Crime And Catnip

Nick and Nora aren’t just pussyfooting around this time as they deal with a missing person’s case and murder. While catering a gala for the Cruz Museum, Nora Charles agrees to look into the disappearance of director Violet Crenshaw’s niece, a case previously undertaken by her frisky feline friend Nick’s former owner, a private eye whose whereabouts are also currently unknown. As Nora and her curious cat Nick pull at the string of clues, they begin to unravel a twisted tale of coded messages, theft, false identities, murder, and international espionage. Nora dares to hope that the labyrinth of leads will not only help them locate the missing young woman, but also solve the disappearance of the detective. That’s if Nora can stay alive long enough to find him... INCLUDES DELICIOUS SANDWICH RECIPES

First in a new series! Nora Charles doesn’t believe in fate, even if she is a crime reporter who shares a name with a character from The Thin Man. In fact, she’s moving back to Cruz, California, to have a quieter life. But after finding an online magazine eager for material, and a stray cat named Nick with a talent for detection, Nora’s not just reporting crimes again. She’s uncovering them… Back in her hometown, Nora reconnects with old friends and makes some new ones, like Nick, the charming feline who seems determined to be her cat. But not everything about Cruz is friendly. Writing for a local online magazine, Nora investigates the curious death of socialite Lola Grainger. Though it was deemed an accident, Nora suspects foul play. And it seems that her cat does too. Apparently, Nick used to belong to a P.I. who disappeared while investigating Lola Grainger’s death. The coincidence is spooky, but not as spooky as the clues Nick spells out for her with Scrabble letters—clues that lead her down an increasingly dangerous path. Whether fate put her on this case or not, solving it will take all of Nora’s wits, and maybe a few of Nick’s nine lives.

When a visiting estate jeweler is found dead, prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, must do their best to find the purr-petrator in this delightful novel in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series. As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax, Michigan, prepare to celebrate their Scottish heritage with such evens as bagpipe skirling and tossing the caber. But the traditional revelry is marred by troublesome rumors when a visiting jewelery dealer, renowned for his romantic streak (and his mysterious cash-only policy), is found dead in his hotel room. His assistant is missing—and soon, the winner of the caber-tossing content disappears as well. Qwilleran and his snooping Siamese are willing to go to any lengths to find the killer and set the town at ease. But first they'll have to contend with a highjacked bookmobile and an attempted bank robbery. Qwill has a lot of mysteries to sort out—not the least of which is Koko's sudden interest in photographs, pennies, and paper towels...

“The purrfect sleuthy duo”* is back, and this time murder hits close to home for Nora Charles and her partner Nick, a stealthy little feline gumshoe groomed to solve a shocking crime. Since inheriting her mother’s sandwich shop, Nora Charles is more about hot grilled paninis than cold-blooded murder—until her sister Lacey is arrested. The victim, an esteemed art collector and Lacey’s bullying professor, was stabbed in the heart. Apparently, all over a lousy grade. Off campus, things were just as dicey. The prof had an ex with secrets, a trophy wife set to inherit a fortune in masterworks, and a scorned student mistress. Going undercover, Nora realizes that investigating this crime is the biggest test of her sleuthing career. Because if she fails, even Nick’s animal instinct won’t be enough to rescue Lacey from a perfectly executed framing. INCLUDES DELICIOUS SANDWICH RECIPES

Assassin. Private Investigator. Cat shifter. Kat is used to killing people, but for a blank cheque, she's willing to do the opposite and help solve a murder - even though it sounds boring as hell. That is, until she finds some body parts in her fridge, makes friends with the neighbourhood cats and realises there may be an assassin better than her... Suddenly, things have become purrfectly exciting. An urban fantasy full of cats, secrets and murders, plus a touch of romance. Book one in the Catnip Assassins series.

What can go wrong when an elderly matriarch leaves the family fortune to her cat? Just about everything, including 'catnapping' and murder! CATNIP is a mystery set in the picturesque town of Dunbarton, Ontario, and tells the story of what befalls the dysfunctional Dunbar family, and the chaos that ensues, when the matriarch of the clan leaves the family fortune to her cat. That formidable feline proves to be more than a match for the humans in his life, until one fateful night when, caught unawares, he is stuffed in a sack and carried away. A nosy neighbor with a nasty, suspicious mind points the finger of suspicion at the Dunbars and Christopher Mallory, the young attorney who is the trustee of the estate, and under the terms of the will, they face losing everything. When a murder occurs, Christopher finds himself confronting a ruthless killer who would do anything to conceal his or her identity, including to kill again.

