Monterey Bay Menace
(2027)(The fifth book in the Amanda Warren Cozy Animal Mystery series)
A novel by Seren Star Goode
A psychic cat. A body in the courtyard. And a library full of suspects locked in with a killer.
Dog groomer Amanda Warren is helping prepare Ocean Wood’s historic library for an upcoming pet adoption fair, where rescue animals will get their chance at forever homes. Then a contentious city council meeting crashes the setup.
Before the night is over, the city auditor is found dead beneath the butterfly sculpture in the library’s walled courtyard—and a security system failure traps everyone inside.
Now Amanda is locked in with rattled volunteers, nervous politicians, suspicious neighbors, one fiercely protective librarian… and a killer who may be among them.
Luckily, she has Grok, her enormous, sarcastic, psychic, slightly amnesiac Maine Coon cat. He’s hiding from the librarian, judging everyone in sight, and picking up things about the suspects that no ordinary cat could know.
Then one of Amanda’s closest friends comes under suspicion.
As old grudges surface and signs of buried corruption begin pointing in dangerous directions, Amanda realizes the murder may have been anything but spontaneous.
With the police outside, the suspects inside, and a killer running out of places to hide, Amanda and Grok must untangle the truth before the doors open—and a murderer walks free.
Monterey Bay Menace is a warm, witty cozy mystery filled with library charm, seaside secrets, small-town chaos, and one very opinionated cat who is once ag
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Dog groomer Amanda Warren is helping prepare Ocean Wood’s historic library for an upcoming pet adoption fair, where rescue animals will get their chance at forever homes. Then a contentious city council meeting crashes the setup.
Before the night is over, the city auditor is found dead beneath the butterfly sculpture in the library’s walled courtyard—and a security system failure traps everyone inside.
Now Amanda is locked in with rattled volunteers, nervous politicians, suspicious neighbors, one fiercely protective librarian… and a killer who may be among them.
Luckily, she has Grok, her enormous, sarcastic, psychic, slightly amnesiac Maine Coon cat. He’s hiding from the librarian, judging everyone in sight, and picking up things about the suspects that no ordinary cat could know.
Then one of Amanda’s closest friends comes under suspicion.
As old grudges surface and signs of buried corruption begin pointing in dangerous directions, Amanda realizes the murder may have been anything but spontaneous.
With the police outside, the suspects inside, and a killer running out of places to hide, Amanda and Grok must untangle the truth before the doors open—and a murderer walks free.
Monterey Bay Menace is a warm, witty cozy mystery filled with library charm, seaside secrets, small-town chaos, and one very opinionated cat who is once ag
Genre: Cozy Mystery