Since the cat and dog in my cozy mysteries talk to their owner, It will come as no surprise to my readers that I love cats and dogs. What may surprise you is how many folks out there enjoy books where the animals talk. Several readers who have written reviews of my mystery series have mentioned they werenât sure theyâd like a book with talking animals but were pleasantly surprised at how natural it seemed. Readers often say Dickens & Christie say the things they imagine their animals would. Naturally, I love hearing that. One reader went in search of other books where the animals speak and found âLove Saves the Dayâ by Gwen Cooper. When she told me how much she enjoyed it, I had to read it, too. What a sweet book. Itâs not a mystery, except in the way that all books are a mystery of sorts â a mystery about how a family will solve a problem or how a romance will work out.