The Cat Has Red Claws

About the Book

Olympia witherspoon is asked to work on a prblem for guy knightley who is visiting tucson, arizona from england. They meet at the friendly café owned by her brother-in-lay, parker brown and where her neice emily works. Knightley is searching for a child he fathered many years ago and whose birth mother is thought to be in tucson.

He is traveling with his niece, felicity, beautiful, ruthless, and dangerous. A murder has taken place and jewelry stolen from some of the weathier homes in the foothills.

The murder is at the home of the rossiter-dillinghams during a social occasion. Knightley was there as was olympia who has reason to believe felicity arrived through an upstairs window with the help of others. Was knightley involved?

Roscoe tipster and olympia are old friends. He has taken over her detective business and they still work together and solve the puzzle of this complicated plot. Knightly also finds the daughter he is seeking but cannot have her. It is a complicated plot which, after a series of misshaps and close calls, is finally rersolved.

About the Author

Stella Clancy has been writing mystery novels during the last ten years. She formally taught acting at Cornell University where she acted in the Ithaca Repertory Theatre. She is also a painter and has shown in California and Tucson where she now resides. Finally, writing seems to be the occupation that has been most satisfying, and she has finished her fifth mystery. This is the first of three in the Ellen Kerry and Rosie Kelly series.