Cat in an Aqua Storm

(Previously published as PUSSYFOOT) A Book of the Month club featured selection.


“Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled detective on the planet.” —Janet Evanovich


“Just about everything you might want in a mystery: glitzy Las Vegas, great bodies (male and female), real characters, suspense, a tough puzzle, and...on top of it all, a fine sense of humor and some illuminating social commentary.” —The Prime Suspect


The second Midnight Louie mystery takes petite but feisty PR freelancer Temple Barr to a Las Vegas coed stripper competition where exotic murders stalk the contestants. You can bet feline P.I. Midnight Louie is there to save his Miss Temple and his platinum-blond Persian love, the Divine Yvette, who witnesses one of the murders. Temple and Louie will leave no rhinestoned G-string unturned to catch a serial killer. Midnight Louie, as a first-furperson narrator in a hilarious but perceptive voice, informs readers in his own chapters what’s really going on.


“Las Vegas’s feline detective extraordinary returns...The characters continue to be the fascinating, slightly wacky folks one expects and Louie is an irresistible combination of Nathan Detroit and Sam Spade. Plenty of interest here for a lengthy, fun-filled series.” —Mostly Murder


“If it's murder, it must be Midnight Louie time! Carole Nelson Douglas's cool dude feline detective pulls off some fancy footwork when he matches wits with a murderer...Written with stylish zest and irresistible panache, this clever tale operates on a multiplicity of levels, cloaking provocative and uniquely feminine insights.” —Melinda Helfer, RT Book Reviews  4½ stars


“a breezy style...a nice mystery...fun to read” —Indianapolis Star