'[A] mysterious maze with murder at the center....' -Kirkus Reviews 'A witty, engaging, and compelling first mystery that's more quirky than cozy, full of tasty characters and local color.' -Sparkle Hayter author of the Robin Hudson mysteries Theda Krakow is in a funk. Her sometime boyfriend is gone, her beloved cat has died, and the career leap she's made from copy editor to freelance writer has left her finances-and her spirit-flat. She desperately needs a headline. One day, strolling in her Cambridge neighborhood, Theda spies an adorable stray kitten who leads her to an old woman holed up in a decrepit house full of cats. Could this be the story to catapult Theda out of the dumps? Or deeper into something more sinister? Clea Simon is the author of the Theda Krakow, Dulcie Schwartz, and Pru Marlowe pet noir mysteries, as well as several nonfiction books. A former journalist, Simon lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their cat. www.cleasimon.com