A curious case of a disappearing pig. A murdered historian. A sassy senior sleuth. If Cat Caliban’s not your favorite crime-solving grandma, you just haven’t met her yet!

Meet Cat Caliban — sixty-something widow, proud cat lady, and budding private eye. She’s traded in her old life as a housewife for something far more exciting: solving crimes.

But nothing in her sleuthing career has prepared her for this. 

When a local historian begs Cat to find the villain who stole her beloved pig — Gertie, a cupcake-loving micro-mini with a mischievous streak — Cat figures it’s a simple petnapping. Sorry, pignapping. Until the trail leads to a dead human body.

With the city gearing up for its bicentennial celebrations, Cat finds herself tangled up in a complex mystery involving missing historical papers, a children’s book about a detective with trotters . . . and a cunning killer who’s determined to keep the past buried. 

Cat must crack the case, bring home the bacon, and catch a murderer, before she becomes the next victim of Cincinnati’s deadliest – and oinkiest – celebration.  

DEATH BY THE DOZEN — a warm and witty mystery featuring Cincinnati’s sharpest tongued sleuth, three cats, one Black retired cop friend and colleague with a very unruly beagle, cupcakes by the dozen, and a case where justice comes with a side of sass . . . and lots of piggy snorts!

Perfect for fans of Ellie Alexander, Lucy Connelly, Rita Mae Brown, Annie Adams, Susan McBride and Tonya Kappes.