The Indigo Thread

A Cat Detective Cozy Mystery

By: K. L. Bordeaux

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She’s a brilliant textile historian. He’s her devastatingly handsome—and secretly talking—feline bodyguard. Together, they’re about to unravel a conspiracy that’s anything but cozy.

Textile expert Eliza Bennett and her witty, unusually perceptive cat, Merlin, arrive in St. Louis for a straightforward academic conference at the prestigious Missouri Botanical Garden. But when the conference's primary sponsor, the charismatic Dr. Victor Thornfield of Thornfield Pharmaceuticals, shows an unnerving interest in Eliza's research, Merlin’s instincts tell him this is no ordinary academic gathering.

Their suspicions deepen when a brilliant ethnobotanist, Dr. Amara Singh, warns Eliza about the ethics of Thornfield's work before arranging a secret, after-hours meeting at the Garden's iconic Climatron.

Before the meeting can take place, Dr. Singh is found dead at the bottom of a ladder in what appears to be a tragic accident. But Eliza and Merlin know better. They are pulled into a dangerous world of corporate espionage, biopiracy, and scientific fraud. At the heart of the mystery is a mysterious indigenous textile fragment whose intricate patterns hold a billion-dollar secret—a secret people are willing to kill for.

With a handsome but enigmatic riding instructor who knows more than he lets on and a security chief who seems to be everywhere, Eliza and Merlin must race to decode the textile's message before Thornfield’s patents are filed and a murderer walks free.

Can a textile expert and her talking cat unravel a deadly corporate plot woven from greed and deception? Find out now and join the adventure!