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	Cat Striking Back Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: October 27, 2009 by Morrow Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#15) Category: Cozy When Joe stumbles on a victimless murder scene in an empty swimming pool and enlists Dulcie and Kit to search for clues, the celebrated felines quickly realize that the criminal is still in the neighborhood. Several houses bear signs of break-ins, but nothing appears to be missing. Curious, the furry detectives break and enter, themselves, searching for evidence that even a cop might miss. Click for more info.

	Cat Playing Cupid Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: February 3, 2009 by Morrow Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P. I. (#14) Category: Cozy It took Joe Grey's human, Clyde, nearly forever to pop the question to Ryan Flannery, and what more romantic a time to tie the knot than Valentine's Day? But who wants to ruin the wedding, which is attended by half the police department, by reporting a newly unearthed corpse? Not Joe and his feline pals. Secretly the cats set out to identify the body. But is this murder connected to a 10-year-old cold case in which the bride's father is romantically entangled with the possible killer? Click for more info.

	Cat Deck the Halls Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: October 30, 2007 by Morrow Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#13) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. The charming seaside village of Molena Point, California, leads one to expect a quiet traditional Christmas surrounded by family and friends -- but not this holiday season. Instead of singing carols and climbing into Christmas trees, Joe Grey, feline P.I., 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. Click for more info.

	Cat Pay the Devil Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: February 20, 2007 by Morrow Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#12) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. Nestled quietly on the Pacific Coast below San Francisco, Molena Point is a quaint hamlet--not the kind of place an escaped convict would choose for a hideout. But it just happens to be the home of a state's witness who put a thief named Cage Jones behind bars--until he broke out, that is. Click for more info.

	Cat Breaking Free Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: December 13, 2005 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#11) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. The fur starts flying when a gang from L.A. comes up to tranquil Molena Point, California, and begins breaking into the village’s quaint shops. The fur of Joe Grey, feline P.I., that is. After all, Molena Point has been his home since he was a kitten eating scraps from the garbage behind the local delicatessen, and he doesn’t take well to marauding strangers. Joe even wonders whether the blonde who’s moved in next to his human companion Clyde could be a part of the gang--she’s been acting pretty suspicious lately. Click for more info.

	Cat Cross Their Graves Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: January 4, 2005 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#10) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. When '40s film star Patty Rose retired to the seaside village of Molena Point, California, she didn't expect to face a killer. The night Patty is brutally murdered, only a tortoiseshell cat named Kit hears the three shots fired. Finding Patty dead, Kit sets out to track the shooter. The police arrive and so do tomcat sleuth Joe Grey and his tabby friend Dulcie. Unable to find Kit, the two cats set off on her trail. When the graves of several vanished children are discovered nearby, it seems the trouble is greater than any of the cats ever imagined. Click for more info.

	Cat Fear No Evil Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: March 4, 2004 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#9) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. When antiques and jewelry begin to disappear from residents' homes and when a waiter drops dead at the feet of artist Charlie Harper during the opening of her solo show, Joe Grey, Feline Detective, and his tabby pal Dulcie know something is very wrong in sleepy Molena Point, California. Just north in San Francisco the cats' friend Kate--a woman with a troubling secret--is followed and robbed, her apartment invaded by a renegade tomcat named Azrael. Stealthily Joe and Dulcie pursue the several trails until they claw out the truth. Click for more info.

	Cat Seeing Double Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: January 7, 2003 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#8) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz Harper; Ryan Flannery. Always a loner, Charlie Getz never expected to fall in love with anyone, let alone Molena Point, California's chief of police. So her wedding on a perfect, sunny day is all the more joyous, especially when two of the honored guests are her four-footed pals, feline detectives Joe Grey and Dulcie. Click for more info.

	Cat Laughing Last Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: January 1, 2002 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#7) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz. Violence and theft at a yard sale? Murder because of an eBay auction? The body on Susan's Brittain's breakfast room floor first thing in the morning, and all her treasured purchases flung about and broken are not a good start to Susan's day. But the criminal involvement is far wider than she imagines, and will disrupt many more lives than hers. Joe Grey and Dulcie suspect as much. The two cats, with their unique ability to break-and-enter where the cops can't go, begin to gather evidence. Click for more info.

	Cat Spitting Mad Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy Published: March 1, 2001 by HarperCollins Series Name: Joe Grey, Feline P.I. (#6) Category: Cozy Main Character: Joe Grey; Dulcie; Kit; Clyde Damen, Joe Grey’s housemate; Wilma Getz, Dulcie’s housemate; Chief of Police Max Harper; Charlie Getz. "I am a cat, Dulcie. A free spirit. A four-legged unencumbered citizen. I don't need to answer to any human." Joe Grey is mad enough to spit! Click for more info.