Synopses & Reviews
Did curiosity kill the cat lady? Sunny Coolidge left her New York City newspaper job to go back to Maine and take care of her ailing father. But there’s not much excitement—or interesting work—in Kittery Harbor. So when Ada Spruance, the town’s elderly cat lady, asks for help finding her supposedly-winning lottery ticket, Sunny agrees. But when she arrives at Ada’s, with a stray tomcat named Shadow tagging along, they discover the poor woman dead at the bottom of her stairs. Was it an accident—or did Ada’s death have to do with that missing lottery ticket, which turns out to be worth six million dollars? Town Constable Will Price suspects the worst. And Sunny’s reporter instincts soon drive her to do some investigating of her own. Even Shadow seems to have a nose for detective work. Following the trail of the purrloined ticket, Sunny and Shadow try to shed some light on a killer’s dark motives—before their own numbers are up…
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“Small-town Maine hasn’t been this dangerous since Jessica Fletcher started finding dead bodies in Cabot Cove! In this debut Sunny Coolidge, with the able assistance of a ‘big kitty’ named Shadow, proves she has the skills to make a successful amateur sleuth. Cozy mystery lovers will adore Shadow and pine for many more adventures for him and Sunny.”—
New York Times bestselling author Miranda James
"Applause for paws-Sunny and Shadow take Best in Show!"—Susan Wittig Albert, author of Cat's Claw
"A purrfect debut. Four paws up and a tip of the tail."—Carolyn Hart, author of Death Comes Silently
"The best realized and most personable fictional character on four legs." —Parnell Hall, author of $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles
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Praise for The Big Kitty
"A paws-itively winning team!"--Ali Brandon, author of A Novel Way to Die
"Small-town Maine hasn't been this dangerous since Jessica Fletcher started finding dead bodies in Cabot Cove!"--Miranda James, national bestselling author
"Applause for paws--Sunny and Shadow take Best in Show!"--Susan Wittig Albert, author of Widow's Tears
"A purrfect debut. Four paws up and a tip of the tail."--Carolyn Hart, author of What the Cat Saw
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Praise for the Sunny and Shadow Mysteries “Small-town Maine hasnt been this dangerous since Jessica Fletcher started finding dead bodies in Cabot Cove!...Cozy mystery lovers will adore Shadow and pine for many more adventures for him and Sunny.”—Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
“Applause for paws—Sunny and Shadow take Best in Show!”—Susan Wittig Albert, national bestselling author of Death Come Quickly
“Deftly combines heartwarming humor and nail-biting suspense for a fun read that leaves you looking forward to Sunny and Shadows next adventure.”—Ali Brandon, national bestselling author of Words with Fiends, a Black Cat Bookshop Mystery
“A charming, witty, exciting new entry in the genre, featuring the best realized and most personable fictional character on four legs.”—Parnell Hall, author of The KenKen Killings
“A fun amateur-sleuth tale…[A] whimsical spin to the lighthearted whodunit.”—The Mystery Gazette
“Donally, who paints a pleasing portrait of a small town and its inhabitants, plays fair with clues, but the identity of the killer and the motive nonetheless come as a shock. And she earns further stripes for this cat-centric whodunit.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“One of my favorite cat cozy series on the shelves today. A special kitty and a fun cast of human characters…A must read for all ailurophiles.”—Mochas, Mysteries and More
“A lighthearted romp with plenty of suspects in a quirky little town.”—Escape with Dollycas
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Praise for the New York Times bestselling Sunny and Shadow Mysteries
“Cozy mystery lovers will adore Shadow.”—Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author
“Applause for paws—Sunny and Shadow take Best in Show!”—Susan Wittig Albert, New York Times bestselling author
Synopsis
In this Sunny and Shadow mystery from New York Times bestselling author Claire Donally, it's best to let sleeping cats lie...
Kittery Harbor, Maine, may not be a hotbed of criminal activity, but Sunny Coolidge and her feline companion, Shadow, have a knack for nosing out trouble. While Shadow copes with a sore paw and an irritating puppy invading his turf, Sunny gets mixed up in a financial dispute between rival vets and ex-spouses Jane and Martin Rigsdale. Sunny agrees to help Jane confront Martin about his moneygrubbing ways, only to find herself caught at the scene of a crime: Martin has been murdered.
Though Jane is pegged as the lead suspect in the investigation, Martin, with his greedy ways and his catting around, did not have a shortage of enemies. Did a scorned lover or cheated creditor put Martin down for good? It's time for Sunny and Shadow to team up again, sniff out a killer, and clear Jane's name before someone decides to put them to sleep, too.
Synopsis
Let sleeping cats lie… Kittery Harbor, Maine, may not be a hotbed of criminal activity, but Sunny Coolidge and her feline companion, Shadow, have a knack for nosing out trouble. While Shadow copes with a sore paw and an irritating puppy invading his turf, Sunny gets mixed up in a financial dispute between rival vets and ex-spouses Jane and Martin Rigsdale. Sunny agrees to help Jane confront Martin about his moneygrubbing ways, only to find herself caught at the scene of a crime: Martin has been murdered. Though Jane is pegged as the lead suspect in the investigation, Martin, with his greedy ways and his catting around, did not have a shortage of enemies. Did a scorned lover or cheated creditor put Martin down for good? It’s time for Sunny and Shadow to team up again, sniff out a killer, and clear Jane’s name before someone decides to put them to sleep, too.
Synopsis
Sniffing out a murderer
When Sunny Coolidges curmudgeonly boss, Oliver Barnstable, lands in rehab after breaking his leg, Sunny is stuck shuttling between their offices in Kittery Harbor, Maine, and the facility where Ollie is recuperating. And if putting up with temper tantrums from her boss wasnt enough, his rehab roommate, Gardner Scatterwell, is a shameless flirt.
But when Scatterwell dies unexpectedly in the night, Ollie is convinced it wasnt from natural causes. He gives Sunny a new assignmentfind out who killed the old tomcat.
And speaking of cats, Shadow, Sunnys feline partner in crime, takes a peculiar interest in the rehabs resident angel of deatha calico cat called Portia, with an uncanny talent for cozying up to patients right before they pass away. Together, Sunny and Shadow will have to nose out clues to discover if Portias jinx had anything to do with Gardners passingor if all his catting around finally got him fixed.
Synopsis
In this Sunny and Shadow Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Last Licks, a fat-cat wedding is making waves in Kittery Harbor, Maine.
Political heiress Priscilla Kingsbury is about to marry Carson de Kruk, son of business mogul Augustus de Kruk, at the Kingsburys waterfront compound. For reporter Sunny Coolidge, an assignment from the Harbor Courier to cover the event is like catnip.
But when Sunny photographs men pulling the body of a dead woman out of the water, the Kingsburys private security isnt happy. They claim the womans death was an accident, but the story seems fishy. Now, with a little help from her police officer boyfriend and her cunning cat Shadow, Sunny is determined to get the scoop on a killer.
About the Author
Claire Donnally is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sunny and Shadow Mysteries, including Last Licks, Cat Nap, and Big Kitty.