Hiss and Make Up
(2026)(The fourth book in the Manhattan Pet-Sitter Mysteries series)
A novel by Cynthia Rowan
A luxury salon. A dead socialite. And one very opinionated cat with a talent for collecting evidence.
Pet sitter Wren Collins has handled difficult clients before, but Duchess may be her most judgmental assignment yet. The plush gray salon cat rules Felicity’s, an elegant Upper West Side beauty salon where the marble gleams, the champagne flows, and everyone seems to be hiding something under the perfect blowout.
Wren’s job is simple: keep Duchess calm during the salon’s glittering scholarship gala and out of trouble. Then wealthy donor Margot Ashford collapses in front of two hundred guests.
Everyone assumes it was a tragic allergic reaction. Margot had a severe allergy. The salon was full of products, oils, food, and champagne. Accidents happen. Except Margot’s EpiPen is missing from her bag. And Duchess has been busy.
By the time the party ends, the cat’s strange little ‘museum’ includes a torn receipt, a business card, a therapy appointment card, and a suspicious white cap that may be more than trash. Wren knows better than to ignore what an animal notices. Especially when the official story starts fraying faster than a silk scarf in Duchess’s claws.
With her notebook, her pet-sitter instincts, and one remarkably nosy cat, Wren follows the clues through salon rivalries, old loyalties, quiet resentments, and Upper West Side secrets polished to a deadly shine.
Because someone at Felicity’s planned the perfect murder. And Duchess may have already collected the proof.
Hiss and Make Up is a witty, page-turning cozy mystery perfect for fans of clever amateur sleuths, cats with attitude, Manhattan secrets, and murder served with champagne.
Genre: Mystery
Pet sitter Wren Collins has handled difficult clients before, but Duchess may be her most judgmental assignment yet. The plush gray salon cat rules Felicity’s, an elegant Upper West Side beauty salon where the marble gleams, the champagne flows, and everyone seems to be hiding something under the perfect blowout.
Wren’s job is simple: keep Duchess calm during the salon’s glittering scholarship gala and out of trouble. Then wealthy donor Margot Ashford collapses in front of two hundred guests.
Everyone assumes it was a tragic allergic reaction. Margot had a severe allergy. The salon was full of products, oils, food, and champagne. Accidents happen. Except Margot’s EpiPen is missing from her bag. And Duchess has been busy.
By the time the party ends, the cat’s strange little ‘museum’ includes a torn receipt, a business card, a therapy appointment card, and a suspicious white cap that may be more than trash. Wren knows better than to ignore what an animal notices. Especially when the official story starts fraying faster than a silk scarf in Duchess’s claws.
With her notebook, her pet-sitter instincts, and one remarkably nosy cat, Wren follows the clues through salon rivalries, old loyalties, quiet resentments, and Upper West Side secrets polished to a deadly shine.
Because someone at Felicity’s planned the perfect murder. And Duchess may have already collected the proof.
Hiss and Make Up is a witty, page-turning cozy mystery perfect for fans of clever amateur sleuths, cats with attitude, Manhattan secrets, and murder served with champagne.
Genre: Mystery
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