Author Blaize Clement has

earned herself a legion of fans

with the first five books in her

pet-sitting mystery series. Now

Blaize's beloved heroine, Dixie

Hemingway, is back, and when Dixie's latest assignment turns

dangerous, it's up to her to save

the day.

Dixie, no relation to you-know-

who, is helping an injured and

cantankerous man take care of Cheddar, his orange shorthair

cat. Soon Dixie finds herself

totally smitten with the man's

adorable infant great-

granddaughter. But the baby's

naive young mother has enough knowledge about certain

powerful local big-money

honchos to send them to prison

for life, and they are willing to

do anything, even kill her baby,

to shut her up. Caught in the turmoil caused by

the grandfather's prickly pride,

the granddaughter's misguided

plans to regain her young

husband's respect by telling the

truth in court, and the ruthless determination of wealthy

villains to preserve their ill-

gotten millions, Dixie is the only

person who can rescue the

baby. And she has to do it

without letting law- enforcement people know -- not

even Lieutenant Guidry, with

whom she has a new romantic

relationship.

Does Dixie have her claws sunk

too deep to make it out of this one? Find out in book six of

Blaize Clement's splendid series.

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter

introduced a winning sleuth in

Florida pet sitter Dixie

Hemingway, and the next books

in the series, Duplicity Dogged

the Dachshund and Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues, firmly

established author Blaize

Clement as a new star amongst

mystery fans. Now Dixie

Hemingway, no relation to you-

know-who, is back in this fourth riveting installment.

When Dixie meets Laura

Halston, a newcomer to Siesta

Key, she recognizes a kindred

spirit and believes she's found a

new friend. Disarmingly beautiful, Laura confesses that

she's in hiding from an abusive

husband. Later, when Laura

receives threatening phone

calls, Dixie is certain the

husband is the culprit. But the more Dixie learns about

Laura, the less certain she is

about anything...and then

matters turn deadly. As she tries

to understand Laura's past,

Dixie is forced to acknowledge things about herself that she

has never faced before.

Fast-paced and gripping, Cat

Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof is

everything Blaize Clement's

many fans have come to expect.

A double murder leaves feline sleuth Joe Gray hopping mad as Max Harper, Molena Point's dedicated chief of police, stands framed for murder, and Joe and his sidekick Dulcie are the only creatures who can save him. Reprint.

Beware of the cat striking back…On a lovely moonlit night, Joe Grey is minding his own business, carrying a gift of mice to a litter of kittens, when he stumbles upon a murder scene. Behind an empty house lies a swimming pool, its bottom covered with mud. There is also blood, the smell of human death, and drag marks. But there is no victim. Without a body, it's a crime that will be hard to prove.With stubborn feline curiosity, Joe Grey sets out to investigate. As he, Dulcie, and Kit follow the killer's trail among four houses whose owners are on vacation, they discover that more murder has been planned for the small, close-knit neighborhood. They uncover evidence of conflict among the residents and multiple signs of breaking-and-entering, although nothing valuable seems to be missing.With the help of two local ferals, the cats find the victim's hidden grave and learn of the violence that is yet to come. As they set out to alert the law, they discover the perfect way to thwart the killer – through that person's unnatural but powerful fear of cats.Thus unfolds the next installment in Shirley Rousseau Murphy's beguiling series about the gray tomcat P.I., his feline friends, and human companions, as, skirting danger, they unravel events shaped by human frailty and by the darkest feline imaginings from the killer's past.

Tomcat Joe Grey suspects foul play when he spies the severed brake line under a wrecked car and sets out with fetching fellow feline Dulcie to lead the police to the killer.

A group of Mayville Heights’

business people hope to

convince the Chicago-based

company, Legacy Tours, to sell a

vacation package in their town.

Legacy Tours partner, Mike Glazer, grew up in Mayville

Heights, but it seems he’s not

the same small-town boy

people remember. Everyone

seems to have an issue with the

opinionated loudmouth Mike has become—until someone

shuts him up for good.

