Night of the Were-Cat

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