Cat in a Midnight Choir: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries) - Softcover

Douglas, Carole Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812570219 ISBN 13: 9780812570212

Publisher: Forge Books, 2003

Synopsis

Midnight Louie, black cat detective, is hunting a mysterious organization of renegade magicians called the Synth. In this, the fourteenth Midnight Louie mystery, Louie's daughter Midnight Louise--and some of her friends--join the nations number-one cat sleuth as he trails a Synth illusionist and her scheming Siamese assistant.

While the felines battle black magic, Louie's cherished roommate, the plucky PR freelancer Temple Barr, is investigating the Synth despite the discouragement of homicide lieutenant C.R. Molina--but Molina herself is secretly moonlighting as an undercover operative to nail the killer of a young stripper. The search has boiled down to two suspects: Temple's current significant other and Molina's ex-lover.

As Louie and his human friends sink deeper into a lose-lose situation of crime and punishment, there doesn't seem to be a way out... except another murder.

About this title

About the Author

Carole Nelson Douglas is the award–winning author of the bestselling Midnight Louie series, which includes her latest Midnight Louie offerings: Cat in a Neon Nightmare, Cat in a Midnight Choir, and Cat in a Leopard Spot. She is also the author of the historical suspense series featuring Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit Sherlock Holmes. She resides in Fort Worth, Texas.

From Publishers Weekly

As her 14th hip crime caper to feature Alpha cat Midnight Louie, with his cranky, Columboesque voice shows, Douglas just keeps getting better at juggling mystery, humor and romance. This one unfolds like one of those Russian nesting dolls there's always one more question to answer. With the Stripper Killer still at large in Las Vegas, Midnight Louie's "owner," Temple Barr, discovers that her magician boyfriend, the Mystifying Max Kinsella, is a suspect. Temple's would-be boyfriend, ex-priest Matt Devine, now a radio personality, has his own troubles. The obsessed Kitty the Cutter is stalking Matt, seeking to deflower him and destroy any potential rival who gets in her way. Meanwhile, the Synth, a dangerous cult, continues to punish those who would reveal ancient magic secrets. All have a stake in discovering who's killing whom, but none more than C.R. Molina, ace police sleuth, aka Carmen, jazz diva of the Blue Dahlia. Not only is Rafi Nadir, her ex-husband (and father to a daughter he doesn't know exists), a suspect, but she's convinced that Max, Temple and Matt are all implicated in other crimes. As usual, the author ties up the loose ends only partially, while a final murder sets the stage for the next installment. Those who don't care for the fur-flying antics of talking animals won't pick up this book in the first place. Established fans will welcome another intriguing piece of the puzzle.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0812570219
• ISBN 13: 9780812570212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416