The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon — Leann Sweeney

After returning from craft fairs and cat shows to her lake house in Mercy, South Carolina, quilter Jillian Hart discovers her friend Tom is missing -- and his estranged half brother has made himself at home in Tom's house. Jillian doesn't trust the guy, especially since he allowed Tom's diabetic cat to escape.

When Mercy police officers find Tom's wrecked car with a dead stranger inside, Jillian's worry turns to dread. What is this man doing in the car -- and who killed him? Aided by a trio of cats and a spunky rat terrier, Jillian is determined to find out what kind of trouble Tom has gotten himself into -- before someone else turns up dead.