Death on Denial River
(2025)(The third book in the Hercule Purr-Row Case Files series)
A novel by Jamie Kleinkauf
Five mystery authors. One luxury cat hotel. And a killer with a deadline.
When the prestigious Denial River Book Club checks into Penny Lane's cat hotel, The Feline Express, she expects literary egos and temperamental felines. Instead, she gets murder.
Hercule Purr-row, Penny's black and white tuxedo cat with a knack for solving mysteries, watches the visiting authors with keen interest. His golden eyes track their movements and his whiskers twitch with suspicion—as if he alone can sense the dangerous undercurrents flowing beneath their professional rivalries.
When a body is discovered in the river and suspicious "accidents" follow, Penny realizes someone is editing authors out of the anthology permanently. With help from her veterinarian friend Paul and retired detective neighbor Agnes, she must decode the clues that expose deadly competitions and hidden motives.
But digging into the writers' tangled histories uncovers dangerous secrets someone would kill to protect. And as Hercule leads them closer to the truth, Penny might find herself in the crosshairs of a killer who's crafting the perfect ending—with her as the final victim.
"Death on Denial River" proves that in this charming Connecticut town, the most dangerous waters run deep – and only a cat like Hercule Purr-row can help navigate them.
Genre: Mystery
When the prestigious Denial River Book Club checks into Penny Lane's cat hotel, The Feline Express, she expects literary egos and temperamental felines. Instead, she gets murder.
Hercule Purr-row, Penny's black and white tuxedo cat with a knack for solving mysteries, watches the visiting authors with keen interest. His golden eyes track their movements and his whiskers twitch with suspicion—as if he alone can sense the dangerous undercurrents flowing beneath their professional rivalries.
When a body is discovered in the river and suspicious "accidents" follow, Penny realizes someone is editing authors out of the anthology permanently. With help from her veterinarian friend Paul and retired detective neighbor Agnes, she must decode the clues that expose deadly competitions and hidden motives.
But digging into the writers' tangled histories uncovers dangerous secrets someone would kill to protect. And as Hercule leads them closer to the truth, Penny might find herself in the crosshairs of a killer who's crafting the perfect ending—with her as the final victim.
"Death on Denial River" proves that in this charming Connecticut town, the most dangerous waters run deep – and only a cat like Hercule Purr-row can help navigate them.
Genre: Mystery
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