Night of the Were-Cat
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Cassie McGlone’s Comfy Cats grooming service can turn a scruffy stray into a glamorous Cat-dashian. But with a drug-peddling killer at loose in her picturesque hometown of Chadwick, New Jersey, she’ll need to comb through some dangerous suspects to avert a catastrophe . . .
To an animal lover like Cassie, all cats are beautiful . . . though some may be more photogenic than others. When a customer brings in Quentin, a Maine Coon who looks more wolf than feline, it gives Cassie an idea. The owner of Chadwick’s retro movie theater wants to promote an upcoming werewolf movie marathon—how about a werewolf lookalike contest for pets?
Things are getting hairy around Chadwick in other ways too. A thief targets the clinic where Cassie’s veterinarian boyfriend Mark works, making off with anesthetics. Soon after, a young woman dies in a related drug incident. Wanting to help the police, Cassie and her good friend, Dawn, go undercover on the singles scene to investigate a suspected “party drug” ring, getting Mark’s protective hackles up. But the villain may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing—someone Cassie knows and trusts. And if her sleuthing skills aren’t up to scratch, the culprit may slink away to kill again . . .
Praise for Claw & Disorder
“Cat and mystery lovers alike will be charmed.”
—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in Watkins's impressive sixth Cat Groomer mystery (after 2021's Claw & Disorder), Cassie McGlone, the proprietor of Cassie's Comfy Cats, and her veterinarian boyfriend, Mark, are about to leave the movie theater in Chadwick, N.J., when Mark receives a phone call from his partner at the Chadwick Veterinary Clinic, who reports that there's been a drug theft at the clinic that appears to be an inside job. With the entire clinic staff under suspicion, Cassie is determined to finger the culprit. The drug-related death of a young woman at a house party adds to Cassie's determination, and she and her friend Dawn Tischler agree to aid Chadwick's police in checking out a bar where drugs are believed to be available. Suspects include Dawn's new hire at her health food store and the entrepreneur who revived Chadwick's lovely old theater. The stakes rise when it becomes clear a ruthless killer is on the loose and is targeting Cassie. Classic werewolf movie lore adds to the fun, and the cats don't distract from the main action. Cozy readers will be well satisfied.
