Cat in a Sapphire Slipper: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries)

Cat in a Sapphire Slipper is the twentieth title in Carole Nelson Douglass sassy Midnight Louie mystery series. The tough-talking, twenty-pound, tomcat PI is as feisty as ever as he and his gang try to keep his favorite roommate from losing her man. PR honcho Temple Barrs romance novelist aunt Kit has wound up in a romantic plot of her own. Shes snagged one of the most eligible bachelors on the Strip, one of the elder Fontana brothers, a silver-tongued reputed ex-mobster with a heart of gold. There is to be a weddingand where there is a wedding there is usually a bachelor party. Things go disastrously wrong when the entire party is hijacked and taken to a remote ranch out in the Nevada desert, a place where the women are wild and the sex is legal. And among the group? None other than Temples own Matt, an ex-priest. Truly a fish out of water, he soon comes upon a beautiful young woman who is quite naked and most thoroughly dead. Given the remoteness of the location with very few suspects on hand (plus the Fontanas' shady reputation) this could be a very bad thing indeed. And Louie? Well, he managed to go along for the ride and once again its up to that big old tomcat to bail out his humans and save the day. Cat in a Sapphire Slipper is a fast-paced, racy mystery with a loveable cast of characters and one terrific tough dude to keep them all in line. Las Vegas’ number-one hard-boiled feline PI, Midnight Louie, is back in another crazy crime- and cat-filled romp. Louie sneaks a ride in the Fontana brothers limo to oldest brother Aldo’s bachelor party, hoping to keep an eye on Matt, new beau of Louie’s human partner, Temple. When Louie and the men find themselves not only at a Nevada chicken ranch (legalized brothel) but kidnapped by their jealous and vengeful girlfriends, with a dead body upstairs, it is up to Louie to keep Matt out of trouble and find the murderer. Louie only has 24 hours before the new clients arrive, but this time he has help, a lot of help and all female, including his long-lost love, Satin, likely mother of his purported daughter, Midnight Louise. With a fast-moving plot and lively narration passed back and forth between Temple, Matt, Louie, and Temple’s mysteriously missing ex, Max, the story hurtles its way forward. Sure to be a big hit with Midnight Louie’s large and dedicated audience. --Jessica Temple's Aunt Kit Falls For One Of The Fontana Brothers, A Reputed Ex-mobster With A Heart Of Gold. When The Bachelor Party Is Hijacked, Can Louie Bail Out His Humans And Save The Day? Carole Nelson Douglas. A Tom Doherty Associates Book. The wedding party and guests at Temple Barr's aunt's wedding are kidnapped and taken to a deserted ranch used for wild parties. Temple's secret fiance discovers the body of an unfortunate young woman, but Louie saves the day