The Cat Rescue Clue
(2026)(The third book in the Marmalade Cafe Mystery series)
A novel by Poppy Langford
At The Ginger Whisk, every cat has a story. Some have secrets.
Elsie Hart expects a quiet weekend when she agrees to foster Fig, a nervous rescue kitten from the local cat shelter. But the moment Fig arrives, Marmalade, Elsie’s sharp-eyed ginger cat, abandons his favorite window seat and takes up a silent watch outside the office door.
At first, Elsie tells herself he’s just being territorial. Then the rescue coordinator, Diane Okafor, is found after a fatal fall at the shelter, and critical records begin to disappear.
As Elsie helps keep Fig safe, she discovers that Diane may have uncovered something troubling inside the rescue: missing paperwork, questionable payments, suspicious ‘premium’ placements, and two microchip numbers hidden where no one was supposed to find them.
Now every volunteer has something to explain, every donor has an agenda, and someone inside the rescue may be willing to protect a profitable secret at any cost.
With the café buzzing, the town whispering, and Marmalade refusing to leave his post, Elsie must follow the clues before another innocent life is put at risk.
The Cat Rescue Clue is a warm, clever cat cozy mystery featuring a small-town café, an amateur sleuth, rescue cats, community secrets, and one very observant ginger cat.
Perfect for readers who enjoy charming animal mysteries, clean cozy whodunits, café settings, and clever clues hidden in plain sight.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Elsie Hart expects a quiet weekend when she agrees to foster Fig, a nervous rescue kitten from the local cat shelter. But the moment Fig arrives, Marmalade, Elsie’s sharp-eyed ginger cat, abandons his favorite window seat and takes up a silent watch outside the office door.
At first, Elsie tells herself he’s just being territorial. Then the rescue coordinator, Diane Okafor, is found after a fatal fall at the shelter, and critical records begin to disappear.
As Elsie helps keep Fig safe, she discovers that Diane may have uncovered something troubling inside the rescue: missing paperwork, questionable payments, suspicious ‘premium’ placements, and two microchip numbers hidden where no one was supposed to find them.
Now every volunteer has something to explain, every donor has an agenda, and someone inside the rescue may be willing to protect a profitable secret at any cost.
With the café buzzing, the town whispering, and Marmalade refusing to leave his post, Elsie must follow the clues before another innocent life is put at risk.
The Cat Rescue Clue is a warm, clever cat cozy mystery featuring a small-town café, an amateur sleuth, rescue cats, community secrets, and one very observant ginger cat.
Perfect for readers who enjoy charming animal mysteries, clean cozy whodunits, café settings, and clever clues hidden in plain sight.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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