The Mysteries of Max Books in Order

Lifestyle guru Donna Bruce is found stung to death by bees in her sauna, sending Odelia and Chase after her killer. Max's enforced diet and Harriet's appointment as lead feline investigator complicate the cats' contribution to the case.

Celebrity chef Niklaus Skad is found dead in his own oven, leaving Odelia and Chase with plenty of suspects. Max must help investigate while a new stray cat disrupts the household and stirs up romantic rivalries.

Talking tabby Max helps reporter Odelia Poole investigate a bestselling writer's body discovered in an old outhouse. A new detective resents her involvement, while his formidable cat threatens Max's territory and the harmony of his feline friends.

A reality television star is murdered while her family's show films in Hampton Cove. Odelia and Chase investigate under constant camera scrutiny, while Max and Dooley pursue clues and a bulldog who may know something crucial.

When Chase's grandfather disappears, Odelia joins the search while investigating Hampton Cove's mysterious new Santa. Their hunt through New York leaves unanswered questions, giving feline sleuths Max and Dooley a chance to help solve the holiday mystery.

A former pop star is found dead in his swimming pool, and Max's feline team helps Odelia pursue the killer. Meanwhile, an old scandal threatens Detective Chase Kingsley's career, prompting Odelia to investigate his troubles as well.

Odelia and Chase investigate the murder of a man famous for being fascinating, only to face multiplying suspects. Max and the other cats struggle with fleas and worries about household changes while trying to help solve the crime.

An attempt on pop star Charlie Dieber's life kills his bodyguard, and devoted fan Odelia joins the investigation. Meanwhile, returning rival Diego tries to displace Max and his friends, complicating their efforts to support her search.

Marge Poole arranges a library appearance by a bestselling author, then becomes a suspect when he dies. Odelia must find the real killer, with Max and the cats helping while family interference makes the investigation more complicated.

An actor appears guilty when his ex-wife is murdered in his lodge, but Odelia notices loose ends and accepts his daughter's plea for help. Max's feline team is distracted by three kittens suddenly left at Odelia's door.

A fashion designer's boyfriend seems to have been caught murdering him, but Grandma Muffin doubts the obvious answer. Max and Dooley's protest against Odelia's neglect leads them into danger involving a famous cat and a formidable Siamese.

Odelia's turn as the lead in a summer theater production ends abruptly when her understudy is murdered. As she investigates, a feline romantic scandal divides Max's friends and Gran discovers another threat aimed at the family.

A notorious tabloid editor is murdered, leaving Odelia and Chase to sort through powerful people with motives for revenge. Max's feline friends are distracted when a newcomer spreads gossip and secrets that threaten their trust in one another.

A toothache sends Max to the vet, then catnappers seize him and Dooley while he is still recovering. Odelia must unravel the abductions as Hampton Cove's cats grow frightened and other local disruptions add to the confusion.

Odelia visits actress Emerald Rohne's home without her cats, then a celebrity guest dies in an apparent suicide. Gran suspects murder and brings the feline detectives along, while Max becomes distracted by a troubling secret from the past.

A skeleton discovered in Marge's basement sends Odelia searching for the person who hid it there. Max and his fellow feline sleuths face another problem: troublesome mice that test their conviction that every creature deserves to live peacefully.

After an apparent assassination attempt against her newly royal friend Tessa, Odelia travels to England with Chase, Gran, and the cats. Repeated threats complicate their investigation while royal pets and Gran's ambitions distract the visiting sleuths.

Odelia's boss is accused of two murders while stolen garden gnomes send Hampton Cove into an uproar. Max must help investigate amid a mouse invasion at home and Gran's increasingly ambitious neighborhood watch campaign against the gnome thief.

New human and feline advice columns unsettle Hampton Cove just as cat whisperer Kirk Weaver is murdered at a former columnist's home. Max and Dooley join Odelia's investigation while Gran and Scarlett suspend their feud to pursue the killer.

Odelia takes a job protecting talk-show star Opal Harvey in Los Angeles, bringing Max, Dooley, and her family along. A murder plot and unsettling claims from Opal's cloned cat turn the reluctant feline travelers' Hollywood visit into a dangerous investigation.

