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Who needs a police K9 unit when you've got a cat like Merlin? This isn't your average cozy mystery. It's a high-stakes, high-desert thriller starring an academic textile expert and her talking cat. Dr. Elizabeth Bennett's world turns upside down when her presentation on ancient weaving leads to a New Mexico gallery owner's murder, exposing a massive, deadly operation of art fraud and cultural exploitation. From meticulously crafted fakes to hidden ledgers revealing millions in illegal sales, this duo navigates a world where every beautiful piece could hide a dark secret, and even a genius ...

In New Orleans’ most elegant neighborhood, a mansion vanishes in a fire that leaves no smoke—only clean white ash. Forensic risk analyst Samira Keller is hired to audit a powerful old-money firm, expecting spreadsheets, shell companies, and financial sleight of hand. Instead, she finds a system that doesn’t cheat the books—it balances them. Perfectly. Relentlessly. And sometimes, fatally. As Sam follows the trail from modern ledgers into pre-war contracts and forgotten trusts, she uncovers an ancient mechanism hiding in plain sight: a force that enforces balance not in dollars, but ...

When textile historian Eliza Bennett is invited to a secluded Louisiana hunting camp to examine a rare collection of Acadian brown cotton weavings, it feels like long-overdue validation for her life’s work. These are not museum curiosities—they are living artifacts of survival, displacement, and resilience, hidden deep in the bayou and guarded by one of Louisiana’s most powerful families. But Eliza doesn’t arrive alone. By her side is Merlin—a sharp-tongued, world-weary orange tabby who talks, judges relentlessly, and has solved more murders than most small-town police departments...

UNFORGETTABLE AND ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS SECRETS AND SLEUTHS A Multi-Author Cozy Mystery Collection Charming mysteries. Clever clues. One unforgettable Valentine escape for cozy-mystery lovers. Mysteries, secrets, and amateur sleuths—this delightful cozy collection has it all. From charming small towns to elegant high-society settings, these determined detectives (including one unforgettable paranormal cat!) set out to right wrongs, expose blackmail, and uncover murder—all without losing heart or hope. Slip into something comfy and settle in for clean, heartwarming mysteries filled with ...

When the dead won't stay buried and mirrors crack from the inside out, Red Tell's most unusual detective agency is the town's only hope. Former psychologist Kathy Miller knows better than most that monsters are real—she lost her career proving it. Now she leads the Birds of Paradise Detective Agency from the sentient, ever-shifting halls of Avery House, alongside a team the world tried to forget: Ramona, a rebellious witch fleeing her powerful coven; Orpheus, a ghoul who found humanity in grave moss and poetry; and Neena, a sharp-tongued ghost librarian murdered under mysterious ...

When Professor Eliza Bennett arrives in Montréal for a prestigious textile expo, she expects icy sidewalks, a flawless keynote, and maybe—just maybe—a flirtation with a handsome dressage instructor. What she does not expect is murder, corporate espionage, and a smuggling ring stitched into the seams of luxury winter coats. Luckily, she never travels without backup. Merlin, her imperious, sharp-tongued, orange-and-white feline companion, may look like a pampered celebrity cat, but behind the green eyes lurks a razor-sharp mind. When a warehouse shelf collapses—conveniently crushing a ...

The Truth Has Never Been More Inconvenient. In the harmonious capital of Planet X, King Xander and Queen Lyra have spent twenty years building a beacon of interspecies peace. But a storm is approaching in the form of their distant cousins: The Pinocchios. Armed with a genetic "condition" that causes their noses to grow with every falsehood, Elena and her daughters arrive under the guise of celebration. But behind the sideways smiles and awkward navigation of the castle’s reinforced doorways lies a secret: they aren’t just here for the party—they’re here to invade. As the lies pile ...

Power is inherited. Control is learned. Desire is a fatal mistake. Luna has survived for centuries by obeying the rules that govern immortal life—never love, never hunger too deeply, never challenge the order that keeps monsters civilized. But when Sebastian enters her world, restraint begins to fracture. He carries secrets that threaten the balance of an ancient vampire hierarchy, and his presence awakens a thirst Luna has spent lifetimes mastering. As political accusations ripple through the vampire court and old betrayals rise from the shadows, Luna is forced to confront an impossible ...

Eliza Bennett, textile scientist and amateur sleuth, is back for another thrilling adventure, this time in the picturesque vineyards of Italy! When Eliza travels to the renowned Calbretti's Vineyard for a fabric dye research project. She’s accompanied by her ever-faithful and paranormal orange tabby cat, Merlin. But their idyllic getaway turns sinister when a murder shatters the vineyard's tranquility. As secrets entwine with the vines, Eliza and Merlin must navigate a web of deceit and danger. Between uncovering hidden motives and evading perilous traps, the duo faces their most ...

When Dr. Eliza Bennett accepts a short-term consultancy at a quiet Midwestern museum, she expects spreadsheets, provenance reports, and long nights alone with data. What she does not expect is a body in the conservation lab. Nor does she expect to become the prime witness in a murder investigation that smells faintly of linseed oil, forged masterpieces, and professional jealousy. As the museum reels from the shocking death of its formidable head conservator, Eliza finds herself pulled into a web of ambition, counterfeit art, and secrets worth killing for. The suspects are polished, powerful...

