Cat Scratch Murder

A new witch. A shocking murder. A grandmother without an alibi. Can these quirky witches cast a spell to save themselves before they get erased?Magic in this witch's family has a name: Trouble.Meet Sidney Grace. Quirky journalist, Hesitant witch, Professional butterfingers. Her grandmother believes Sidney's talent for communicating with the dead makes her the most powerful witch in the family, but Sidney just wants to make it through the day without getting fired.A young writer living in Boston, Sidney is far from the small wacky town of Crystal Beach, Florida, where her spell-happy grandmother retired. She is perfectly happy with her career, her four cats, and the fact that she hasn't been on a date in? well, years. All is well until her estranged mother informs Sidney that her grandmother has been arrested for murdering a resident at her retirement community.Sidney road-trips to Florida to discover that her grandmother has no alibi, her grandfather isn't as dead as she thought he was, and one of her cats can speak. To make matters worse, the handsome Officer Reece is tough on criminals and even tougher on witches. Who cooked up the deadly scone? And why are residents at Shifting Sands suddenly disappearing?Now, Sidney must embrace her own magical talents to prove her grandmother's innocence and stop the killer bent on destroying anyone who gets in the way.Read Cat Scratch Murder, book 1 in the Crystal Beach Magic Mystery Series, for a bewitchingly fun paranormal cozy mystery with charming characters that will keep you spellbound!

An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder. ***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds-not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it's not all it's cracked up to be. Bizzy Baker runs the Country Cottage Inn, has the ability to pry into the darkest recesses of both the human and animal mind, and has just stumbled upon a body. With the help of her kitten, Fish, a mutt named Sherlock Bones and an ornery yet dangerously good looking homicide detective, Bizzy is determined to find the killer. The Country Cottage Inn is known for its hospitality. Leaving can be murder. The inn is being featured in a movie and it seems as if all of Hollywood has descended on Cider Cove. But something sinister is happening. One of the lead actors ends up dead and to make things worse, someone is terrorizing the guests of the inn. The guests may be on edge, but I'm determined to put an end to the killer's reign of terror.A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore and her partner in cozy crime, USA TODAY Bestseller Bellamy Bloom. Cider Cove, Maine is the premiere destination for fun and relaxation. But when a body turns up, it's the premiere destination for murder.

I don’t ask for much, and I sure didn’t ask for talking cats. But when I agree to pet-sit my best friend’s felines, that’s exactly what I get for my trouble. Well, that, and a baffling murder mystery to solve. My next-door neighbor is dead under suspicious circumstances, the talking cat is ordering me around, and my cat is missing. Somehow…it’s all interconnected, and it’s up to me to untangle the messy details and solve the murder in a town bursting with motives and suspects. I’m going to need more than luck and a bossy cat to help me solve this puzzle, but there’s one big problem: how do I investigate a crime, let alone solve one? keywords: cozy mystery, cosy mystery, cozy mysteries, cosy mysteries, cat book, cozy animal mystery, cozy cat mysteries, cosy animal mystery, cosy cat mysteries, humorous mystery, funny mysteries, cozy mystery series. cosy mystery series, animal cozies, humorous cozy mystery, humorous cosy mystery, amateur sleuth, women sleuth, funny cozies, murder mystery, cozy murder mystery series, cosy murder mystery series, whodunnit, cozy murder mystery books, cosy murder mystery books, cozy murder mysteries, cosy murder mysteries, small town, small town mystery, small town mysteries, clean read, murder mystery books, female sleuth, peculiar mysteries, cozy mystery series starter, cosy mystery series starter, women detective, talking animals, Talking cat cozy mystery, Cozy mystery with a twist, Funny cat detective, Whiskers and whodunits, Quirky feline sleuth, Hilarious mystery-solving cat, Comical cozy crime, Clever cat mysteries, Pawsome detective adventures, Humorous pet investigator, Whisker-licking mystery capers, Laugh-out-loud cat detective, Cozy crime with a meow twist, Witty feline detective series, Side-splitting cat investigations, Lighthearted purr-suit of clues, Meowsterious comedy mysteries, Furry detective with a sense of humor, Cozy capers and clever kitties, Cat-tastic whodunits

