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Shirley Rousseau Murphy

It’s been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerful feline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It’s a nightmare for a cat who’d prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly’s Deli—and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe’s got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime—because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice.

Susan Boyce

Blackstone Publishing

Joe Grey Mysteries

Cat on the Edge: A Joe Grey Mystery

While Joe Grey has played tricks on Max Harper, Molena Point’s head lawman, he’s never had anything but respect for the dedicated sheriff. Now Harper’s in trouble, suspected of murdering two friends, and the only witness, a young girl named Dillon, has disappeared. Both Dulcie and Joe know Harper is innocent, and Joe is hissing to prove it—and find Dillon. Their sleuthing, however, is hampered by something soft and small—their new “ward,” a vivacious kitten whose curiosity could get them all killed. With backs up and claws bared, Dulcie and a spitting mad Joe must use all their cleverness and amazing talents not only to find a killer, save a little girl, and clear their friend’s name—but keep their secret safe, too.

Cat Spitting Mad

Even felines with such amazing talents as Joe Grey and his partner, Dulcie, need some down time. Using their amazing abilities to talk and read, they’ve helped their unwitting humans put bad guys away. But these clever four-footed detectives can’t possibly enjoy a little catnap, not when their lovely seaside village is in an uproar.

It’s bad enough that Molena Point has been invaded by a famous writer and his suspiciously rude wife. Then the local yard sales set off a host of puzzling thefts. Whiskers twitching and tails up, Joe Grey and Dulcie can’t resist pouncing on the case. Helped by their beloved companion, an inquisitive young tortoiseshell kit, Joe Grey and Dulcie soon discover that certain collectibles at those sales hold a secret treasure someone will kill to possess. But before the fur can fly this talented trio will unmask a murderer—and unearth a few other surprises along the way.

Cat Laughing Last: A Joe Grey Mystery

Romance is in the air in the charming seaside village of Molena Point, California. Everyone is excited about the upcoming wedding of its chief of police to the lovely Charlie Getz, even cool feline detective Joe Grey. But the festivities are interrupted when two uninvited guests try to blow up the church. Then one of the bride’s good friends, building contractor Ryan Flannery, lands in a heap of trouble when her philandering husband is found dead. With suspicion falling on Ryan’s shoulders, Joe Grey and his pals, Dulcie and Kit, set out to prove her innocence. Soon paw-deep in a tangle of jealousy, greed, and vengeance, Joe Grey, Dulcie, and Kit find themselves in the biggest cat fight of their lives—a bare-clawed battle with a prey who is as cunning as he is deadly …

Cat Seeing Double

What’s the perfect read for fans of NewYork Times bestselling mystery authors Lilian Jackson Braun and RitaMae Brown? This delightful ninth Joe Grey Mystery from award-winning authorShirley Rousseau Murphy.

Evil has crept into Molena Point, California, onstealthy cat feet. A rash of brazen burglaries, from antique jewelry to vintagecars, coincides with the unwelcome appearance of yellow-eyed Azrael, felinenemesis of crime-solving cats Joe Grey and Dulcie. But what follows soon afterreally has Joe’s fur standing on edge. A young, healthy waiter drops dead at areception for local artist Charlie Harper. And when the trail of big-timethefts leads up to San Francisco, the dark beast Azrael is on the scene. Doeshe have contact with a stalker and a handsome philanderer? If Joe and Dulciedon’t get to the bottom of these misdeeds soon, they and all their humanfriends will have ample reasons to be afraid—very afraid.

It’s time for thefeline sleuths to start sniffing out the truth.

Cat Fear No Evil

The beautiful, serene village of Molena Point,California, is the type of place where people go to get away from the harsherrealities of life––which is what attracted classic film star Patty Rose to buythe village inn and settle down to enjoy her golden years. But as the towngathers to celebrate and honor the beautiful, aging actress with a festival ofher old films, Patty is brutally murdered––to the horror and shock of thispeaceful burg.

A gentle tortoiseshell cat, Kit, has been enjoying a retreat tothe animal–loving actress’ inn, where she’s spending time with her felinefriends Dulcie and the slick tomcat sleuth Joe Grey. But her relaxation is cutshort when she hears the gunshots that end Patty’s life and sees her dead bodysprawled on the inn’s front steps. She glimpses the killer racing into theparking garage and soon follows his trail.