Step into a world where ancient textiles whisper deadly secrets and a talking cat holds the key to a murder mystery. Dr. Eliza Bennett, a brilliant textile historian, finds her quiet academic life shattered when a renowned tango dancer collapses dead on the dance floor of Buenos Aires’s famed La Sombra Apasionada. Dismissed by police as a heart attack, Eliza’s astute feline companion, Merlin, insists it was poison, hinting at a stolen poncho and a powerful, secretive family—the de la Cruz dynasty—on the vast Argentine Pampas. What begins as a reluctant investigation to clear an ...

The Keys are calling. Merlin demands you answer. When Professor Eliza Bennett receives an unexpected invitation to the International Silk & Sustainability Summit in sun-drenched Key West, she thinks she’s in for a quiet conference, a bit of sightseeing, and maybe a few six-toed cats. Instead, she and her snarky, orange-and-white feline partner, Merlin, walk straight into a tropical storm of sabotage, secrets, and a very real ghost story. The moment they arrive, nothing is as it seems. A shredded 1930s wedding veil, a trail of red clay that shouldn’t exist on the island, and a gold cigar...

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 ...

When a priceless Revolutionary War banner vanishes from the Smithsonian, one brilliant textile scientist and her impossibly arrogant cat must unravel a 200-year-old conspiracy hidden in silk and secrets. Dr. Eliza Bennett came to Washington D.C. for one reason: to deliver an academic lecture and return to the safety of her New York laboratory. She definitely didn't plan on her consulting partner—an orange-and-white cat named Merlin with a superiority complex and inexplicable deductive powers—knocking over spools of thread to reveal clues, or on stumbling into the theft of a national ...

In the ancient, tea-scented lanes of Uji, Japan, forensic scientist Eliza Bennett arrives for a prestigious symposium. But the quiet ache of grief for her lost friend, Keiko, soon gives way to a chilling mystery. Her keen scientific eye—and the even sharper wit of her sardine-loving, theatrically opinionated feline companion, Merlin—sense that something is profoundly amiss. A cryptic message on a shrine’s prayer plaque—"The wisteria remembers the thread of the thief"—sparks Eliza’s investigation. The centerpiece of the symposium, an exquisite kimono meant to honor Keiko’s ...

At Sunny Meadows Retirement Estate, nothing exciting ever happens. The tea is lukewarm. The walls are aggressively beige. And Bingo is mandatory. So when Arthur Penhaligon—quiet resident, forgotten accountant, presumed harmless—notices that the Bingo numbers aren’t random, no one pays attention. No one, that is, except the people who were counting on him not to notice. Because Arthur isn’t just another retiree. He’s a former intelligence analyst whose mind was chemically dulled for a reason. And the Bingo game? It isn’t a game at all—it’s a coded broadcast using a Cold War ...

Eliza Bennett came to London for scholarship, silk, and a little peace. What she got instead was a dead man in a Savile Row tailor’s shop—and a crime scene that smells wrong. When a master cloth merchant collapses among bolts of priceless fabric, the police are eager to stitch up a tidy solution. Unfortunately for them, they didn’t count on Merlin—Eliza’s impeccably opinionated orange-and-white tabby with a razor-sharp mind, a scandalously refined palate, and a nose that detects lies as easily as lavender. As the investigation tightens and suspicion falls on the wrong man, Eliza ...

When a quiet small-town pharmacist discovers her cat and horse have opinions—and voices—her life is about to get a whole lot more dangerous. Caroline Helmar has always preferred the comforts of routine: carefully labeled glass bottles, steaming cups of tea, and the predictable heartbeat of Greenhill. But everything changes the day her sarcastic orange tabby, E.M., and her dramatic psychic horse, Topper, reveal what they really are: Familiars bound to a long line of magical Guardians… including her. And her first assignment arrives fast. A beloved librarian is attacked. A priceless ...

In the sultry, shadowed streets of New Orleans, where jazz drifts through iron-laced balconies and secrets fester beneath the Spanish moss, four extraordinary women are drawn together by fate—and a touch of the supernatural. Welcome to The Order of the Midnight Bloom , an urban fantasy series that will sweep you into a world where life, death, and everything in between blur like smoke on a moonlit night. Rose and Gail, society mavens and proprietors of their family’s historic funeral parlor, have built lives steeped in tradition—but nothing could prepare them for what lies beyond the ...

He doesn't do mice. He does vibes. Meet Merlin, the prescient New Yorker cat who knows that beige candy is a character flaw and that his human, Eliza Bennett, has a "galloping toward trouble" look. When Eliza takes a consulting gig at a "haunted" Southern museum, Merlin is dragged into a high-stakes mystery involving toxic pralines, a vengeful socialite, and a ghost who might actually be helping. Forced to crawl through dusty vents and endure flirtation from a charming horse trainer, Merlin uses his nose for metallic thread and weaponized clove oil to help Eliza find a hidden ledger before ...