The Cats That Told a Fortune

Autumn in Erie, Indiana means crisp, cool days of intrigue and subterfuge. Katherine "Katz" Kendall settles into her late great aunt's Victorian mansion with her high-spirited feline companions. What better time to host a Halloween party? Katz sets the stage with scary decorations, a fortune teller, and even a magician. Jake and Colleen join in the adventure. Scout - a Siamese with extraordinary abilities - fang marks a "Wheel of Fortune" Tarot card. Is it because her person will soon receive millions, or does that card have a more ominous meaning? Although Iris is smitten with the magic man, it's unclear whether he's a lovable rogue, or an opportunistic thief. Along the way, Katz and her cats uncover important clues to the identity of a serial killer, and find out about Erie's crime family . . . the hard way. This fun, fast-paced third book in "The Cats that . . . Cozy Mystery" series involves five extraordinary felines that help Katz solve a crime. Read the first book of the series, "The Cats that Surfed the Web" on Amazon at http: //amzn.com/B00H2862YG and the second book "The Cats that Chased the Storm," is available at http: //amzn.com/B00IPOPJOU.

I grew up in a very small town (Battle Ground, Indiana). There wasn’t much to do, so I spent my time reading, writing short stories, and of course, because I’m a Hoosier, attending high school basketball games. I have a sister who is also a writer (Alexa Grace) and a brother who works for Purdue University. My other closest relatives are my Mom, two nieces, a nephew, and my husband. My Dad passed away in 1995. As I was growing up, we moved around a lot but always stayed in Tippecanoe County. My favorite house, which my parents rented for a year, was a Gothic-Victorian built in the 1870s. As a teenager, I loved to climb up to the tower room and write. In college, my favorite class was ＂Creative Writing＂. At that time, I wrote science-fiction stories until the professor pulled me aside and said I needed to write about what I know. This is what I have done in my three novels, ＂The Cats that Surfed the Web,＂ ＂The Cats that Chased the Storm,＂ and ＂The Cats that Told a Fortune.＂