When Kathleen and her cat,

Hercules, discover Mike’s body

near the boardwalk, she can’t

help but get involved in the investigation—even if it might

torpedo her relationship with

Detective Marcus Gordon. Now,

with a little help from Hercules

and Owen, it’s up to Kathleen to

make sure the killer is booked for an extended stay in prison

before some else takes a

permanent vacation.

Joe Grey never regretted the mysterious accident that gave him the ability to talk and undersand human speech. Especially now that he had company – for it had happened to his "girlfriend" Dulcie, too.The problem was, Dulcie wasn't only listening to humans. She was believing them! She was convinced that the man in jail for killing a famous artist and burning her studio was innocent. And, leave it to Dulcie, she was determined to find the evidence that would convict the real murderer.Even if she had to get Joe Grey killed doing it!

An alternative cover edition for

this ISBN can be found here. Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko

and Yum Yum try to solve a

haunting mystery in a historic

farmhouse in this New York

Times bestseller in the Cat Who

series. When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly

noises in the antique-filled

farmhouse, she called Jim

Qwilleran for help. But he was

too late. It looked as if his kindly

ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death—but by

whom? Or what? Now

Qwilleran’s moved into the

historic farmhouse with his two

cat companions—and Koko the

Siamese is spooked. Is it a figment of feline imagination—

or the clue to a murder in Moose

County? And does Qwilleran

have a ghost of a chance of

solving this haunting mystery?

The national bestselling author of Pouncing on Murder returns as librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat Eddie discover there’s a true crime story unraveling in their own nonfiction section. . . .

Early one morning while shelving books in the library, Minnie stumbles upon a dead body. Authorities identify the woman as an out-of-towner visiting Chilson for her great-aunt’s funeral. What she was doing in the library after hours is anyone’s guess . . . but Minnie and Eddie are determined to save the library’s reputation and catch a killer.

As rumors about the victim circulate through Chilson, the police are in a bind over a streak of baffling break-ins. Luckily, Minnie and Eddie are traveling the county in their bookmobile, and they'll stop at nothing to find the spineless killer before the final page is turned on someone else.

It’s no secret that cats are a

mystery writer’s best friend.

Just ask the bestselling team of

Rita Mae Brown and her furry

partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, back

on the prowl with another unforgettable whodunit. This

time a controversial miracle in

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains

sparks religious fervor–and a

suspicious death. Now the

indefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with

the dogged corgi Tee Tucker,

must trust their animal instincts

to sniff out the worst of human

nature....

With the holidays approaching, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen

and her best friend, Susan

Tucker, take a much-needed

time-out at the mountain

monastery of Mount Carmel.

There, under the benevolent gaze of the statue of the Virgin

Mary, their worldly worries are

soon overshadowed. For in

front of their very eyes the

statue begins to cry tears of

blood. Legend has it that Mary’s

crimson tears are harbingers of

crises. And though skeptical, the

ever-practical Harry can already

see one on the horizon. If

leaked, news of the so-called miracle could turn the

monastery and the town of

Crozet into a circus. What Harry

doesn’t foresee is murder.…

When Susan’s great-uncle

Thomas, a resident monk, is found frozen to death at the

base of the statue, foul play is

ruled out–at first. But at Harry’s

urging, the body is exhumed for

an autopsy. There’s just one

problem: the coffin is empty. That’s when Mrs. Murphy,

Pewter, and Tucker get

involved. Then there’s the

shocking revelation of a

mystery that has perplexed the

citizens of Crozet for ages. With Christmas around the

corner and the monastery

overrun by the faithful, all

Harry’s meddling menagerie can

do is stay on her trail as she

jumps knee-deep into an unofficial investigation–one

that becomes more dangerous

when another Crozet citizen

meets an untimely demise. In

this case it will be a miracle if

Harry stays alive...

