Books with author Susan Kropa

Laugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle who has delighted dog lovers and mystery fans alike.Doodle’s nose gets put to the test with dangerous results when Molly trains him to find something very different from bed bugs to clear her best friend’s brother from drug charges. And then he flunks an important certification trial. How can this be? The nose never lies. Something is very wrong. It takes all of Molly’s ingenuity and Doodle’s keen intelligence to sniff out the real villains and set things right again. A family friendly mystery perfect for all ages.

Doodle’s “career-change” lands him with a new family and unexpected trouble in this laugh-out-loud mystery perfect for dog lovers of all ages. Doodle's not worried about his new job. Sniffing out bed bugs? Easy as pie. Well, easier, actually, as getting pie can be a problem for a dog. Doodle finds best part of the new job is Molly, the boss’s ten-year old daughter, who slips Doodle extra treats when she’s not snapping photos with the camera she carries everywhere. But Molly has secrets of her own. And when she enlists Doodle’s help to solve a crime, his nose and her camera lead them straight into danger. Readers have called the Doodlebugged mysteries perfect of fans of Spencer Quinn’s popular Chet & Bernie mysteries, and best-selling author Virginia Smith called Bed-Bugged, "a first-rate mystery" and a "triumphant beginning to a series."

Sit. Stay. Be Polite with Strangers. What could be easier? That’s what Doodle thinks when Molly signs him up to take the Canine Good Citizen Test, only to discover it’s no walk (or sit) in the park. Did he miss the memo about the explosions? Add a bullying neighbor, several stolen dogs, and a big demonstration near the White House, and Doodle begins to wonder if he and Molly have bitten off more than they can chew.Told through the eyes of a dog, Ruff-Housed is, on the surface, a light mystery with plenty of humor. But beneath that, the story deals with human side of immigration, animal rights, and estranged families. Ruff-Housed won 2017 Dog Writers Association of America American Kennel Club Award for the best writing about the AKC Canine Good Citizen ProgramPraise for the Doodlebugged Mysteries. . . .“. . . the perfect blend of mystery, suspense, and laugh-out-loud doggy observations. Highly recommended!” —Virginia Smith, best-selling author of the Goose Creek series, Amazon (Dog-Nabbed)“Doodle is quite possibly the most entertaining narrator I've found in quite some time. Do yourself a favor and grab a copy of this book today!” —Susan Holmes, Amazon (Out-Sniffed)“The Doodlebugged mysteries are doggone charming.” Suzy Willis, Amazon (Bad-Mouthed)

Laugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle who has won the hearts of dog lovers of all ages.Doodle’s the first to admit he doesn’t get Christmas. His job is to find bedbugs for his boss’s bedbug detection business and to watch over the boss’s ten-year-old daughter, Molly. It is not to play a black sheep in a Christmas pageant, a lose-lose situation for sure. Not to mention that just when things start to get interesting, Doodle attracts the attention of a popular video-blogger, whose subsequent “feature” jeopardizes the boss’s business.Throw in a handful of threatening letters, a devastating fire and some lost dogs, and Molly and Doodle have their hands—well, in Doodle's case, his paws—full finding out just who's been naughty and who's been nice.A family friendly mystery perfect for any season.

Two microchips, two claims, one dog. . .What happens when two people claim to own the same dog? And both insist they have the microchip number to prove it?When Molly and Doodle watch a good friend’s dog race in flyball tournament, Doodle thinks flyball might be fun. But when Grady’s dog shows an unusual talent for the sport, what initially seemed like a good thing throws Molly and her friend into a world of trouble and hard choices. Faced with the unspeakable, a claim that someone else owns Grady’s dog, Molly and Grady don’t believe it and set out to prove the truth. But when events spiral out of control, it takes Doodle’s nose, Molly’s persistence and all of their courage to set things right.A family friendly mystery perfect for dog lovers of all ages.

Laugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle, whose nose always seems to get him in trouble.This time, a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains quickly turns dangerous when Molly tries to help a friend and runs smack into an unscrupulous man with a big secret. And Doodle discovers that while it’s no fun being lost in the woods, it can be worse to be found—by the wrong person. A family friendly mystery perfect for dog lovers of all ages.

Laugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle who has charmed mystery fans and dog lovers alike. When Doodle’s “career change” lands him a job with a new boss, he’s not worried. Sniffing out bed bugs? Easy as pie. Well, easier, actually, as getting pie can be a problem for a dog. Doodle finds best part of the new job is Molly, the boss’s ten-year old daughter, who slips Doodle extra treats when she’s not snapping photos with the camera she carries everywhere. But Molly has secrets of her own. And when she enlists Doodle’s help to solve a crime, his nose and her camera lead them straight into danger. Readers have called the Doodlebugged mysteries perfect of fans of Spencer Quinn’s popular Chet & Bernie mysteries, and best-selling author Virginia Smith called Bed-Bugged, “a first-rate mystery” and a “triumphant beginning to a series.” A family friendly mystery perfect for all ages.

Doodle’s back! The obedience-impaired sniffer dog, who delighted dog lovers and gentle-mystery fans alike in Bed-Bugged, returns for another laugh-out-loud adventure. This time Doodle’s nose gets put to the test when Molly trains him to find something very different from bed bugs to clear her best friend’s brother from drug charges. But when Doodle fails to find two vials containing bed bugs during a practice for an important certification trial, the boss is furious. Has Molly’s extra training has ruined Doodle’s ability to do his job? It takes all of Molly’s ingenuity and Doodle’s keen intelligence to sniff out what really happened and set things right again.A family friendly mystery perfect for all ages.A nominee for the Maxwell Medallion by the Dog Writers Association of America.

Nobody wants a coyote for an animal guide, least of all Jimmy Shupla. Coyotes are the trickiest of the animals, always getting themselves in trouble. But at every turn in his life—most of them bad—Jimmy sees a coyote lurking nearby. Then his mother makes him move from his grandparents’ home on the Hopi reservation to go live in Apache Junction. Lonely, sweltering in the desert heat, and bullied at school, Jimmy discovers he has more in common with coyotes than he could ever imagine. But will the discovery save or destroy him?Written by award-winning author Susan J. Kroupa, who has lived and worked on both the Navajo and Hopi reservations, this poignant story of a boy caught in the crossfires of change reverberates with choices we all must make as to what forces will guide our lives.

Sit. Stay. Be Polite with Strangers. What could be easier? That’s what Doodle thinks when Molly signs him up to take the Canine Good Citizen Test at the annual DogDays Fair. Compared to the certifications he has to pass for his job as a bed-bug sniffer dog for the “boss,” Molly’s father, this should be simple.But the test turns out to be no walk (or sit) in the park. Did he miss the memo about the explosions? And the stolen pets?While Molly and her friends investigate, another dog disappears, with repercussions that threaten the bonds of an entire family.Throw in a bullying neighbor and a chase across a squirrel-infested park near the White House, and Doodle begins to wonder if he and Molly have bitten off more than they can chew.Funny and at times poignant, Ruff-Housed gives us an innocent and warm-hearted view into the mind of a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is dog.

Laugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle, whose nose always seems to get him in trouble.This time, a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains quickly turns dangerous when Molly tries to help a friend and runs smack into an unscrupulous man with a big secret. And Doodle discovers that while it’s no fun being lost in the woods, it can be worse to be found—by the wrong person. A family friendly mystery perfect for dog lovers of all ages.