Gone, Kitty, Gone

An author once told me cats on the cover of a book help increase sales. Who can argue with that - check out this adorable cat on the cover of Gone, Kitty, Gone by Eileen Watkins. Cassie McGlone has expanded her Comfy Cat business to include a mobile grooming service. (Gone, Kitty, Gone will be released by Kensington Publishing on December 31). 

Her first opportunity to showcase her business arises when she participates in the New Jersey Cat Expo. Along with her veterinarian boyfriend Mark, she will be offering grooming demos and he will be teaching owners about cat care and health. 

Pop star and Jersey girl Jaki Natal has agreed to be the guest of honor and she is bringing her celebrity pet cat Gordie, a Scottish fold. Gordie has become a social media darling because of all the pictures Jaki posts. 

When Gordie is kidnapped and a security guard is found dead, Jaki goes into meltdown and it seems only Cassie can help. Cassie meets a quartet of "Jaki" groupies and they immediately make her suspicious of them.  Also at the Expo is Cassie's highly-allergic-to-cats mother, her new boyfriend and his a Sphynx cat named Looli. Looli will be competing a cat contest. 

With the chaos surrounding the disappearance of Gordie, Cassie is worried about her mother as well as trying to fulfill her obligations to the Expo. When Jaki begs her to find Gordie, Cassie feels she must find the cat before something happens to him. 

But Cassie finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with someone who has already killed to gain what he wants. Can she find Gordie and stay alive herself? Cat lovers of the world will delight in this mystery.