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Nic Saint
Going Viral
When our humans started getting sick and before long fell into a deep coma, we frankly feared for our lives, especially when the disease took out half of…
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First Cats vs. First Dogs
There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Harriet sang one of her famous solos, though whether this was an expression of enjoyment or…
Ghost From The Past
The ten-thousand-step craze had descended on my family, and while all around me everyone was busy putting their steps in, I decided that dreaming of ten…
Furry Furry Cats
When well-known pop star Brick Bracken's cherished guitar Marybud was stolen, it set in motion a series of events that would have wide-ranging repercussions. The only people…
Max's Ark
As a rule I'm a very hospitable sort of cat, but when the storm of a century descended upon Hampton Cove and animals from all around started flocking…
Just the facts, ma'am
It isn't often that tragedy strikes close to home, but when Charlene Butterwick was kidnapped, that got all of our attention. Snatched in broad daylight in…
Canceled Anonymous
An epidemic swept through Hampton Cove, and even though I wasn't one of those infected, it still filled me with dread, since several of our nearest and dearest…
When the well-known and popular dating site Valina Fawn was hacked, and a list of its members leaked online, a lot of people got into a lot of trouble. Men…
When Jayme Ziccardi, a promising young artist, is accosted by the wife of comic book legend Dave James and accused of having an affair with the man, she is at…
My name is Dooley and I’m a ragamuffin. I’m also Max’s best friend, and because he’s my best friend, he asked me to write this introduction to our new mystery…
I think you’ll agree with me that there isn’t nearly enough romance in the world. And so when a young couple walked into Odelia’s office, clearly in trouble, I was…
I’ve never been a big fan of baked goods, so when a former bakery salesgirl asked Odelia to help her beat a wrongful accusation of theft, I wasn’t as excited…
Look, I’m not one to make a big fuss about nothing, but this last week has been too eventful to ignore. Not only was I kicked out of my own…
When Matt met Aurelia, he knew she was the one, and when he asked her to marry him and she said yes, he was the happiest man alive. Until he…
Ezra finds himself in the impossible situation that he must be married with kids within a year. So when his roommate suggests he rent a wife and borrow a baby…
Of Mischief and Mice
It was a dark and stormy night when our house was visited by a mouse, requiring our urgent assistance in a matter of life and death…
The Taming of the Shrews
When our beloved town of Hampton Cove found itself the target of a pair of unscrupulous drug dealers selling drugs to school kids, a task…
When Leonidas Flake, the world-renowned fashion designer and style icon, is found murdered by his live-in boyfriend Gabriel Crier, police are quickly convinced it’s an open-and-shut case. After all, Leo’s…
When you've lived with humans for as long as I have, you learn to take the bad with the good. The good being a nice home, decent grub and a…
There comes a time in every cat’s life when he feels he’s got it made. And it may surprise you that I was just such a cat. I had my…
Oh Gnomeo, Gnomeo, wherefore art thou, Gnomeo?
Dead End Street
When Odelia and Chase are called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide, the conclusion seems pretty straightforward. The Roemers were facing serious financial difficulties brought on…
Ideally reporters aren’t supposed to take on paying clients. It’s against the reporter’s code-if there is such a thing as a reporter’s code. I may be thinking of doctors. At…
When the wife of world-famous golf pro Carl Strauss asks Odelia to help her divorce her philandering husband, little did she suspect this would lead to big trouble with the…
The last thing I would have expected when Odelia announced she was taking me and Dooley along on her honeymoon, was that I’d need to develop sea paws for the…
Diamonds are not this cat’s best friend!
Read in Order to Die
A wedding between Chief of Police Alec Lip and Mayor Charlene Butterwick has been announced and will soon be taking place in the cozy little…
When the ex-wife of notorious Hollywood bad boy actor Jeb Pott is found murdered, the case looks pretty straightforward: the two had just gone through an acrimonious divorce, she was…
When Odelia is invited to spend the weekend as a guest of Emerald Rohne, without a doubt the best actress of her generation, she’s over the moon. There’s only one…
Life had been going swimmingly, as life usually does in Hampton Cove, when suddenly disaster struck. Odelia had scheduled a surprise visit to Vena Aleman. Vena is our local vet…
It was a day like any other when we first came across the horror: in the middle of the pavement, in front of our own home no less, a dog…
From a Whisker to a Scream
The day had finally arrived when Odelia was about to give birth to a new member of the family. Unfortunately the day had also arrived that Gran decided to adopt…
It was supposed to be a quiet time, a time of happiness and familial bliss. Odelia was on maternity leave, and so a pleasant vacation was to be had by…
Chase had been invited to speak at a police conference in Paris, and Odelia decided to join him. Much to our surprise, she also brought Dooley and myself along on…
I was suffering from a slight case of ennui when I came upon the perfect solution: a new type of cat kibble that promised to fix my every problem. I…
When Grandma Muffin announced she’d found religion, and started recruiting followers for her new church, I just figured it was par for the course. After all, Gran has always had…
I won’t conceal the fact that when I found that inflatable pool in my backyard I was surprised to a degree. Inflatable pools, as a rule, contain water, you see…
I don’t usually suffer from a fear of small spaces but after being locked inside a box in the attic along with my fellow cats, I must confess the experience…
I’ve never been one to complain about my lack of good fortune, figuring I lead a pretty blessed life, but when suddenly people all around us started having their greatest…
I don’t know if you’ve ever shared your home with a fitness fanatic. I have, and it’s a disturbing experience. Both my humans are fitness nuts, you see, and like…
When we were called to the home of a banker who’d taken his own life, little did I suspect this would lead to an actual case. But then the banker’s…
I was going about my usual business (napping, eating… more napping) when I was approached by a client to take on a very intriguing case. Yes, I know cats aren’t…