A wave of burglaries hits Hampton Cove while a gossip campaign targets Uncle Alec. Max struggles to help investigate after Odelia hires cleaning sisters Blanche and Bella Trainor, whose dislike of cats turns his own home into hostile territory.

Fitness celebrity Randy Hancock arrives at Odelia's home claiming he has been injected with a toxin and has four days to live. Max helps tackle the urgent case while family romance and rumors of an affair complicate the household.

A circus fortune teller appears to grant wishes across Hampton Cove, raising Odelia's suspicions. With Uncle Alec kidnapped before his wedding and Gran planning to give the cats away as presents, Max and his friends face an unusually tangled investigation.

Pop star Chickie Hay is murdered in Hampton Cove, leaving Odelia and her feline helpers facing plenty of suspects but few answers. Meanwhile, Harriet's singing ambitions and Gran's plans for stardom create a disruptive feud within the Poole family.

Five contestants disappear from reality show Passion Island, sending Odelia undercover to Thailand with Chase, Max, and Dooley. Mysterious observers and relationship trouble complicate the investigation, while Gran and Scarlett's arrival threatens to add more confusion.

A murdered woman resembles someone who vanished twenty years earlier, yet appears not to have aged. Odelia investigates with Max and Dooley while swimming lessons, an aggressive pigeon, and messages hidden in a figurine complicate the puzzling cold case.

Gran embraces the Soul Science church and draws the family toward its charismatic leaders, while a handsome new doctor attracts Tex's patients. Max faces an unsettling investigation when tragedy interrupts their search for spiritual answers and happiness.

A banker's death is ruled suicide, but his daughter insists he was murdered and asks Odelia to investigate. Max helps challenge the official conclusion while Dooley's efforts to become a cub scout create increasingly hazardous distractions.

Max takes a case involving a kidnapped and murdered boyfriend who may have staged his own abduction. Odelia's ballooning wedding plans and suspicions about Tex's fidelity complicate household life as the feline detective pursues the circumstances behind the death.

A suspicious death in the Butterwick family, plans for a shopping mall, and a revelation about Tex's secret son unsettle Hampton Cove. Max faces danger alongside his feline companions while Gran's neighborhood watch adds another layer of household confusion.

Max tries a new kibble that promises to solve his problems, while Gran announces she wants another baby. Apparent zombie sightings then disrupt Hampton Cove, drawing Odelia and the cats into an investigation amid mounting family confusion.

Odelia investigates the disappearance of Marge's ex-boyfriend's wife while mysterious werewolf sightings unsettle the town. Meanwhile, Harriet launches a campaign to teach dogs litter-box manners, and recruiting Gran turns the cats' mission into a much larger conflict.

As Odelia prepares to give birth, two murders involving an escort service demand her attention. The business's secret fidelity tests provide a wide field of suspects, while Gran's decision to give Chase a dog adds another household upheaval.

Odelia reopens a thirteen-year-old hit-and-run case at Poppy Careen's mother's request, then finds one of the accused bachelors murdered. Suspicion falls on Poppy's grieving family, but further deaths and new suspects complicate the search for justice.

Tex's drone records movie star George Calhoun cheating on his wife, and the actor desperately seeks the footage. While the resulting scandal draws the family into trouble, Max faces an unwanted diet and a smart collar monitoring his movements.

Matt's engagement to Aurelia turns disastrous when he discovers they share the same father. He and his dad bring Odelia an unusual request, leaving Max and his human to confront a family predicament unlike their previous cases.

Odelia and Chase's Caribbean honeymoon becomes an investigation after rapper Lil Thug is murdered and a valuable pink diamond disappears. Max and Dooley help gather clues aboard the cruise ship while coping with the discomforts of travel at sea.

Former bakery salesgirl Sasha Kay asks Odelia to clear her of a theft accusation. Gran, Scarlett, Max, and Dooley investigate undercover, uncovering secrets among the staff before a body in Sasha's backyard makes her predicament far more serious.

A dead body appears in the field behind Max's home, followed by a nearby girl's kidnapping within twenty-four hours. While the crimes disturb Hampton Cove, Tex's desperate search for a hair-loss remedy creates another disruptive chain of events.

A hacked dating website exposes its members, including three men in Odelia's family, creating widespread domestic turmoil. When founder Valina Fawn is murdered, Odelia faces a crowded suspect list while Gran and Scarlett's new dispatcher jobs add confusion.

