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Home / Authors / Carol Lea Benjamin Carol Lea Benjamin American author Carol Lea Benjamin is best known for her Rachel Alexander and Dash mystery series featuring a dog-walking sleuth. Her books have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Dog Writers’ Association of America awards. This page provides the Carol Lea Benjamin books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1976 Dog Training For Kids POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 The Wicked Stepdog POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 Cartooning for Kids POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 Dog Tricks POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 Nobody's Baby Now POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 Writing for Kids POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1989 Dog Problems POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1990 The Chosen Puppy POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1993 Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 This Dog for Hire POoRAaDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 The Dog Who Knew Too Much POoRAaDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Dog Training in 10 Minutes POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1998 A Hell of a Dog POoRAaDB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Lady Vanishes POoRAaDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 The Wrong Dog POoRAaDB · 5 Buy ↗ 2001 The Long Good Boy POoRAaDB · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Mother Knows Best POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2004 Fall Guy POoRAaDB · 7 Buy ↗ 2005 Without a Word POoRAaDB · 8 Buy ↗ 2006 The Hard Way POoRAaDB · 9 Buy ↗ 2007 Dog Smart POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2008 Second-Hand Dog POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2008 See Spot Sit POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2010 Do Border Collies Dream of Sheep? POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 13 books · 1976–2010
01 Dog Training For Kids 1976 Buy ↗ 02 Cartooning for Kids 1982 Buy ↗ 04 Writing for Kids 1985 Buy ↗ 06 The Chosen Puppy 1990 Buy ↗ 07 Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence 1993 Buy ↗ 08 Dog Training in 10 Minutes 1997 Buy ↗ 09 Mother Knows Best 2002 Buy ↗ 11 Second-Hand Dog 2008 Buy ↗ 13 Do Border Collies Dream of Sheep? 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 1982–1983
01 The Wicked Stepdog 1982 Buy ↗ 02 Nobody's Baby Now 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rachel Alexander and Dash Books 9 books · 1996–2006
01 This Dog for Hire 1996 Buy ↗ 02 The Dog Who Knew Too Much 1997 Buy ↗ 03 A Hell of a Dog 1998 Buy ↗ 06 The Long Good Boy 2001 Buy ↗ 08 Without a Word 2005 Buy ↗