Joe and Dulcie must now follow thenaïve Kit’s trail and keep her from getting into serious trouble. To complicatematters, Joe discovers that Dulcie has been hiding a runaway child––one of thelucky humans that these special cats choose to talk to––who has now beenkidnapped, likely by the same man who killed their famous friend. When theshocking discovery of hidden graves raises the stakes even further, theinquisitive feline trio will have to work quickly to claw out the truth and endthe nightmare that has the devastated community reeling.

Cat Cross Their Graves

In the thirteenth installment of the award-winning Joe Grey mysteries, everyone's favorite feline PI must solve a mystery and save Christmas. Christmas in the charming seaside village of Molena Point, California, has always been a traditional affair-but not this holiday season. Instead of singing carols and climbing into Christmas trees, Joe Grey, feline PI, is faced with his most difficult case yet-and that's saying a lot for a wily tomcat who for years has been solving crimes the police can't even crack. A stranger lies dead beneath the village Christmas tree, with a little child the only witness to the shooting. As the police scramble for leads, the grey tomcat, his tabby lady, Dulcie, and their tortoiseshell pal, Kit, launch their own unique investigation. As they care for the child who may be the shooter's next target, the cats realize they're facing their most heartbreaking case yet-and that they must catch a cunning killer if they have any hope of saving Christmas.

Cat Deck the Halls: A Joe Grey Mystery

Love-and murder-are in the air. It took Joe Grey's human, Clyde Damen, nearly forever to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ryan Flannery, and what more romantic time to tie the knot than on Valentine's Day? But dark secrets from the past soon threaten to destroy everyone's happiness. First, a body discovered many miles away reopens a ten-year-old cold case involving a man who disappeared days before his own wedding. Then another body is found closer to home, on the grounds of a ruined estate, deserted save for a band of unusual feral cats. Though the police investigate, only feline sleuth Joe Grey suspects that the crimes are related. And when he barely escapes alive from a deadly chase, Joe and his friends, Dulcie and Kit, know they'll need to use their powers of feline perception to bring justice to the small town of Molena Point-and save Valentine's Day!

Cat Playing Cupid

On a lovely moonlit night, while carrying a gift of mice to a litter of kittens, Joe Grey stumbles upon a murder scene. Behind an empty house, in an empty swimming pool, there’s blood, the smell of human death, and drag marks. But there’s no victim—and it’s hard to prove a crime without a corpse.

Driven by stubborn feline curiosity, Joe Grey sets out to investigate. With Dulcie and Kit following him along a killer’s trail, Joe discovers evidence of conflict among the residents of this seemingly peaceful neighborhood: multiple signs of breaking and entering, with nothing of value stolen. And they find something far worse: hints of violence yet to come—and more planned murder. With the help of local ferals, Joe, Kit, and Dulcie must now thwart a killer using the most unorthodox means at their disposal: a criminal’s unnatural yet powerful fear of cats.

Cat Striking Back: A Joe Grey Mystery

Escaping Los Angeles and the ugly memories of her son’s recent murder, Maudie Toola returns to her childhood home of Molena Point, bringing her orphaned grandson, whom she must now raise, with her. Mourning for her son, she’s not looking forward to the holidays but feels she must make them positive for the child. But Maudie is unaware that the killer has followed her—and that the small seaside village is dealing with a series of brutal assaults. A team of criminals is stalking single women, hiding their attacks behind spectacular break-ins to divert the cops. And this time there’s not even a phone call from the four-footed snitch to give the cops a lead. 

Meanwhile, a new tomcat appears on the scene, a wise and elderly wanderer who bears an important message from a state prisoner for the chief of police. But this cat has a personal agenda too—as does Maudie, who harbors her own secret about her son’s killer. As the lonely prison cat provides the link between the mysteries, Joe Grey and his pals, in turn, help him find a surprising new home, a safe retreat in time for the holidays.

With a story both enchanting and suspenseful, Shirley Rousseau Murphy shows once again why her trio of feline sleuths is so beloved by her fans and why the Joe Grey mysteries should be at the top of every cat lover’s Christmas list.