An Elizabethan espionage thriller in which playwright Christopher Marlowe spies on Mary, Queen of Scots while navigating the perils of politics, theater, romance—and murder. England, 1585. In Kit Marlowe's last year at Cambridge, he is approached by Queen Elizabeth's spymaster offering an unorthodox career opportunity: going undercover to intercept a Catholic plot to put Mary, Queen of Scots on Elizabeth's throne. Spying on Queen Mary turns out to be more than Kit bargained for, but his salary allows him to mount his first play, and over the following years he becomes the toast of London's raucous theater scene. But when Kit finds himself reluctantly drawn back into the world of espionage and treason, he realizes everything he's worked so hard to attain—including the trust of the man he loves—could vanish in an instant. Pairing modern language with period detail, Allison Epstein brings Elizabeth's lavish court, Marlowe's colorful theater troupe, and the squalor of sixteenth-century London to vivid, teeming life. At the center of the action is Kit himself—an irrepressible, irreverent force of nature.

A creature from another dimension disguised as someone you know and love. How will Francie and the gang catch a killer who's hiding in plain sight? A mysterious portal has opened up in town... and for once, Francie isn't the one responsible. It's just a run-of-the-mill portal to an alternate dimension, right? Nothing to worry about. Except when a rare book dealer turns up dead and Lizzie is the number one suspect. Despite an ironclad alibi, there's a hundred witnesses who swear they saw Lizzie at the scene of the crime. Just who-or what-is coming out of that portal? And can Francie stop it before it invites more of its friends to cross over? Meanwhile, there's a catnip dealer out in the alleyways, harming the cat community with his ultra-strong new product. Good thing Kongressman Kittles is hot on the trail and ready to bring the scoundrel to justice. And if that wasn't enough, Francie and Hortensia have their hands full bringing a secret vampire plot into the light of day, keeping the Jibbleson Sisters from blowing up the town and repairing all the books damaged by the ghost of Don Quixote as he wages battle against bookshelves and card catalogues... This is a full-length paranormal cozy mystery novel with restless literary spirits, a fledgling middle-aged witch and a pampered pussycat in a secret supernatural town-plus a recipe easy enough for a weeknight meal yet fancy enough to please the most finicky of felines.

Kitty cats, cupcakes, and capturing the killer – can Lauren, Annie, and Zoe solve the murder before it’s too late? Lauren Denman, cupcake baker and owner of the Norwegian Forest Cat Café in Northern California, is having fun serving customers with her cat Annie, and cousin Zoe, when she’s introduced to the new paramedic. The crew had been desperate for a new member, so everyone is pleased when Zoe’s husband introduces him to everyone at the café – but then they realize what Brendon is really like. When the trio find a dead body, can they find out who the guilty party is? Lauren’s confident that Mitch, her police detective husband, will solve the case. But … what if the killer is their new friend Rachel? Or a popular member of the paramedic team? Meanwhile, a gang of burglars are operating during the daytime, and Lauren needs to come up with a new cupcake idea. When their friend Martha starts sleuthing on her own, they need to save her from the clutches of Detective Castern and solve whodunnit it as well. After they confront the killer, can they escape in time? Or will they have enjoyed their last raspberry surprise cupcake? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk – and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 4 Paws and Punishment – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 8 Christmas Claws – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 9 Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 10 Catmint and Crooks – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 11 Kittens and Killers – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 12 Felines and Footprints – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 13 Pouncing on the Proof – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 14 Fur Babies and Forgery – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 15 Leaping into Larceny – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 16 Triple Threat – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 17 Hunting for Handcuffs - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 18 Four-Footed Fortune – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 19 Rewards and Revenge – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 20 All available in eBook format, print, and Large Print paperback. The first four books are available in audiobook format as well. METADATA: New release cozy cat cupcake mystery coffee cupcakes cats mystery cozy crafts and hobbies mystery Cozy mystery series with kitty cats, cafes, amateur sleuths Culinary kitty cat crime cozy mystery Cupcake cozy mystery comedy female protagonists food bake cook latte coffee humorous cozy mystery cozy mystery police love interest small town amateur sleuth detective series coffee shop café cats Small town murder mystery humorous with cats

A catnip garden yields a bumper crop of murder for actress-turned-sleuth Alice Nestleton... Alice Nestleton, beautiful off-off Broadway actress-turned-amateur-detective, has been forced into a life of crime—sleuthing that is—with some cat-sitting on the side. But this hot summer in New York she has taken a hiatus from stage and scene-of-the-crime to join a coterie of cat-lovers in cultivating a Manhattan herb garden. Unfortunately, a party to celebrate their first crop of peppermint tea ends with one of their group going right off the edge—of a 25th-floor terrace. Alice is stunned and grief stricken at the apparent suicide. But aided and abetted by her two cats, she soon smells a rat. And the help of her own feline-like instincts, the gorgeous gumshoe discovers that the victim’s dearest friends may well have been her most murderous enemies… Be sure to look for A Cat Tells Two Tales, available October 2012 in trade paperback from Obsidian.