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Returning to California, crime reporter Nora Charles investigates a socialite's supposedly accidental death. A stray cat named Nick supplies curious Scrabble clues, while his missing former owner suggests the case is more dangerous than it first appears.

When Nora Charles's sister is arrested for killing her professor, Nora and her cat Nick investigate other suspects. An ex, a wealthy wife, and a student mistress complicate efforts to uncover a possible frame-up and clear Lacey's name.

While catering a museum gala, Nora Charles agrees to investigate the director's missing niece. With help from her cat Nick, she follows coded clues and false identities that may also explain the disappearance of Nick's former owner.

Sydney McCall returns home to help her sister run an animal shelter, but their fundraiser's hostile landlord is found dead. Suspected by a former crush now working as a detective, Sydney investigates with the shelter cat Toby.

A shopping channel celebrity dies during a fundraiser for the animal shelter Sydney McCall helps run. Sydney and her tabby Toby question the apparent allergic reaction, investigating enemies, backstage tensions, and suspicions directed toward a shelter employee.

Former actress Shell McMillan inherits a pet shop, a cat, and her aunt's movie poster collection. When an opponent of her proposed museum donation is murdered, Shell must investigate with her former costar to clear her name.

Nora Charles agrees to mediate a dispute between her mother's friend and the friend's writing partner, then finds the partner dead. She and cat Nick investigate a threatened tell-all containing secrets that give numerous people motives for murder.

As Shell prepares to reopen Urban Tails, a fortune-telling parrot predicts a death. When the victim turns out to be an investment swindler and Shell’s friend becomes the prime suspect, she investigates the many people who lost money to him.

Nora Charles doubts a private investigator's death was suicide, and a second investigator's murder reinforces her suspicions. With feline partner Nick, she follows clues involving campaign money and property dealings toward a conspiracy with broader implications.

Nora Charles caters a television soap opera’s location shoot, where offscreen rivalries soon lead to the director’s murder. When her friend’s brother becomes a suspect, Nora and Nick investigate the cast’s secrets and a troubling connection to an earlier death.

Shell’s actress mother hires a director whose fondness for animals earns him space on the property. His murder reveals blackmail, affairs, and theatrical rivalries, giving Shell a crowded cast of suspects as she investigates with her feline companions.

Former chef Tiffany Austin starts a food writing job at Southern Style magazine, only to clash with a colleague. After the woman is murdered, Tiffany becomes a suspect and investigates with her best friend Hilary and their pets.

Tiffany Austin organizes a pizza competition in Branson, Georgia, where a replacement judge brings professional grudges with him. When the television chef is found dead backstage, she searches among contestants, colleagues, and relatives for the killer.

Nora’s Halloween fundraiser at Waincroft Manor takes a sinister turn when a body appears in a coffin with apparent vampire wounds. With Nick helping uncover clues, she investigates family rivalries to find the human killer behind the frightening display.

An appraisal event supporting Shell’s animal shelter draws attention to an old jewelry box. When its admirer is found dead, Shell uncovers connections to a diamond theft and competing thieves, turning the fundraiser into a dangerous investigation.

Shell hosts a murder mystery dinner to support cat adoptions, but a celebrity chef’s appearance brings unwelcome reminders of his past. When he is killed, she investigates old grievances and possible revenge among the people attending the event.

Retired mystery writer Charley James returns home and takes over a bookshop abandoned by its intended owner. Finding the woman’s body in the basement draws Charley into an investigation while she juggles opening the shop and dealing with a detective.

Bookshop owner Charley James finds a customer dead after the woman hides a peculiar book in her store. With her cat Poe alongside her, Charley investigates the rare volume’s secrets despite a detective’s efforts to keep her out of trouble.