Cat in a Yellow Spotlight: A Midnight Louie Mystery

The USA TODAY Bestselling Series . . . Now in Library/Bookstore Edition Laminated Hardcover!

“TEMPLE BARR, public relations whiz, rocks Las Vegas with her sleuthing grit, wacky friends and sexy guys, cool cat sidekick, fast-paced action and laughs. And Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest hard-boiled PI on the planet!”—JANET EVANOVICH, NYT bestseller

Readers are biting their nails as the popular alphabetic Midnight Louie feline PI mystery series nears its end with this 26th entry. Even then, Las Vegas's hairiest sleuth (whose feline-noir voice has been compared to Hammett, Hammer, and Nathan Detroit) will not be hanging up his fedora.

Taking the spotlight this time is the Las Vegas reunion show of a groundbreaking multi-ethnic band that revives a deadly duel between its two divas. Now petite PR powerhouse Temple Barr and her faithful feline roommate, Midnight Louie, must sniff out clues to save the Crystal Phoenix hotel's reputation and any at-risk lives, including their own. Tabloid newspaperss went wild over the shocking disappearance of Black & White's two singing divas and flamboyant manager years earlier. The women made comebacks, but manager Cale Watson was never seen again. As murder stalks the rehearsing band members, Temple moves into the celebrity hotel suites to uncover sabotage, while Louie and the Vegas Cat Pack sniff out clues like, um, dogs. Meanwhile, Temple's ex, magician Max Kinsella, makes a shocking decision that will impact more lives than his. Deadly encounters and unexpected reunions force all the main characters into unforeseen loss and disclosure, the suspense leavened by Douglas's characteristic wit and heart. For sleuths and suspects, it all comes down to the black and white lies that destroy hopes, lives, and family. The penultimate book, Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit, is followed by series closer, Cat in an Alphabet End Game. (The series' first two non-alphabetic titles, Catnap and Pussyfoot, have been reissued in ebook as Cat in an Alphabet Soup and Cat in an Aqua Storm.)

FUN, FROTHY AND CHARMING"—Publishers Weekly

"So in this typically fun-filled, witty and comic Midnight Louie outing, Douglas tackles a multitude of serious and topical issues [including] monogamy, celibacy, sexual responsibility and familial responsibility, theology, stalking, sanity and lack of same, honor and commitment, and the keeping of vows and trusts."—Mostly Murder on Cat in a Flamingo Fedora

"The always engaging Midnight Louie prowls the alleys of Las Vegas solving crimes and romancing runaways like a furry Sam Spade."—People magazine

"Nine lives wouldn't be nearly enough for this dude."—Publishers Weekly

"glitters and snaps like the town that inspired it."—NORA ROBERTS

"a finale that'll run you within a whisker of your ninth life."—Kirkus

"Never a dull moment."-Library Journal

"Sophisticated, mainstream, and upmarket."—CAROLYN NICHOLS

"The most erudite feline ever, Midnight Louie."—Mostly Murder

"Wild, witty, and utterly irresistible."—San Francisco Chronicle

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Cat in a Yellow Spotlight: A Midnight Louie Mystery

The USA TODAY Bestselling Series . . . Now in Library/Bookstore Edition Laminated Hardcover!

“TEMPLE BARR, public relations whiz, rocks Las Vegas with her sleuthing grit, wacky friends and sexy guys, cool cat sidekick, fast-paced action and laughs. And Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest hard-boiled PI on the planet!”—JANET EVANOVICH, NYT bestseller

Readers are biting their nails as the popular alphabetic Midnight Louie feline PI mystery series nears its end with this 26th entry. Even then, Las Vegas's hairiest sleuth (whose feline-noir voice has been compared to Hammett, Hammer, and Nathan Detroit) will not be hanging up his fedora.

