Linda Reilly's Cat Lady Mystery Series

linda reilly's cat lady mysteries

linda reilly's the girl with the kitten tattooTHE GIRL WITH THE KITTEN TATTOO
Cat Lady Mysteries #5
Kensington Publishing Corp. / Lyrical Press
May 26, 2020

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The fur is going to fly . . .

Wedding bells will soon be ringing in Whisker Jog, New Hampshire, but instead of ringing in the church, they may be tinkling above the door of Bowker's Coffee Stop. Lara Caphart's best friend Sherry and her fiancé David want to tie the knot where they met—in her family's coffee shop. Lara is overjoyed for her friend, but as she caters to the kitties at the High Cliff Shelter for Cats, she can't help but wonder when her own beau, lawyer Gideon Halley, will stop hinting and make their union legal.

It doesn't help that Gideon's old flame, Megan Haskell, has just showed up with a tearful yarn about being fired that smells fishier than a can of tuna. When Megan's ex-boss is found dead in a snowbank, Megan becomes the obvious suspect. Even more unsettling is that Blue, the Ragdoll cat only Lara can see, appears to be on Megan's side. Should Lara ignore her green-eyed monster of jealousy in favor of her blue-eyed spirit cat? If she doesn't retract her claws long enough to follow Blue's uncanny clues and clear her rival of a murder charge, her own future might get tossed out with the kitty litter . . .

 

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linda reilly's claws of actionCLAWS OF ACTION
Cat Lady Mysteries #4
Kensington Publishing Corp. / Lyrical Press
August 13, 2019

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Purr-suing a killer…

The only thing that could make the High Cliff Shelter for Cats even cozier is a reading room where kids can snuggle up with a furry feline and a book. But as Lara and Aunt Fran prepare for the reading nook's official opening, the health inspector in their New Hampshire town, Evonda Fray, decrees that the shelter qualifies as a "cat café," thanks to the free snacks it serves to visitors—and that it must be shut down.

When Evonda's body is found in her car clutching a copy of the cease-and-desist order, suspicion naturally falls on Lara and Aunt Fran. But there's a whole litter of potential culprits, including a tenant in one of Evonda's buildings who'd been ordered to give up his rescue cat, a disgruntled daughter-in-law, and more. Now Lara-with some help from her aunt and her spirit cat, Blue-has to pin the tail on the right suspect . . .

Claws of Action was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Cat Writers' Association in its 2019 Communications Contest.

 

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linda reilly's claws for celebrationCLAWS FOR CELEBRATION
Cat Lady Mysteries #3
Kensington Publishing Corp. / Lyrical Press
December 4, 2018

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Feline deadly this Christmas...

Whisker Jog, New Hampshire, celebrates all things Christmas, and few things are more beloved than the town's annual holiday cookie competition. Lara Caphart, who runs the High Cliff Shelter for Cats with her Aunt Fran, is waiting for the green light for a brand-new category: pet-friendly cookies. But when the woman filling in as a last-minute judge dies after sampling someone's Santa-themed treat, Lara's recipe for healthy cat snacks will have to be put on the back burner.

The victim, Gladys Plouffe, was the town's roundly despised former home economics teacher. The chief suspect is the mother of Lara's best friend, who was hellbent on walking away with the bake-off's cash prize. Cryptic clues from beyond the grave only deepen the mystery, pointing to a cat with striking blue eyes—a cat who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lara's mysterious Ragdoll. As Lara begins a dangerous game of cat and mouse, not even her significant other may be able to stop a perfectly clawful killer from getting away with the purr-fect crime . . .

 

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linda reilly's claws of deathCLAWS OF DEATH
Cat Lady Mysteries #2
Kensington Publishing Corp. / Lyrical Press
June 26, 2018

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The meow of death . . .

Whisker Jog, New Hampshire, is a long way from Hollywood, but it’s the place legendary actress Deanna Daltry wants to call home. Taking up residence in a stone mansion off Cemetery Hill, the retired, yet still glamorous, septuagenarian has adopted two kittens from Lara Caphart’s High Cliff Shelter for Cats. With help from her Aunt Fran, Lara makes sure the kitties settle in safely with their new celebrity mom.

But not everyone in town is a fan of the fading star. Deanna was in Whisker Jog when she was younger, earning a reputation for pussyfooting around, and someone is using that knowledge against her. After being frightened by some nasty pranks, Deanna finds herself the prime murder suspect when the body of a local teacher is found on her property. Now, it’s up to Lara, Aunt Fran, and the blue-eyed Ragdoll mystery cat Lara recently encountered to collar a killer before another victim is pounced upon . . .

 

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linda reilly's escape clawsESCAPE CLAWS
Cat Lady Mysteries #1
Kensington Publishing Corp. / Lyrical Press
December 26, 2017

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Here, killer, killer, killer . . .

For the first time in sixteen years, Lara Caphart has returned to her hometown of Whisker Jog, New Hampshire. She wants to reconnect with her estranged Aunt Fran, who’s having some difficulty looking after herself—and her eleven cats. Taking care of a clowder of kitties is easy, but keeping Fran from being harassed by local bully Theo Barnes is hard. The wealthy builder has his sights set on Fran’s property, and is determined to make her an offer she doesn’t dare refuse.

Then Lara spots a blue-eyed ragdoll cat that she swears is the reincarnation of her beloved Blue, her childhood pet. Pursuing the feline to the edge of Fran’s yard, she stumbles upon the body of Theo Barnes, clearly a victim of foul play. To get her and Fran off the suspect list, Lara finds herself following the cat’s clues in search of a killer. Is Blue’s ghost really trying to help her solve a murder, or has Lara inhaled too much catnip?

 

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