Two Points for Murder // Two-Shot Foul — D.B. Borton

Suspicion is second nature to any woman who's raised three kids. So Cat Caliban figures she has what it takes to be Cincinatti's smartest snoop: an eye for evidence, a talent for spotting lies, the sharp wit of Erma Bombeck - and the detection skills of Sam Spade...
As a P.I.-in-training, Cat cant' turn down small cases - even a lost kitten. She finds the feline...and a notebook belonging to a high school basketball hero gunned down in a mysterious murder. Everyone said he was a good kid, straight as an arrow.