Taking the spotlight this time is the Las Vegas reunion show of a groundbreaking multi-ethnic band that revives a deadly duel between its two divas. Now petite PR powerhouse Temple Barr and her faithful feline roommate, Midnight Louie, must sniff out clues to save the Crystal Phoenix hotel's reputation and any at-risk lives, including their own. Tabloid newspaperss went wild over the shocking disappearance of Black & White's two singing divas and flamboyant manager years earlier. The women made comebacks, but manager Cale Watson was never seen again. As murder stalks the rehearsing band members, Temple moves into the celebrity hotel suites to uncover sabotage, while Louie and the Vegas Cat Pack sniff out clues like, um, dogs. Meanwhile, Temple's ex, magician Max Kinsella, makes a shocking decision that will impact more lives than his. Deadly encounters and unexpected reunions force all the main characters into unforeseen loss and disclosure, the suspense leavened by Douglas's characteristic wit and heart. For sleuths and suspects, it all comes down to the black and white lies that destroy hopes, lives, and family. The penultimate book, Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit, is followed by series closer, Cat in an Alphabet End Game. (The series' first two non-alphabetic titles, Catnap and Pussyfoot, have been reissued in ebook as Cat in an Alphabet Soup and Cat in an Aqua Storm.)

FUN, FROTHY AND CHARMING"—Publishers Weekly

"So in this typically fun-filled, witty and comic Midnight Louie outing, Douglas tackles a multitude of serious and topical issues [including] monogamy, celibacy, sexual responsibility and familial responsibility, theology, stalking, sanity and lack of same, honor and commitment, and the keeping of vows and trusts."—Mostly Murder on Cat in a Flamingo Fedora

"The always engaging Midnight Louie prowls the alleys of Las Vegas solving crimes and romancing runaways like a furry Sam Spade."—People magazine

"Nine lives wouldn't be nearly enough for this dude."—Publishers Weekly

"glitters and snaps like the town that inspired it."—NORA ROBERTS

"a finale that'll run you within a whisker of your ninth life."—Kirkus

"Never a dull moment."-Library Journal

"Sophisticated, mainstream, and upmarket."—CAROLYN NICHOLS

"The most erudite feline ever, Midnight Louie."—Mostly Murder

"Wild, witty, and utterly irresistible."—San Francisco Chronicle

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Cat in a Yellow Spotlight: A Midnight Louie Mystery

by Carole Nelson Douglas
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Overview

The USA TODAY Bestselling Series . . . Now in Library/Bookstore Edition Laminated Hardcover!

“TEMPLE BARR, public relations whiz, rocks Las Vegas with her sleuthing grit, wacky friends and sexy guys, cool cat sidekick, fast-paced action and laughs. And Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest hard-boiled PI on the planet!”—JANET EVANOVICH, NYT bestseller

Readers are biting their nails as the popular alphabetic Midnight Louie feline PI mystery series nears its end with this 26th entry. Even then, Las Vegas's hairiest sleuth (whose feline-noir voice has been compared to Hammett, Hammer, and Nathan Detroit) will not be hanging up his fedora.

Taking the spotlight this time is the Las Vegas reunion show of a groundbreaking multi-ethnic band that revives a deadly duel between its two divas. Now petite PR powerhouse Temple Barr and her faithful feline roommate, Midnight Louie, must sniff out clues to save the Crystal Phoenix hotel's reputation and any at-risk lives, including their own. Tabloid newspaperss went wild over the shocking disappearance of Black & White's two singing divas and flamboyant manager years earlier. The women made comebacks, but manager Cale Watson was never seen again. As murder stalks the rehearsing band members, Temple moves into the celebrity hotel suites to uncover sabotage, while Louie and the Vegas Cat Pack sniff out clues like, um, dogs. Meanwhile, Temple's ex, magician Max Kinsella, makes a shocking decision that will impact more lives than his. Deadly encounters and unexpected reunions force all the main characters into unforeseen loss and disclosure, the suspense leavened by Douglas's characteristic wit and heart. For sleuths and suspects, it all comes down to the black and white lies that destroy hopes, lives, and family. The penultimate book, Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit, is followed by series closer, Cat in an Alphabet End Game. (The series' first two non-alphabetic titles, Catnap and Pussyfoot, have been reissued in ebook as Cat in an Alphabet Soup and Cat in an Aqua Storm.)

