Shirley Rousseau Murphy

It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerful feline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli -- and worse, to be seen witnessing it....

Joe Grey, a cat with the ability to talk and understand human speech, now has company--a "girlfriend" cat named Dulcie who shares his gifts. But Dulcie's enthusiasm for solving an all-too-human murder mystery could get Joe Grey killed.

It took Joe Grey's human, Clyde, almost forever to pop the question to Ryan Flannery -- and Valentine's Day is the perfect day to tie the knot. But on the blessed day, with more than half the police department at the wedding, a report about a newly unearthed corpse comes in. Joe and his feline pals set out to identify the body, and it's soon suspected that this murder may be connected to a ten-year-old cold case, in which the bride's father is romantically...

When a suspicious fire leaves a twelve-year-old boy homeless and the body of his alcoholic elderly guardian is discovered in the smoldering ruins, Joe Grey and his P.I. posse follow a trail that leads to a scam involving a group of shady real estate agents.

"When the local village yard sale invite theft and murder, feline sleuths Joe Grey and Dulcie are into the case with their claws sharp."--Jacket.

The beautiful, serene village of Molena Point, California is the type of place where people go to get away from the harsher realities of life––which is what attracted classic film star Patty Rose to buy the village inn, and settle down to enjoy her golden years. But as the town gathers to celebrate and honor the beautiful, aging actress with a festival of her old films, Patty is brutally murdered––to the horror and shock of this peaceful burg....

"The stakes are higher and more personal than ever for feline investigator Joe Grey when death comes to his beloved coastal California town in this twentieth installment of the enchanting cat mystery series. While new father Joe Grey is overjoyed to teach his three young kittens about the world, he misses his cop work -- secretly helping solve crimes alongside his human friends at Molena Point P.D. But when beautician Barbara Conley and one of her...

Joe Grey and his pals provide the link between Maudie Toola son's recent murder in Los Angeles and a series of brutal assaults in the small seaside village of Molena Point.

Joe Grey, a cat who has discovered he can speak with people, is tricked by another cat into investigating a mystery at a nursing home involving a kidnapper, an open grave, and a severed finger.