The first of a brand-new series. Jillian Hart's quiet life is shattered when her house is broken into and her Abyssinian, Syrah, is missing. Jill's convinced her kitty's been catnapped, but when her cat-crime-solving leads her to a murdered body, suddenly all paws point to Jill.

"After returning from craft fairs and cat shows to her lake house in Mercy, South Carolina, quilter Jillian Hart discovers her friend, Tom, is missing -- and his estranged half-brother has made himself at home in Tom's house. Jillian doesn't trust the guy, especially since he allowed Tom's diabetic cat to escape. When Mercy police officers find Tom's wrecked car with a dead stranger inside, Jillian's worry turns to dread. What is this man doing in...

While fostering an orange tabby named Clyde who travelled 200 miles back home only to find his former owner dead, cat quilter Jillian Hart soon discovers that Clyde's owner was murdered and must piece together the clues to catch a clever killer.

Jillian Hart and police chief Tom Stewart are enjoying peaceful newly wedded bliss in Mercy, South Carolina, until a woman is found wandering the streets one night. She's in her nightclothes, disoriented, and carrying a kitten in a tote bag. A search of the woman's house reveals many more cats, a maze of cardboard boxes--and a dead man. Although the evidence suggests the frail woman is the killer, Jillian doesn't believe she's capable of such a crime....