The following titles can be found alphabetically under the author's last name in the adult mystery collection. If you need assistance, please ask at a service desk.

Location Codes:
MN = Main Library
DR = Dobson Ranch Branch
RM = Red Mountain Branch (East Mesa)

Adamson, Lydia. Alice Nestleton Mystery Series.
Alice Nestleton - a beautiful off-Broadway star who pays her bills by cat sitting between stage roles - has a special talent for detection. She's as crafty as Miss Marple, as ingenious as Hercule Poirot, and as cunning as a cat. (MN, DR, RM)

Allen, Garrison. Baseball Cat.
When the owner of the Coyotes baseball team is bludgeoned to death, Penelope Warren, along with feline detective "Big Mike," is plunged into a world of management disputes, marital problems, and money issues where a wealth of suspects is waiting for their chance at bat. (MN, DR, RM)

Babson, Marian. The Cat Next Door.
Arriving in England after spending some time in New York, Margot is shocked to discover that her cousin Chloe is in prison, awaiting trial for murdering her twin sister Claudia, and as the trial approaches, Margot soon discovers, with a little help from the family cat, that Chloe might be innocent when another murder occurs. (MN, DR, RM)

Barnes, Linda. A Trouble of Fools.
Six-foot-one redhead Carlotta Carlyle, a former Boston cop and sometime Boston cabbie, sets herself up as an independent P.I., ready to deal with anything from lost pets to grand larcenies. (MN, DR, RM)

Barr, Nevada. Track of the Cat.
Fleeing New York to find refuge as a ranger in the remote backcountry of West Texas, Anna Pigeon stumbles into a web of violence and murder when fellow park ranger Sheila Drury is mysteriously killed and another ranger vanishes. (MN, DR, RM)

Block, Lawrence. Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery Series.
A mystery series with a sense of humor. Bernie Rhodenbarr is a burglar trying to go straight. He now owns a bookstore in New York City complete with a cat named Raffles. Bernie's world is full of humor, wit and crime, and when things get tough, the tough start stealing…again. (MN, DR, RM)

Braun, Lilian Jackson. Jim Qwilleran Mystery Series.
Series features the delightful detective team of Jim Qwilleran, a prize-winning reporter with a nose for crime and his two Siamese cats - Koko and Yum Yum. (MN, DR, RM)

Brown, Rita Mae. Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.
Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy and her human companion in this series set in Crozet Virginia featuring the town's postmistress, Mary Minor Haristeen (Harry) and her wonderfully intelligent, gray tiger cat Mrs. Murphy. (MN, DR, RM)

Campbell, R. Wright. The Cat's Meow.
Chicago sleuth Jimmy Flannery investigates some strange occurrences over at St. Patrick's Church, including a dead cat's ghostly wails, signs of satanic services, and the discovery of Father Mulrooney's lifeless body. (MN, RM)

Christie, Agatha. Cat Among the Pigeons.
When a wicked teacher at a fine boarding school turns up dead, no one is too surprised, but when the headmistress is killed also, Hercule Poirot is on the case. (MN, DR, RM)

Dawson, Janet. Jeri Howard Mystery Series.
Set in Oakland, California, this series features feisty private investigator Jeri Howard and her cat Abigail. The first book in the series - Kindred Crimes, won the St. Martin's Press-Private Eye Writers of America Contest for Best First Private Eye Novel. (MN, DR, RM)

Douglas, Carole Nelson. Midnight Louie Mystery Series.
Set in Las Vegas, this series features Midnight Louie, a tousle-eared black tomcat who's a combination of Nathan Detroit and Sam Spade, and his human companion Temple Barr - a public relations expert whose fondness for high-heeled shoes is matched only by her aptitude for getting into trouble. (MN, DR, RM)

Friedman, Kinky. Kinky Friedman Mystery Series.
Set in New York's Greenwich Village, Kinky is a detective with a strong relationship with his cat who gets into trouble for smoking cigars in public places, looks askance at most of the human race and has a penchant for inventive language. (MN, DR, RM)

Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Caretaker's Cat.
A caretaker's missing cat becomes the clue to double-dealings over the million-dollar estate of a deceased tycoon, bringing expert lawyer Perry Mason to the scene. (RM, MN)

Guiver, Patricia. Delilah Doolittle and the Careless Coyote.
Delilah Doolittle, a 50-something transplanted Brit living in Southern California, is a pet detective. When the beloved Abyssinian of Mavis Byrde disappears right before her next-door neighbor is murdered, Delilah must rely on her own devices to get to the bottom of both cases. (MN, DR)

Marshall, Evan. Jane Stuart and Winky Mystery Series.
Set in New York City and New Jersey, this series features the well-read detective duo of Jane Stuart - a widowed literary agent, and her tortoiseshell cat Winky. (MN, DR, RM)

Matthews, Alex. Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series.
Set in Chicago, this series features psychotherapist Cassidy McCabe, a bright and sassy heroine who has a penchant for trouble and a weakness for her cat Starshine. (MN, DR, RM)

MacLeod, Charlotte. Something the Cat Dragged In.
Peter Shandy investigates the mysterious death of a fellow professor at Balaclava College, eighty-year-old Herbert Ungley. (MN, DR)

Muller, Marcia. The Cheshire Cat's Eye.
Sharon McCone investigates the murder of her best friend in San Francisco, pursuing a single, valuable clue and becoming, herself, implicated in the murder. (MN, DR, RM)

Murphy, Shirley Rousseau. Joe Grey Mystery Series.
Joe Grey is a P.I. with a twist - he's a cat. After witnessing a murder, a startled Joe realizes he has the ability to understand human speech ("Who would have guessed they had so little to say?") and the ability to speak which is useful for scaring dogs. (MN, DR, RM)

Peters, Elizabeth. Seeing a Large Cat.
In Egypt in 1903, archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her husband, Emerson, encounter danger when they receive a warning not to enter the Valley of the Kings, where an assassin tries to halt their discoveries, and Amelia exposes a fraudulent spiritualist. (DR, RM, MN)

AMC, 6/03; Updated JB, 8/05; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL