Five Alarm Fire — D.B. Borton

CAT CALIBAN INVESTIGATES
Suspicion is second nature to any woman who's raised three kids. So Cat Caliban figures she has what it takes to be Cincinnati'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...

A WELL-CRAFTED MURDER
Cat couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler, so arts and crafts have never really been her thing. That's why she can't believe she let her friends dupe her into joining a pottery class. Before long, Cat is ready to dump her lopsided vases into the trash and call it a day-until she discovers the cremated remains of a corpse hidden in the ceramic kiln.

For the first time since taking up pottery, Cat's got something to get fired up about...