Reporter Odelia accepts Joshua Curtis's request to expose infidelity, hoping for a story, but the case leads to a triple homicide. Her investigation clashes with Uncle Alec's authority while wedding gossip and feline choir tensions complicate matters at home.

Artist Jayme Ziccardi seeks Odelia's help after a comic-book legend's wife accuses her of an affair. When Dave James is murdered and Jayme arrested, Odelia must identify the real killer while Harriet launches a comic starring the household cats.

Luxury-company CEO Cotton Karat's behavior at a shareholders' meeting scandalizes investors before his gruesome apparent murder. Odelia investigates a case full of misleading appearances while Dooley worries about his place in the family and Gran imposes vegetarian meals.

The conductor of St. Theresa Choir is murdered just as Harriet plans a joint performance with the cat choir. Max focuses on the investigation while the Pooles' unconventional interior decorator provokes arguments during work on their house.

Odelia visits pop star Tab Fitch's compound to write an article, only to encounter a murder amid longstanding hostility with his neighbors. Investigating the death draws her into the grudges and hidden tensions surrounding the celebrity's home.

A woman is murdered on the beach, Rosa Bond seeks help against a blackmailer who then turns up dead, and a boy drowns in a pool. Max, Dooley, Odelia, and Chase must untangle the circumstances behind these troubling deaths.

Odelia's maternity leave loses its tranquility when a disgraced British prime minister arrives and more visitors follow. Gran's plan to open a backyard wellness resort adds to the household turmoil, leaving Max and his companions coping with their humans' chaos.

A missing-cat assignment leads Max to a human corpse, turning a simple search into a murder investigation. Kitchen renovations divide the Poole household, and complications involving GPS trackers keep distracting the cats from following the killer's trail.

The famous Pink Lady diamond unexpectedly appears on a Hampton Cove beach, prompting Odelia to investigate its origins. Max would rather concentrate on his kibble, but helping his human draws the feline sleuth into the mystery surrounding the valuable gem.

A golf champion's wife asks Odelia to help her divorce her unfaithful husband, leading to legal trouble. Celebrity-home burglaries, Gran's pursuit of the thieves, and a vlogger probing Odelia's secret complicate matters while Brutus decides to behave like a dog.

Casey van de Graaf and Zalman Mulhearn ask Odelia to stop their unwanted arranged marriage. Before she can intervene, a burglar steals Casey's father's prized possession, and a subsequent murder draws the whole family into an increasingly baffling case.

Odelia investigates a campaign of slander when a winery murder creates a more urgent case. Max and Dooley pursue the killer while an alcohol ban disrupts the household and Shanille’s disappearance leaves Harriet struggling with cat choir.

Marge and Tex’s tennis retreat becomes a murder scene, placing them among the suspects. Max interrupts his naps to investigate while Gran’s odd behavior and Brutus’s suspicions about Harriet add more secrets to the household turmoil.

Max and his companions go undercover at a retirement home to protect a harassed nursing assistant. A resident’s murder complicates their assignment, but three elderly sleuths form a club to help them sort through the suspects.

Gran and Scarlett take their advice column into a publishing office, bringing Max and Dooley along to untangle romantic troubles. A murder interrupts their matchmaking, forcing the cats to investigate amid workplace secrets and family embarrassments.

A couple seeks Odelia’s help after parental opposition to their engagement turns into a campaign of harassment. As she tracks the stalker, an enthusiasm for painting spreads through her family, creating further disruption and unexpected trouble.

Max’s search for a word that can cure insomnia sends him seeking solitude. Instead of recovering his naps, he becomes entangled with a dangerous kidnapping gang whose interest in him turns investigation into a fight for survival.

Accompanying Chase to a Paris police conference brings Odelia, Max, and Dooley to a hotel where a murder occurs. Though French police arrest a suspect, the hotel manager asks Odelia to investigate, turning their planned getaway into another case.

Chase’s fashionable electronic sneakers, a cow’s publicity complaint, and a gallery worker’s missing twin draw Max into overlapping problems. As the events converge around a rising artist, the retired feline detective must return to investigative work.

