Magical Cats Mystery (Darlene Ryan) Books in Order

Kathleen moves to Mayville Heights and takes in strays Owen and Hercules. When murder hits the summer music festival and she becomes a suspect, she discovers her new cats are magical, and very useful investigators.

Kathleen is still getting used to magical cats Owen and Hercules when elderly Agatha Shepherd is found dead near her favorite cafe. To uncover the truth, she will need invisibility, wall-walking, and a lot of careful snooping.

After flooding threatens the local artists' co-op, Kathleen helps move artwork to safety, then finds mask maker Jaeger Merrill dead downstairs. As secrets about the victim pile up, Kathleen and her cats hunt a killer hiding in plain sight.

Mayville Heights hopes a tourism deal will put the town on the map, until loudmouthed Mike Glazer turns up dead on the boardwalk. Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules dig into old grudges and fresh motives to catch the killer.

A theatre festival brings plenty of drama to Mayville Heights, and not just in Kathleen's personal life. When director Hugh Davis is found shot, blackmail, fraud, and a crowded suspect list pull Kathleen and her magical cats into the case.

While organizing a holiday fundraiser for the library's Reading Buddies program, Kathleen is blindsided when a guest dies at the gala. With winter closing in and everyone hiding connections to the victim, she and her cats have to work fast.

An art exhibition turns Kathleen's library upside down with tight security and an impossible curator. Then the curator is found dead and a valuable sketch is missing, sending Kathleen, Marcus, Owen, and Hercules after a killer with expensive taste.

Kathleen's friend Maggie thinks someone at the artists' co-op is stealing small but troubling items, and she does not want the police involved. Kathleen and her two magical cats take on the quiet little mystery before suspicion tears friendships apart.

Kathleen is happy to meet three old friends of Marcus Gordon, until one of them is murdered and the evidence points straight at Marcus. To clear him, Kathleen and her cats must untangle old loyalties, secrets, and a very personal frame-up.

The return of the Janes brothers revives a scandal Mayville Heights never forgot. When Leo Janes is killed and Kathleen's friend Simon is blamed, Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules dig into decades-old history to prove the wrong man is not taking the fall.

A music festival fills Mayville Heights with visitors, performers, and trouble. When Kathleen and her cats find a dead woman by the river, a striking resemblance between the victim and a cabaret singer points to a puzzle of identity and motive.

Kathleen's brother Ethan comes to town with his band, but the visit sours when one musician is tied to a dead businessman. To help her family and find the truth, Kathleen turns to Owen and Hercules for another round of feline sleuthing.

A rebooted baking show brings cameras, catering, and chaos to Mayville Heights, with Kathleen advising on local history. When a judge is found dead, Kathleen and her magical cats have to sort real clues from reality TV noise.

After a local music festival concert, a band member turns up dead and Kathleen suspects it was no simple robbery. As she traces the victim's family history, she begins to wonder whether an older death is tied to the new murder.

Kathleen is helping plan a library Halloween event when baker Georgia Tepper is threatened by her former mother-in-law. After the woman is found dead and Georgia is implicated, Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules step in to save a friend.

A repair job at the artists' co-op uncovers a body hidden inside the walls, and Marcus suspects it may belong to a woman who vanished decades ago. Kathleen and her cats are pulled into a cold case that suddenly feels very alive.

Kathleen is juggling library work and wedding plans when she finds a dead man in the library during an attempted art theft. With Owen and Hercules on the case, she has to untangle murder, stolen paintings, and danger closing in fast.