dead cat bounce n. Stock market jargon for a small, temporary rise in a stock's trading price after a sharp drop. Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support beams, there's the little matter of the dead man in Jake's storeroom, an ice pick firmly planted in his cranium. Not much happens in her tiny Maine town, but that's about to change. Jake's unknown guest turns out to be a world-famous corporate raider, local boy turned billionaire Threnody McIlwaine. When Jake's best friend, quiet and dependable Ellie White, readily confesses to the murder, cops and journalists swarm into snowbound Eastport. Jake smells a cover-up, and begins poking into past history between McIlwaine and Ellie's family. But someone doesn't like nosy neighbors...and Jake's rustic refuge may become her final resting place.

A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. Running from the mob can be murder. Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Confession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—albeit not accurately. And you better believe, I’ve never let that little detail stop me from prognosticating my way into a pickle. So when I ticked off the mob, the feds, and my wily ex, I decided to take my Uncle Vinnie’s advice and start over with a new name and new hair color while relying on my old shtick—getting my visionary wires crossed and putting myself in danger. Something wicked this way comes. Opal volunteers to turn the manor into a haunted mansion for the entire month of October in hopes to turn a dollar, but the spooky festivities soon take on a haunted life of their own when a real corpse shows up at the scene. Shep and I take on a life of our own as well, and a special guest from my past conjures up before me. Something tells me making it through this month of horrors will be murder. Living in Starry Falls is proving to be deadly. Previously titled: A Haunted Hallow-Whiskers

A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. Running from the mob can be murder. Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Each COZY MYSTERY in the series can be read individually so dive on in! Confession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—albeit not accurately. And you better believe, I’ve never let that little detail stop me from prognosticating my way into a pickle. So when I ticked off the mob, the feds, and my wily ex, I decided to take my Uncle Vinnie’s advice and start over with a new name and new hair color while relying on my old shtick—getting my visionary wires crossed and putting myself in danger. Fall is in the air, and to celebrate there’s a masquerade ball at the Mortimer manor where socialites and dapper men abound. But when someone drops dead in the middle of the dance floor, fingers are pointed at everyone—including the deceased. Shep is as ornery as ever. Whoever keeps sending me those threatening notes has grown far more brazen, and my insights to the future have not only increased, but I’ve just seen a glimpse of something that I want no part of. With my luck—that will be the only vision that comes to fruition just the way it’s threatened to. Living in Starry Falls is proving to be deadly.

Sassy Macey Malloy and Wikket, her grumpy cat, first appeared in the goofy thriller and fun romance TAKE THE BODY AND RUN. The Kindle Scout winner is about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a fart machine-will travel, and a crime-solving cat. "TAKE THE BODY AND RUN is a fast-paced ride with a sparkling character and written in a new, original voice. This is a don't-miss debut." -Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author of Pluto's Snitch and Sarah Booth Delaney Cat Scratch Fever and Other Stories includes the full set of Macey Malloy short stories, but the full-length books are sold separately. The series is fun to read in any order. If you want to read them in their timeline, they're listed below in chronological order. #0 - Prequel: "Two Tickets to Paradise" Macey risks her life when she's embroiled in a brutal murder and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. #1 - Take the Body and Run (sold separately) The Kindle Scout winner is a "goofy thriller" about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a death doctor with fart machine-will travel, and a crime-solving cat. #2 - Take a Walk on the Dead Side (sold separately) Macey and Wikket, her cantankerous cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey tries to help her, only to be trapped in the web of deceit with tangled links to missing women. #3 - Short Story (takes place after book #2): "What the Cat Dragged In" Macey and her nose-for-crime cat suspect evildoing close to home. #4 - Novelette (takes place after "What the Cat Dragged In"): "Cat Scratch Fever" A troubled student falls to her death. Macey, with the help of her crime-solving cat, investigates. Is she needlessly distressing the grieving parents and enraging the dead girl's friends . . . or is she on the trail of a killer intent on getting away with murder? #5 - Novelette (takes place after "Cat Scratch Fever"): "Gone Cat" Macey is frantic with worry when Wikket, the supersized cat with a propensity for trouble, vanishes. Macey enlists her friends' help, but will it be enough?