Dixie Hemingway knows first-hand that many things in life are worse than a dirty litter box. Once happy as a Florida sheriff's deputy, she lost everything when senseless tragedy shattered her world. Now Dixie laces up her sneakers, grabs some kitty treats, and copes with one day at a time as a pet-sitter. Her investigations deal strictly with "crimes" such as who peed on the bed . . . until she finds a dead man face down in an Abyssinian's water bowl. With the local cops stymied—including a handsome detective who catches her eye—she decides to clip a leash on a lead

or two and go sleuthing herself. Dixie soon finds out that the Abyssinian's pretty owner has vanished and left behind a shocking past, a lonely cat, and a chilling reason for Dixie to start

running when she's out walking the dogs.

Everybody who loves

dachshunds knows about their

adventurous streak. So when

Mame, the elderly dachshund in

Dixie Hemingway's care, gets

away from her to investigate a mound of mulch, Dixie isn't

surprised. What the dachshund

digs up, however, is not only a

surprise but triggers a set of

jolting events that puts Dixie at

the center of a hunt for a psychopathic killer, a killer who

believes Dixie saw him leaving

the scene of a brutal murder. . .

Dixie has a knack for being in

the wrong place at the wrong

time. The day she happens upon

the dead body outside a fancy

mansion is no different. She's

had her fill of homicide investigations, so she leaves the

gate-keeper's corpse to be

found by somebody else.

Unfortunately, that somebody

else sees Dixie leaving the scene

of the crime, and the fatal bullet might have even come from her

own gun! To make matters

worse, the owner of the

mansion is Dixie's new client--a

scientist who is either a genius,

insane, or both--whose pet iguana is under her charge. All

that, plus a feisty calico kitten

that needs some TLC, means

that time is running out for

Dixie to cat nip this case in the

bud... and collar the killer.

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.

Curiosity is always a killer for

former police officer Dixie

Hemingway. Even a trip to pick

up her parrot at the

veterinarian's office is bound to

turn up something... curious. ..and the teenager Dixie meets

in the waiting room is no

exception. Jaz, as she calls

herself, is inconsolable after her

stepfather ran over a rabbit

with his car. Really? Dixie's animal-like instinct tells her that

something's not quite right

about this Jaz--and she's going

to make it her purr sonal

business to find out more. Even

if that means going on a wild- goose chase, from the

pampered luxury of Siesta Key's

exclusive resorts to the gang

wars being fought in the back

alleys, to ferret out the truth.

And not get caught with her tail between her legs in the

process...

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.

Author Blaize Clement has

thrilled readers everywhere

with the first six books in her

pet-sitting mystery series. Now

Blaize's beloved heroine Dixie

Hemingway is back for another adventure, and she has her

hands full when the worlds of

celebrity hijinks, counterfeit

fashion, and naughty cats

collide.

Dixie Hemingway, no relation to you-know-who, accepts a job

taking care of famous linebacker

Cupcake Trillin's cats, Elvis and

Lucy, while he's away. But what

seems like an easy job turns

scary when Dixie finds a celebrity fashion model in

Cupcake's house. The woman

refuses to leave AND she also

claims to be Cupcake's wife. But

Dixie has met Cupcake's wife,

and this woman certainly isn't her.

Soon, Dixie is spun into the

world of counterfeit high

fashion. When a valuable list of

fake merchandise sellers goes

missing, the criminals go after Dixie. Once again, what started

as a simple cat-sitting job has

turned into a mess that only

Dixie can solve.

Blaize Clement won fans all over the world with the charm and wit of her pet-sitting mysteries. Now, with the help of her son, author John Clement, Blaize’s beloved heroine Dixie Hemingway is back for yet another thrilling adventure in this critically acclaimed series.

Dixie has built a nice, quiet life for herself in the sleepy town of Siesta Key, a sandy resort island off the coast of Florida. In fact, her pet-sitting business is going so well she’s even taken on part-time help: Kenny, a handsome young surfer who lives alone in a rickety old houseboat. Things get a little messy, however, when, on an early morning walk in the park with a client’s schnauzer, Dixie makes a shocking discovery: hidden among the leafy brambles is a homeless girl, alone and afraid, cradling a newborn baby in her arms.

Dixie takes the young girl under her wing, even though she’s just been hired by Roy Harwick, the snarky executive of a multinational oil company, to care for his equally snarky Siamese cat, Charlotte, along with his wife’s priceless collection of rare tropical fish. It’s not long before Dixie stumbles upon a dead body in the unlikeliest of places, and soon she’s set adrift in a murky and dangerous world in which no one is who they appear to be.

Smart, fast-paced, and entertaining, The Cat Sitter’s Cradle is a perfect illustration of why Dixie’s loyal fans have come to know and love her and eagerly await the next instalment of her adventures.

Plucky heroine Dixie Hemingway is back in this ninth installment of Blaize Clement's beloved cozy mystery series.While driving along the beachside road that runs through the center of her hometown Dixie witnesses a terrible head-on collision. Ever the hero, she springs into action and pulls one of the drivers from his car just before it explodes in flames. A little shaken but none the worse for wear, Dixie proceeds to her local bookstore where she meets Cosmo, a fluffy, orange tomcat, and Mr. Hoskins, the store's kind but strangely befuddled owner. The next day the driver whose life she saved claims that he is Dixie's husband.Meanwhile, both Cosmo and Mr. Hoskins have disappeared without a trace, and a mysterious phone call from a new client lures her to a crumbling, abandoned mansion on the outskirts of town. Soon Dixie finds herself locked in a riddle of deception, revenge, murder, and mystery.The Cat Sitter's Nine Lives features a compelling main character and a riveting plot that is bound to satisfy the appetites of Dixie Hemingway fans and newcomers to the series.

Pet sitter Dixie Hemingway is on the prowl again in the newest installment of Blaize Clement's classic and beloved series of cozy mysteries, now written by her son, John Clement, using Blaize's notes and ideas for future adventures.Set in the sleepy beach-side town of Siesta Key, Florida, THE CAT SITTER'S WHISKERS catches up with Dixie as she heads off for work one morning in the dimly lit hours before sunrise.Her very first client of the morning is Barney Feldman, a Maine coon cat with a reputation for mischief who's guarding his vacationing owner's valuable collection of decidedly creepy antique masks. But someone's hiding in the house when she arrives, and they sneak up and knock her out cold. When the cops arrive at the house, there's just one problem: no one has broken in and nothing is missing.Searching for answers, Dixie soon finds herself hopelessly trapped in a murky world of black market antiques, dark-hearted secrets, and murderous revenge… a mystery only she can solve.

This time out, Dixie’s got a furry partner-in-crime, an irascible Lhasa Apso named Charlie. They’ve just arrived at the home of one of Dixie’s regular clients to check in on Franklin, a mackerel tabby with avocado-green eyes and a luxuriant coat the color of dried beach grass.Despite a couple of bumps in the road (Franklin seems to be hiding in one of his favorite cubby holes, and Charlie scratches up the parlor door trying to get to the other side), everything else is perfectly normal.That is, until the next day, when Dixie discovers a dead body on the other side of that parlor door, along with a note that seems to suggest she had something to do with it. Soon, there’s another victim, and then another note, and Dixie quickly finds herself caught in a maze of mystery and danger, where all the clues have her name written all over them, and where she must find the murderer. . . before he finds her.