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Sneaky Pie for President: A Novel

Rita Mae Brown · 271 pages

Tired of politics as usual? Despair not: Rita Mae Brown’s intrepid feline co-author, Sneaky Pie, is taking time off from her busy schedule writing bestselling mysteries to run for President of the United States. It’s never too late to start! With help from her friends—the irascible gray cat Pewter, the wise Corgi Tee Tucker, and Tally, the exuberant Jack Russell—Sneaky crisscrosses her home state

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Cat on the Scent

Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown · 321 pages

It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery.Things have been pretty exciting lately in Crozet, Virginia--a little too exciting if you ask resident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town starts to buzz over its Civil War reenactment, a popular local man disappears. No one's seen Tommy Van Allen's single-engine plane, either--except for Mrs. Murphy, who spotted it during a foggy evening

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Cat Laughing Last

Shirley Rousseau Murphy · 351 pages

When celebrated novelist Elliot Traynor and his wife arrive in Molena Point, strange events begin to occur, and feline sleuth Joe Grey and his cat companion Dulcie must delve into their latest mystery and soon find themselves tracking a killer--Novelist.

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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

L.T. Shearer · 318 pages

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A Spirited Tail

Leighann Dobbs · 346 pages

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Meow If It's Murder

T.C. LoTempio · 304 pages

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Elvis and the Dearly Departed

Peggy Webb · 233 pages

They say you can’t get to Heaven without passing through the Eternal Rest Funeral Home. And no one gets into Eternal Rest without passing muster with Elvis—the basset hound who’s convinced he’s the reincarnation of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Brewing up a big ol’ pitcher of Mississippi mystery, Peggy Webb’s delightful new series is as intoxicating as the Delta breeze. Normally, Callie Valentine Jo

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Fat Cat At Large

Janet Cantrell · 362 pages

The jig is up for Charity "Chase" Oliver's adorable plus-size cat, Quincy. His new vet says "diet" -- meaning no more cherry cheesecake bars from her Minneapolis treatery, Bar None. From now on it's only low-cal kibble, one taste of which drives him in search of better things. Quincy's escape is the last thing Chase needs after her nasty run-in with business rival Gable Naughtly. She tracks Quincy

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The Purr-fect Crime

Samantha Silver

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Bunnicula

James Howe, Deborah Howe · 98 pages

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The Girl with the Cat Tattoo

Theresa Weir · 164 pages

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A Taste Fur Murder

Dixie Lyle · 338 pages

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The Cat Who Went into the Closet

Lilian Jackson Braun · 249 pages

The mansion on Goodwinter Boulevard is more than a retreat for crime writer Jim Qwilleran -- it is the scene of another delightful Cat Who... mystery. Quill rents the Gage mansion in Pickax, and soon after moving in, he and Koko discover fifteen closets jammed with several generations' worth of junk. Koko, of course, is on the case, and what he discovers will shock Pickax and Moose County. What co

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Black Cat Crossing

Kay Finch · 296 pages

"Sabrina has never been the superstitious type. Still, when she moves to Lavender, Texas, to write her first novel and help her Aunt Rowe manage her vacation rental business, Sabrina can't avoid listening to the rumors that a local black cat is a jinx--especially after the stray in question leads her directly to the scene of a murder. The deceased turns out to be none other than her Aunt Rowe's aw

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The Big Kitty

Claire Donally

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A Hiss-tory of Magic

Harper Lin · 228 pages

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Dog on It

Spencer Quinn · 305 pages

Fabulous, funny new detective novel featuring Bernie, a slightly down-at-heel PI and his offsider, Chet, a dog (and the captivating narrator of the story).I could smell him - or rather the booze on his breath - before he even opened the door, but my sense of smell is pretty good, probably better than yours.So begins this fabulous, funny new detective novel featuring Bernie, a slightly down-at-heel

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A Familiar Tail

Delia James · 328 pages

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How to Wash a Cat

Rebecca M. Hale · 304 pages

Two cats are better than one...First in an adorable new series! A deceased uncle and a surprising inheritance propel a woman and her two very curious cats into the mystery surrounding his death.An investigation that starts amid the curios and novelties of a San Francisco antiques shop follows a twisted trail of dangerous deception that leads all the way back to the days of the Gold Rush itself.

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Mew Is for Murder

Clea Simon · 223 pages

Theda Krakow is in a funk. Her sometime boyfriend's gone for good. The death of her beloved cat opened a bigger void. And the career leap she's made from copy editor to freelance writer has left her finances-and her spirit-flat. She desperately needs a headline to get her life back on track. Out for a stroll in her Cambridge neighborhood, Theda spies a stray kitten. This charmer leads Theda to an

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Murder Past Due

Miranda James · 345 pages

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This Pen for Hire

Laura Levine · 240 pages

Steamy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Writer-for-hire Jaine Austen has penned them all. But when one of the love connections she made is broken up by murder, Jaine finds herself freelancing free-of-charge--and uncovering more than she bargained for... No one seems to need her help more than geeky, gawky Howard Murdoch. His request is simple enough: a letter proclaiming his undying

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