Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Borrowing of Bones | 2018 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 2 | Blind Search | 2019 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 3 | The Hiding Place | 2021 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 4 | The Wedding Plot | 2022 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 5 | Home at Night | 2023 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 6 | The Night Woods | 2024 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
| 7 | The Snow Lies Deep | 2025 | Paula Munier Lee | Buy |
The Mercy and Elvis Mystery series by Paula Munier follows Mercy Carr, a former Army MP, and Elvis, her retired bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois, as they solve crimes in the Vermont wilderness. A Borrowing of Bones (2018) opens the series with Mercy and Elvis discovering bones in the woods on the Fourth of July, launching an investigation that forces Mercy to confront both a current mystery and her own painful past.
The series has grown to seven books, with each installment bringing a new case to the Green Mountains. Recurring characters include U.S. Game Warden Troy Warner and his search-and-rescue Newfoundland mix Susie Bear. The dog element is more than a gimmick; Elvis’s training and instincts play real roles in the investigations. Munier, herself a dog lover and advocate for working-dog rescues, writes the animal characters with knowledge and affection. The series combines outdoor Vermont settings with solid mystery plotting.