Gone Cat and Other Stories — Jada Ryker

~*~ Gone Cat and Other Stories is the fourth book in the Macey Malloy mystery series, which began with the Kindle Scout winner, and goofy thriller, Take the Body and Run ~*~The collection of Macey Malloy stories includes the novelette, Two Tickets to Paradise, the short story, “What the Cat Dragged In”, the novelette, Cat Scratch Fever, and the novelette, Gone Cat.In the prequel novelette, Two Tickets to Paradise, Macey risks her life when she's embroiled in a brutal murder and meets her feline, crime-solving partner.Runnin' with the Devil Cat resumes the story right after Take Her to the River. Macey is shocked when her less-than-stellar employee, Greta, begs Macey to help her. Greta has taken up a new hobby . . . ghost hunting. Greta finds more than ectoplasm while chasing after spirits. She finds a very dead corporeal body, one she knew when it was alive. With means, motive, and opportunity, she's terrified she'll be accused of the brutal murder.Greta knows who she's gonna call �" Macey Malloy, and her crime-solving cat, Wikket.In the short story, “What the Cat Dragged In”, Macey Malloy and her nose-for-crime cat suspect evildoing close to home.In the novelette, Cat Scratch Fever, Shelby Cannon fell to her death from the balcony of her dorm room. Before plunging to the courtyard below, the freshman posted, “I'd rather die . . .” on social media, tagging all of her friends. Macey Malloy is the only one who's convinced that Shelby didn't commit suicide. With the help of Wikket, her big black cat, she digs into the girl's death. Is she needlessly distressing the grieving parents and enraging the dead girl's friends . . . or is she on the trail of a killer intent on getting away with murder?In the novelette, Gone Cat, Macey is frantic with worry when Wikket, the supersized cat with a propensity for trouble, vanishes. Macey enlists her friends' help, but will it be enough?Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist SeriesSassy Macey Malloy and her grumpy cat Wikket debuted in Take the Body and Run. The Kindle Scout winner is about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat.“TAKE THE BODY AND RUN is a fast-paced ride with a sparkling character and written in a new, original voice. This is a don't-miss debut.”-Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author of Pluto's Snitch and Sarah Booth DelaneyThe series is fun to read in any order. Here's the list in chronological order.#0 - Prequel: Two Tickets to Paradise Macey risks her life when she's embroiled in a brutal murder, and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. The novelette is also included in Gone Cat and Other Stories.#1 - Take the Body and RunThe Kindle Scout winner is a “goofy thriller” about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat.#2 - Take a Walk on the Dead SideMacey and Wikket, her crabby cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey tries to help her, only to be trapped in the web of deceit with tangled links to missing women.#3: Take Her to the River Macey has to solve a murder, and find her missing friend, Leila. The investigation hurtles Macey and Wikket into a desperate killer's path. Will they survive, even with Wikket's unusual brand of help? #4: Gone Cat and Other StoriesIn the prequel novelette Two Tickets to Paradise, Macey risks her life when she's embroiled in a brutal murder and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. The novella Runnin' with the Devil Cat resumes the story right after Take Her to the River. The action continues with the short story “What the Cat Dragged In,” and the novelettes Cat Scratch Fever and Gone Cat.