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The Cat Who Went into the Closet

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File M for Murder

Miranda James · 294 pages

Athena College's new writer in residence is native son and playwright Connor Lawton, known for his sharp writing-and sharper tongue. After an unpleasant encounter, librarian Charlie Harris heads home to a nice surprise: his daughter Laura is subbing for another Athena professor. Unfortunately her old flame Connor Lawton got her the job. But before Connor finishes his newest play, he's murdered-and

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Cat on the Edge

Shirley Rousseau Murphy · 281 pages

It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerfulfeline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind

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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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Claws and Effect

Rita Mae Brown · 297 pages

CLAWS AND EFFECTWinter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital--until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It's not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy,

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Paws and Effect

Sofie Kelly · 358 pages

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The Chocolate Cat Caper

JoAnna Carl · 357 pages

After giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. But she soon discovers that her new life isn't all truffles and bonbons.... Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars' worth of custom chocolat

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Meow If It's Murder

T.C. LoTempio · 304 pages

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The Whole Cat and Caboodle

Sofie Ryan · 352 pages

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The Big Kitty

Claire Donally

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Probable Paws

Leighann Dobbs · 306 pages

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Tailing a Tabby

Laurie Cass · 366 pages

In the bookmobile, librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, roll out great summer reads to folks all over the lake town of Chilson, Michigan. And when real-life drama turns deadly, Minnie makes sure justice is never overdue. The bookmobile is making its usual rounds when Minnie and Eddie are flagged down by a woman in distress. The woman's husband, a famous artist, needs emergency m

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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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A Familiar Tail

Delia James · 328 pages

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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

L.T. Shearer · 318 pages

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The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer

Krista Davis · 362 pages

Sugar Maple Inn owner Holly Miller investigates when the TV show Apparition Apprehenders descends on Wagtail's annual Halloween festivities and their investigation of supernatural local legends leads to murder.

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Murder of a Cranky Catnapper

Denise Swanson · 266 pages

School psychologist Skye Denison Boyd opts for pet therapy to aid a handful of socially awkward fourth grade boys with the assistance of the local vet, a Siberian husky, and a Maine coon. When school board member Palmer Lynch is found dead in his home with the therapy cat hidden in his garage, Skye finds herself dealing with a killer.

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Sweet Time in Seconds

J.A. Whiting · 270 pages

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Catnap

Carole Nelson Douglas · 248 pages

This is the first book in Carole Nelson Douglas' Midnight Louie series. This is a cozy "who dun it" series with the added twist of a smart aleck black tom cat who gets his own say every few chapters. It's a great light reading mystery series. It's chock full of humor from the cat who thinks he has Las Vagas by the tail.

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Kneading to Die

Liz Mugavero · 352 pages

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Never Buried

Edie Claire · 256 pages

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Carrot Cake Murder

Joanne Fluke · 324 pages

Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unraveling the mystery of her cat Moishe’s recent strange behavior, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she’ll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who’s in the midst of preparing for a big family reunion. Everyone is delighted when Lisa’s long-lost uncle makes a surprise appearance. No one has heard from Gus in twenty-five years.

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Death of a Dapper Snowman

Angela Pepper · 345 pages

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StrawBuried in Chocolate

Lyndsey Cole · 206 pages

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