In the fog-drenched forests and storm-washed shores of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and island communities, death often arrives quietly—but so does help, from the most unexpected of kin. This captivating collection of seven short stories blends folklore, crime fiction, and the otherworldly, following a cast of uncanny animal companions as they step in to assist Puget Sound residents when darkness descends. Each animal companion is more than he or she seems: Mr. Lee, a dignified black cat with a cryptic past; Sweetie, the web-weaving spider; Knuckles, the cockatoo; Memory, a deer who walks between worlds; and Coyote, whose grin conceals primordial truth. These aren’t pets or sidekicks. They’re sentinels—spirits of intuition, protectors, and sometimes provocateurs—who appear just when they’re needed most, guiding their human counterparts toward justice through murder mysteries that defy logic, reason, or the reach of local law. Whether you're drawn to cozy mysteries, magical realism, or tales where the wild watches back, Mr. Lee’s Mysteries invites you into a world where the veil is thin, the animals bear messages, and the living—and the dead—must listen.