This whimsical mystery starring an actor who takes a fall and wakes up as a feline is "quite simply, the cat's meow" ( Publishers Weekly).Shakespearean actor Winstanley Fortescue is known as a hound dog when it comes to the ladies. But when someone pushes him off a ladder, he falls on the theater's resident cat—and somehow the two of them wind up trading bodies.It takes a while to get used to living on four legs, but it's the perfect way for Winsta...

A man infiltrates a tycoon's castle to find out who pushed his sister down a flight of stairs in this "enjoyable Gothic mystery that keeps you guessing" ( Kirkus Reviews).Vance is an experienced female impersonator, so when his beloved twin sister, Vanessa, winds up in a coma after a suspicious fall, he has a unique way to investigate. Using her clothes and makeup—and his striking resemblance to his twin—he works his way into the remote castle of Vanessa's...

The " consistently witty" Agatha Award–winning author presents a tale of murder in a country mansion ( Mystery News ).With their fortunes dwindling, Reggie and his wife, Midge, have turned the family mansion into an English country inn. When Midge gets a call from an old classmate who arranges "mystery tours" for visiting Americans, she happily agrees to host one of these staged-murder ev...

It's curtains for an interfering stage mother in this "frothy, funny" mystery from an Agatha Award–winning author ( Kirkus Reviews).London public relations firm Perkins & Tate has a potentially lucrative new client: the American country singer known as Black Bart. Unfortunately, the Nashville sensation comes with a reputation for chasing underage groupies—and an entourage that includes both his comedienne wife and her driven, controlling stage mother . . ....

Can this housecat prevent a homicide? An "inventive" mystery from the Agatha Award–winning author ( Chicago Tribune).The Harpers have traded their New England home for a cottage in the original England—just for the summer. Their cozy new house even comes complete with Esmond, a timid marmalade cat.But the peaceful village starts to feel less welcoming when an attempt is made on Mr. Harper's life. Now, amid secrets and suspicions, they must sniff ou...

A boy commits a catnapping—and becomes a witness to murder in the process—in this "suspenseful psychological thriller [with] a tight plot" ( Publishers Weekly).On a dare from the local boys, lonely eleven-year-old Robin sneaks into a neighbor's house to steal their pedigree cat. But he doesn't expect the terrifying scene that awaits him. After a loud dispute echoes from above—and the man of the house comes down the stairs covered in blood—Robin makes a run...

A suspenseful tale of murder and mystery in a dysfunctional British family: "Babson is as easy to read as ever" ( Kirkus Reviews).Margot has come back to England from America to show solidarity with her extended family in the midst of a scandalous murder trial. Cousin Chloe stands accused of stabbing her identical twin sister, Claudia, and Margot's well-to-do relatives are, understandably, a mess—that is to say, even more dysfunctional than usual. One is e...

A millionaire's cat may be the key to a murder mystery in this delightful novel from an Agatha Award–winning author.When Annabel Hinchby-Smythe accepts an offer to serve as interior decorator to computer mogul Arthur Arbuthnot, she can't help noticing that no one in the house seems to genuinely like the tycoon—aside from his cat, Sally.After Arthur's sudden death—and the revelation that Sally is named sole inheritor in his will—Annabel's new task will be fi...

Agatha Award–Winning Author: When a book critic dies in an English village, a mystery-writing sleuth smells a rat.A number of mystery authors, including Lorinda Lucas, call the village of Brimful Coffers home. Occasionally, there is a violent death . . . for example, the demise of a hapless rat, done in by Lorinda's two kitties.But when the victims are book critic Plantagenet Sutton and a visiting writer, Lorinda finds the case much more difficult to solve—...

A troupe of travelers in London may harbor a killer in this novel from an Agatha Award–winning author praised for her "wit and whimsy" ( Kirkus Reviews).A group of tourists has arrived in London—shaken by the mysterious death of one of their fellow travelers back in Zurich. Larkin's Luxury Tours is represented by the public relations firm of Perkins & Tate—so it's up to Douglas Perkins, with a little assistance from his cat, Pandora, to soothe their fears,...

"A top-notch thriller . . . The identities of the murderer and the twelfth victim come as a stunner" ( Publishers Weekly).At Maude Daneson's rooming house, the holiday season has everyone bustling about in anticipation, and Maude herself is planning a glorious Christmas dinner.But neither the landlady nor her lodgers realize that a killer walks among them. The police have so far been unable to track the culprit—and when murder strikes close to home...

A pigeon in the sky with diamonds pulls an ordinary woman into a perilous mystery, in this novel by an Agatha Award–winning author.Bettina Bilby doesn't have much fun living with her nagging, critical mother—but at least this weekend she gets to temporarily take in her friend's four cats. Then, after a rainstorm, one of her four-footed guests finds a dead carrier pigeon—and a fortune in diamonds—outside the house.As Bettina wonders what to do about this tre...