FUN, FROTHY AND CHARMING"—Publishers Weekly

"So in this typically fun-filled, witty and comic Midnight Louie outing, Douglas tackles a multitude of serious and topical issues [including] monogamy, celibacy, sexual responsibility and familial responsibility, theology, stalking, sanity and lack of same, honor and commitment, and the keeping of vows and trusts."—Mostly Murder on Cat in a Flamingo Fedora

"The always engaging Midnight Louie prowls the alleys of Las Vegas solving crimes and romancing runaways like a furry Sam Spade."—People magazine

"Nine lives wouldn't be nearly enough for this dude."—Publishers Weekly

"glitters and snaps like the town that inspired it."—NORA ROBERTS

"a finale that'll run you within a whisker of your ninth life."—Kirkus

"Never a dull moment."-Library Journal

"Sophisticated, mainstream, and upmarket."—CAROLYN NICHOLS

"The most erudite feline ever, Midnight Louie."—Mostly Murder

"Wild, witty, and utterly irresistible."—San Francisco Chronicle


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781943175154
Publisher: Sam S. Douglas
Publication date: 11/28/2017
Series: Midnight Louie Series , #26
Pages: 334
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Carole Nelson Douglas is the award-winning author of 63 novels in the mystery/thriller, romance/women's fiction, and science fiction/fantasy genres, including the 28-book bestselling Feline Noir Midnight Louie Las Vegas mystery series (Cat in an Alphabet Soup) and the Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, noir urban fantasy series (Dancing with Werewolves, etc.). A former award-winning daily newspaper reporter and editor in Minnesota, Douglas propels her witty, adventurous fiction with social issues and satire. Midnight Louie prowls the "slightly surreal" Vegas of today, narrating interlarded chapters in his alley-cat noir voice. Delilah walks the mean streets of a paranormally post-apocalyptic Sin City, fighting supernatural mobsters with Louie's wile, wit and grit. Douglas was the first author to make a Sherlockian female character, Irene Adler, a series protagonist, with the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Good Night, Mr. Holmes, and the first woman to write a Holmes spin-off series. Her award nominations run from the Agatha to the Nebula, including Lifetime Achievement Awards from RT Book Reviews for Mystery, Suspense, Versatility, and as a Pioneer of Publishing for her groundbreaking multi-genre work. She has won a clowder of Catwriters' Association first place Muse awards, and is a four-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's Rita award in four different categories. She moved south to write fiction full-time and was recently inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. She does a mean Marilyn Monroe impersonation, collects vintage clothing and homeless cats, and enjoys Zumba, but has never danced with werewolves. (That she knows of.)

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Previously in Midnight Louie’s

Lives and Times

Chapter 1 TLC to Go

Chapter 2 Sweet Home Á La Mama

Chapter 3 Now! Live on WKTY

Chapter 4 Uneasy Listening

Chapter 5 Fast and Furryous

Chapter 6 Maybe Baby

Chapter 7 One Unhappy Return

Chapter 8 Band in the Running

Chapter 9 Killable Hours

Chapter 10 Defying Gravity

Chapter 11 Black & White All Over

Chapter 12 Ghost of a Romance

Chapter 13 Migraine in B&W

Chapter 14 Scotch & Soda on the Roof

Chapter 15 Mass Confusion

Chapter 16 Taken for a Ride

Chapter 17 Sunday Night Fights

Chapter 18 Big Wheels

Chapter 19 Excess Baggage

Chapter 20 Cool Hand Louie

Chapter 21 The Flack Pack

Chapter 22 Dysfunction Junction

Chapter 23 All Made Up

Chapter 24 Deadly Nightshade

Chapter 25 Casing the Joint

Chapter 26 Rehearsed to Death

Chapter 27 A Mother Nose

Chapter 28 Spider Web

Chapter 29 Catastrophy

Chapter 30 Double Trouble

Chapter 31 A Darker Shade of Cale

Chapter 32 Diva Direct

Chapter 33 Black and White Lies

Chapter 34 Go Ask Alice

Chapter 35 Tripping the Dark Fantastic

Chapter 36 Blinded by the Bright

Chapter 37 Black on Her Feet

Chapter 38 Je Reviens

Chapter 39 A Merry Ménage

Chapter 40 The Color Yellow

Chapter 41 “You Naughty Kittens…”

Chapter 42 Stoli Moments

Chapter 43 Face Value

Chapter 44 In High Cotton

Chapter 45 Planted Evidence

Chapter 46 The Mothers of Invention

Chapter 47 The Uneasy Suspects

Chapter 48 Black & Blue Dahlia

Chapter 49 First Step: Shoe Up

Chapter 50 Burnt Out

Chapter 51 Black Velvet Band

Chapter 52 La Vida Louie

Tailpiece: Midnight Louie Has The Last Word

Tailpiece: Carole Nelson Douglas Muses

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