Odelia searches for a billionaire’s missing daughter while her family misreads their relationship. Max contends with the resulting suspicion, a backyard slug infestation, and Harriet’s ill-advised promise to prepare two unruly dogs for a show.

A secret investigation takes Max and the family to the French Riviera, where blackmail threatens Odelia’s cousin. A wedding aboard a wealthy family’s yacht becomes dangerous when someone resorts to murder to prevent the marriage.

A woman asks Odelia to find her missing husband, the operator of a weight-loss clinic. Max investigates his secrets while Harriet puts Brutus on a diet and the household’s growing enthusiasm for slimming complicates the case.

A writer is murdered in Hampton Cove’s bookstore, and a stolen first edition points toward an ex-convict. Poison-pen letters suggest a wider circle of suspects, leaving Max to question the arrest as a society wedding approaches.

Marge and Tex invite the family on a Caribbean anniversary cruise, but a murder interrupts their celebration. With Odelia’s father under suspicion, Max and his companions search the liner for evidence that will identify the real killer.

Winter already makes Christmas uncomfortable for Max, but a series of murders brings more serious trouble to Hampton Cove. With holiday celebrations interrupted, the feline detective must uncover the killer before the season claims another victim.

A frightened mouse asks Max and his companions to save its colony from a deadly threat. When the humans’ investigative committee becomes distracted by its own disputes, the cats take responsibility for rescuing the endangered mice.

An allergic visitor drives Max and his companions from their home just as Chase develops a mysterious illness. With the cats suffering rashes and suspicious intruders circling the house, they investigate the secrets behind the disruption.

Ezra needs a family, Sylvie needs a fresh start, and Sarah seeks Odelia’s help after stealing a diamond ring costs her everything. Their paths intersect with a lonely florist’s as an unlikely arrangement offers unexpected possibilities.

A nearby murder, a homeless encampment in the park, and a bitter neighborhood feud disrupt the cats’ routines. Max suspects the troubles are connected, but investigating them takes his crime-solving team into unfamiliar territory: ghost hunting.

An apparent murder-suicide seems explained by a couple’s debts and their son’s illness. When two neighbors also die, Odelia, Chase, and Max investigate the concealed grievances and damaged relationships behind the suburb’s seemingly peaceful appearance.

A screenwriter’s murder in a dog park leaves numerous suspects with convincing alibis. Max investigates the victim’s claimed discovery of an immortality pill while unwanted beauty treatments and two new household pets complicate his search.

A royal summons interrupts the family’s Christmas and takes them into the Swiss Alps. Odelia and her feline detectives investigate thefts from Liechtenburg’s royal household, but a series of murders turns the mission into something far more dangerous.

Max and Dooley help Odelia and Chase pursue dealers targeting schoolchildren while investigating a disappearance and suspected neglect of a cat. An approaching cat show adds complications when Max encounters a competitor who looks exactly like him.

A famous actor is murdered aboard his yacht, drawing Max into an investigation with numerous suspects. Meanwhile, stolen cat litter disrupts daily life and Gran’s revived Neighborhood Watch inserts itself into the search for the killer.

Odelia inherits a fortune on condition that she manages an Alaskan zoo containing three hundred cats for a reality show. A triple homicide and a missing witness leave Max investigating while the family struggles with cameras and responsibilities.

A bullying complaint brings Odelia’s cats into a family dispute, and Clarice’s intervention creates unforeseen trouble. Meanwhile, a man’s fatal fall outside a hotel leaves Gran and Scarlett with a mystery linked to an unexpected toy craze.

A campaign of public rejection sweeps Hampton Cove, costing residents jobs and friendships. When Chase is suspended and even the cat choir is targeted, Max investigates who is orchestrating the attacks before the community suffers further damage.

Donald Weaver confronts a neighbor about harassment and dies from a wound inflicted with his own knife. Max investigates the missing suspect while Dooley’s refusal to eat chicken creates a separate problem for their increasingly distracted household.

The murder of a popular comic-strip creator sends Max searching for a killer amid family upheaval. Marge falls into a coma, Gran attracts worshippers, and Dooley questions his identity, while Max encounters secrets that unsettle his confidence.

Mayor Charlene Butterwick is abducted outside Town Hall, prompting Max and his companions to join the search. Evidence connects the kidnapping to a fatal home invasion, forcing them to identify the culprit before Charlene’s time runs out.