THE MASTER RETURNS — WITH NEVER-BEFORE-COLLECTED TALES OF MURDER AND DESIRE

One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust and greed, all told in Block’s unmistakable style. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block’s most famous characters, including gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and alcoholic private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogue’s gallery of frightening killers, dangerous sociopaths, crooked cops, and lost souls whose only chance to find themselves may be on the wrong side of a gun.

You’ll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets... a beautiful young tennis star with a rather too possessive secret admirer... a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession at any price... poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands... and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs. Terror and passion, cruelty and vindication — it’s all here, in a collection that will thrill you, scare you, and remind you why Lawrence Block is still the best there is at what he does.

Spring fever comes to the small

town of Crozet, Virginia. As the

annual Dogwood Festival

approaches, postmistress Mary

Minor “Harry” Haristeen feels

her own mating instincts stir. As for tiger cat Mrs. Murphy,

feline intuition tells her there’s

more in the air than just

pheromones. It begins with a

case of stolen hubcaps and

proceeds to the mysterious death of a dissolute young

mechanic over a sobering cup of

coffee. Then another death and

a shooting lead to the discovery

of a half-million crisp, clean

dollar bills that look to be very dirty.

Now Harry is on the trail of a

cold-blooded murderer. Mrs.

Murphy already knows who it

is--and who’s next in line. She

also knows that Harry, curious as a cat, does not have nine

lives. And the one she does have

is hanging by the thinnest of

threads.

Spring fever comes to the small

town of Crozet, Virginia. As the

annual Dogwood Festival

approaches, postmistress Mary

Minor “Harry” Haristeen feels

her own mating instincts stir. As for tiger cat Mrs. Murphy,

feline intuition tells her there’s

more in the air than just

pheromones. It begins with a

case of stolen hubcaps and

proceeds to the mysterious death of a dissolute young

mechanic over a sobering cup of

coffee. Then another death and

a shooting lead to the discovery

of a half-million crisp, clean

dollar bills that look to be very dirty.

Now Harry is on the trail of a

cold-blooded murderer. Mrs.

Murphy already knows who it

is--and who’s next in line. She

also knows that Harry, curious as a cat, does not have nine

lives. And the one she does have

is hanging by the thinnest of

threads.

The new Sunny and Shadow mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Hiss and Tell and Last Licks.When a new seafood shop opens in Kittery Harbor, Maine, Sunny’s tomcat Shadow is on the hunt for tasty treats—until Sunny discovers a cold-blooded killer’s catch of the day.Neil Garret is new to town, but his seafood shop is already going belly up. Working next door, former reporter Sunny Coolidge can’t help noticing the telltale signs. But checking on Neil one morning reveals something far worse for business than a lack of inventory—a mysterious man lies murdered in his freezer. Sunny’s boyfriend, Chief Investigator Will Price, nets Neil as the prime suspect. But even when Sunny learns about Neil’s secret past, the open-and-shut case seems fishy. Now it’s up to Sunny to find the real culprit and get Neil off the hook.

In four days, someone is going to kill me…Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D.D.'s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition: Twenty-seven-year-old Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant believes she will be murdered in four days. And she wants Boston's top detective to handle the death investigation. It will be up close and personal. No evidence of forced entry, no sign of struggle. Charlie tells a chilling story: Each year at 8:00 p.m. on February 21, a woman has died. The victims have been childhood best friends from a small town in New Hampshire; the motive remains unknown. Now only the last friend remains to count down her final hours. But as D.D. quickly learns, Charlie Grant has been preparing, and she doesn't plan on going down without a fight. As D.D. tracks a lone gunman who is killing pedophiles in Boston, she must also delve into the murders of Charlie's friends, seeking the elusive insight into who might be stalking and killing these childhood playmates, in the hopes of preventing whatever might come this February 21. Just how much can she trust Charlie Grant, a woman who by her own admission can outshoot, outfight, and outrun anyone in Boston? Is Charlie truly in danger, or is she hiding a truth deep within her that may turn out to be D.D.'s biggest surprise of all?In four days, someone is going to kill me. But the son of a bitch has gotta catch me first.

