Crazy Cat Lady cozy mysteries Series

*****  "I loved this book! The story has so many exciting twists and turns; it keeps the reader fascinated until the final thrilling scene."  -5-star review by Susan Sewell, Readers' Favorite   What if a retired cat-lady found a stolen sixty-eight carat chunk of trouble in her backyard pond? Lynley Cannon is the crazy cat lady, but she's not quite crazy yet, though a bizarre connection to a bumbled heist and a double homicide have got her wondering. When her elderly cat Fluffs drags in a dusky brown beach agate that turns out to be one of the stolen Cats' Eyes diamonds, things happen fast. Theft, kidnapping, and murder—the police are baffled! Aided by friends, family, and a hunky animal cop, Lynley sets out to find the crooks herself. But the killer is desperate, convinced Lynley has the diamonds. Will Lynley live to clean the litter box another day?

If your cat told you there was murder afoot,  would you believe him? When cat-lady Lynley Cannon attends a workshop on animal communication– the psychic kind– she never guesses it could lead to a scheme both conniving and deadly. Someone in Portland is counterfeiting show cats, but that's not the worst of it. Their techniques are savage and abusive, and Lynley must find the culprits before they do more harm. To compound matters, there's a serial killer on the loose, mangling his victims with a gruesome cat-like claw. The crimes are connected, taking crazy to a whole new level.

Lynley takes over as cat handler for a TV pilot, but the show is "hexed" and murder is waiting in the wings. When cat-handler Rhonda Kane is injured on the set of a TV mystery pilot, Lynley Cannon steps in to help. The sixty-something cat shelter volunteer is good with Rhonda's identical red tabbies, but the production proves to be another story. Rumors fly of a mysterious "hex" causing mayhem and misfortune on set. Hex, or a hoax? A suspicious death is followed by murder, and Lynley enlists famed actor Ray Anderson and her own granddaughter Seleia to help expose a truth that could topple a career and destroy the show itself.

Two suspicious deaths at an elite art retreat send Lynley running back to Portland, but murder follows in her wake. When cat shelter volunteer Lynley Cannon attends an elite creative retreat at the world-famous Cloverleaf Animal Sanctuary in the San Juan Islands, she gets more than a lesson in art. Accused by vigilantes of a shocking double homicide, she persuades them of her innocence and runs home to Portland, but murder follows in her wake. It all comes down to cats in this 3rd Crazy Cat Lady mystery."

Who killed Captain Cat? His tribe wants to know. When the Captain is murdered at Bridgetown Comic-con and philanthropist Esmae Westhouse is arrested for the crime, sixty-something cat shelter volunteer Lynley Cannon steps out of her comfort zone and dons her Star Trek uniform to expose the real killer. A decade-spanning love triangle, a band of vigilante cosplayers, a shady pharmaceutical company, and an ancient black cat named Kitty tie into a puzzling plot that has Lynley running in all directions. The death of Captain Cat is only the beginning, and Lynley must stay one step ahead of a ruthless hit man if she is to make it out alive.

A body is discovered on the floor of the cat café, and all the black cats are missing! Sixty-something cat shelter volunteer Lynley Cannon always finds more trouble than a cat in catnip, but this time it's not about her. Someone is targeting very senior citizens, and when Bea Landrew, the elderly owner of the Blue Cat café turns up dead, Lynley's mom Carol could be next. Handsome Detective Devon is looking for a link between the victims when he makes a different sort of connection— with Lynley! It's been a long time since the cat lady had romance in her life, but while her mom is in danger, the case comes first. It appears the cat café will go the way of its deceased owner, but Bea's grandson, a slick Miami businessman, steps in at the last minute. Arthur is not a cat person so why would he bother? Romeo, the big Russian Blue, senses ulterior motives, but who will listen to a cat? A black cat rescue, an antique photograph, an elaborate payback. Is this killer seeking justice or vengeance? With death as the objective, the results are the same.

Lynley Cannon is dreading the Holidays. The sixty-something cat shelter volunteer would rather hang out with cats than brave her daughter's soulless Christmas gala, so when a witch's beloved kitty is catnapped, Lynley grabs the excuse to skip out on her social obligations. Though Lynley knows little about the white witchcraft, Wicca, she does know cats and can't decline a plea for help when one goes missing. Then the witch disappears as well. Lynley, compelled by her cat-like curiosity, sets out to search for the pair, but the task is daunting. A freak snow storm and a crazed captor take things in a dangerous direction. As Lynley endures the cold dark of confinement, the Christmas spirit brings a strength she never knew she possessed.

A locked room. A dead man. The cat is the only witness, and he isn't talking. Everyone loves a locked room mystery. From Agatha Christie to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Edgar Allen Poe, the intelligent mind rejoices at the thought of the impossible crime. Not only "who done it?" but "how the heck did they pull it off?" It may involve magic, the paranormal, science, or merely a clever killer, but no matter how you look at it, you think, "What fun!" Right?         Not necessarily.         Not when it's real life.         Not when you're the person in the locked room. A series of locked-room murders have been committed in sleepy little Long Beach, Washington, and as for the killers, Sheriff Matt Boulder has no idea who or why. The sheriff needs help, but when he calls in his friend, animal cop Denny Paris, he gets cat shelter volunteer and amateur sleuth Lynley Cannon too. The officers investigate one line of inquiry while Lynley takes a different approach. Her only clues are a cat found at the murder scene and a rich man's missing wife, but thread by thread, she unravels a scheme more insidious than fiction.

An elfin recluse, a handsome feline archaeologist, a stolen artifact, and one very special cat…   Five years ago, cat shelter volunteer Lynley Cannon discovered a gym bag in a warehouse. Inside the bag were a kitten, a cat toy, and ten thousand dollars. Then shots began to fly. Now, half a decade later, Lynley is thrown back with the very people from whom she'd been running.   Adventure cats, those fantastic felines who go boating, hiking, and traveling into the wilds! When Friends of Felines cat shelter starts their own adventure cat group, taking cats for strolls in the quiet parks of Portland, Lynley can't wait to join up. Then disaster happens! Dirty Harry slips out of his harness and runs up the Mt. Tabor hillside, leading Lynley on a merry chase. Finally she finds him resting in the arms of an enigmatic stranger named Carry. Carry lives a solitary life in a bungalow at the top of the hill, surrounded by an amazing red-foliaged garden. Carry has a cat of her own, the very kitten Lynley rescued five years previous and been shot at for the effort! Suddenly Lynley finds herself embroiled in the caper that precipitated that long-ago encounter. She survived the first round, but can her luck continue to hold?