An injured woman who looks exactly like Odelia arrives at the family’s door. Max investigates her purpose and uncovers secrets surrounding Gran’s past, following a long-lost love affair toward a conspiracy threatening the entire household.

Dooley’s effort to feed a bird brings an entire feathered family into the household. When a visiting brain surgeon accuses Gran of trying to kill him, Max must investigate the charge amid the growing domestic chaos.

A pop star’s treasured guitar disappears, and another singer’s assistant is murdered. Max follows a possible connection while Gran prepares for a billionaire-funded Moon flight and the cats protest being left behind by going on strike.

A neighbor’s shooting coincides with a museum burglary, sending Max after a possible connection involving Nazi art. Gran’s sleepwalking and a dog whisperer’s hidden agenda complicate the investigation as the wounded man’s life hangs in the balance.

Singer Polly Parker is found dead in a swimming pool, and Odelia’s cats investigate despite orders to stop. An attempt to revive the star brings dangerous consequences, while another murder reveals that the mystery reaches deeper than expected.

A billionaire’s murder in a shabby apartment raises questions about his assumed identity and the neighbors he wanted to be near. Odelia and Chase investigate with Max and Dooley, while embarrassing cat videos create trouble closer to home.

Dooley discovers three treasured bags of discontinued kibble, but keeping them proves unexpectedly dangerous. While Odelia wants to throw them away, drug dealers take an interest, drawing Max and his companions into murder, theft, and a frantic chase.

Marge’s invitation to the president’s birthday party brings the cats into conflict with the resident dogs. Amid attempts to abduct them and a murder in the park, Harriet pursues an ambitious plan to become the nation’s First Cat.

A luxury resort vacation goes wrong when thefts are followed by a death on the beach apparently caused by a shark. Odelia and Chase investigate the murder, requiring Max to seek an unusual witness beneath the water.

A film shoot displaces Max’s household just as a bombing uncovers a body buried fifteen years earlier. With federal agents controlling the investigation, Odelia and Chase pose as reporters to pursue the killer and the bomber themselves.

A prince’s murder at the Star Hotel sparks a day of escalating danger, including a drive-by shooting and Harriet’s poisoning. Max turns to his old friend Norm the fly while struggling to keep his family safe amid the turmoil.

A devastating storm sends neighborhood animals seeking shelter in Max’s home. When murders reveal that someone is exploiting the disaster, the cats and their humans must stop a killer while Hampton Cove struggles to survive the worsening weather.

A mysterious virus leaves Hampton Cove’s residents comatose, with Gran and a handful of allies among the few still standing. Learning the outbreak was engineered, they join Max and the cats to uncover the conspiracy and save their families.

Smartwatches and electric cars begin exploding across Hampton Cove while a gang of pickpockets steals wallets. Max and his fellow cats investigate the town’s overlapping troubles, trying to identify the culprits before the spreading technological chaos causes further harm.

Max’s hopes for a quiet day disappear when a hot-air balloon arrives and strangers try to make him an online celebrity. A neighbor’s murder adds a graver mystery, leaving the cats sorting unreliable animal witnesses and Gran’s independent investigation.

A murdered artist at an exhibition draws Odelia into a world of suspicious guests and professional grudges. Meanwhile, a frightening creature appears inside her home, prompting Max to wonder whether the two unsettling mysteries are connected.

Uncle Alec sends alarming messages about abandoning his job and marriage, while Gran and Scarlett disappear. Odelia’s suspicion that a man murdered his wife becomes harder to investigate when he vanishes too, leaving the cats facing a tangled case.

Scarlett wakes without her hair, triggering panic about illness and poisoned shampoo across Hampton Cove. As Odelia pursues shady dealings around a suspicious butcher’s shop, Max and Dooley try to understand the danger behind the alarming transformations.

A scandal-struck hockey player hides in Marge and Tex’s attic while Odelia investigates a haunted mansion. Max and the other cats navigate their suspicious houseguest, concealed relationships, and an angry ghost whose unfinished business complicates the case.

Marge’s kidnapping throws the household into crisis, with a missing police safe and a murder adding to the confusion. Max and the feline team investigate while two inept criminals and Tex’s dramatic rescue preparations threaten to make matters worse.