On an errand of mercy to help an elderly neighbour, the Sainted Simon Templar meets a very distraught — and very beautiful young woman.Seems she is missing a brother, and someone is missing a Rembrandt. Together they track the fiend behind it all: The Masterpiece Merchant.On the other side of the Atlantic our “afficionado of the unexpected, the master of the unpredictable,” Simon Templar, makes the acquaintance of a lovely young heiress at a Mainline charity ball.But a little sleuthing reveals that one member of the Social Register is also listed on the Who’s Who of Organised Crime...

First there was Everett Belder. He seemed to have a round-trip ticket from the frying pan to the fire.Bertha Cool had no sooner agreed to help him than she found herself traveling the same route.And everywhere she looked there were women—A jealous wife with a tell-tale cat...A corpse that could have been killed twice...A mother-in-law in the worst tradition...An adopted daughter with more brains than past...An hysterical secretary with more past than brains...A maid with strange qualification...And money, money everywhere, not any spot of cash.But worst of all — no Donald! Bertha’s reconciled now to his being in the Navy; she’s proud of the fact that he’s a hero; but when it comes to pulling her own chestnuts out of the fire, well—

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, masterful novel of suspense—the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.Working out of her jewel box of an apartment at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine has made a career of tracking down missing persons, and she has a better record at it than the FBI. But when a young woman, Gabriela, asks for her help, a world of mystery and sorrow opens up. Gabriela’s father was a photographer who went missing on the border of Montana and Wyoming. He was assumed to have died from a grizzly mauling, but his body was never found. Now, as Celine and her partner head to Yellowstone National Park, investigating a trail gone cold, it becomes clear that they are being followed—that this is a case someone desperately wants to keep closed.Inspired by the life of Heller’s own remarkable mother, a chic and iconoclastic private eye, Celine is a deeply personal novel, a wildly engrossing story of family, privilege, and childhood loss. Combining the exquisite plotting and gorgeous evocation of nature that have become his hallmarks, Peter Heller gives us his finest work to date.

Olivia Whitelaw ha vivido su vida como polo negativo de la de su autoritaria madre: esta quería que estudiase, pero ella dejó el instituto y se fue a vivir con un hombre casado, quien no tardó en dejarla a su vez. Abandonada y embarazada, su madre solo la readmitió en casa a condición de que abortase… Ahora quizá es demasiado tarde para enderezar su destino, pero no así para intentar comprender los extraños mecanismos psicológicos por los que una hija puede, aun en su rebeldía, vivir al compás de los caprichos de su madre. Para intentar comprender cómo los actos de una persona pueden venir invariablemente determinados por el criterio de otra. Y cómo una relación emocional tan enrarecida puede involucrar a otras personas e incluso dar lugar a un siniestro crimen… Por su parte, el inspector Linley tendrá que hilar muy fino para llegar al meollo de este amargo entramado de sentimientos.

From the international bestselling author, Hans Olav Lahlum, comes Chameleon People, the fourth murder mystery in the K2 and Patricia series.1972. On a cold March morning the weekend peace is broken when a frantic young cyclist rings on Inspector Kolbjorn 'K2' Kristiansen's doorbell, desperate to speak to the detective.Compelled to help, K2 lets the boy inside, only to discover that he is being pursued by K2's colleagues in the Oslo police. A bloody knife is quickly found in the young man's pocket: a knife that matches the stab wounds of a politician murdered just a few streets away.The evidence seems clear-cut, and the arrest couldn't be easier. But with the suspect's identity unknown, and the boy refusing to speak, K2 finds himself far from closing the case. And then there is the question that K2 can't get out of his head: why would a guilty man travel directly to a police detective from the scene of his own brutal crime?