Mystery is one of my favorite categories, so I like that there is a section labeled that way. But I totally get where you are coming from about being separated from "Literature". I'll help you reorganize. I'd like to get locked in a bookstore for weeks, don't know that I'd to any shelving, but I'd definitely be reading!!!!!!
We are definitely a dog family. Loved your story. Our dog is named Tucker, but we like to call him King Tuck, because he rules this home. He is laying at my feet on the foot of my bed as I write this.