth of personal relationships, making it a compelling read. This ninth Kate Killoy Mystery" begins with Mei Lin Chen, driven by desperation and fear, arriving at Kate Killoy's doorstep in Connecticut. Kate and her team barely save Mei Lin, suffering from extreme heat and exhaustion, from heatstroke. Kate, heavily pregnant and surrounded by a supportive team, including her husband Harry, former FBI agent Deshi Xiang, and others, quickly learns that Mei Lin is there to seek help for her missing brother, Zhi Peng. Zhi Peng, a bio-engineer, kidnapped because of his knowledge of illicit drug activities linked to his employer's pharmaceutical company. As the team delves deeper, they uncover unsettling connections between Zhi Peng's disappearance, the pharmaceutical company, and a lethal new drug causing deaths among high school students. Kate, despite being close to delivering twins, lends her exceptional detective skills to the investigation. She collaborates with Deshi and others, using a mix of technology, intelligence, and intuition. The investigation takes them through a maze of clues, revealing a large-scale drug operation by a Chinese cartel, with links to the very core of Zhi Peng’s pharmaceutical company. The story weaves through various settings, from Kate's home in Connecticut to the bustling streets of New York City and the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. Mei Lin and Deshi, reconnecting after many years, face their past while confronting present dangers. They race against time to find Zhi Peng, navigate through layers of corporate deceit, and expose the drug cartel's sinister operations. Alongside the main plot, the narrative explores themes of personal sacrifice, the complexities of justice, and the endurance of bonds forged in adversity. As the story continues, the team faces intense challenges when they close in on the cartel. The danger escalates, threatening not only the success of their mission but also their lives. In a twist of events, the personal and professional collide when Mei Lin's parents are put in danger, and she must confront the possibility that her journalistic work may have endangered her brother. The story is a mix of high-stakes action, emotional revelations, and a testament to the power of teamwork and resilience, woven together with humor and the fast action of the smart and brave dogs which populate this series.