Chet and Bernie of the Little Detective Agency are once again on the case. Narrated by the intrepid Chet, a 100 pound very good doggie, the mystery revolves around a Slickety sensation called Miss Kitty. Videos of this cat, seeming to be bored by everything her owner Bitty does, have gone viral and are raking in the bucks. Since her disappearance, her fans are voicing their dismay and her sponsors have their eye on Bratty Catty, a fat orange cat who can replace Miss Kitty. Bernie now has a reputation for solving difficult cases in The Valley so he's been hired to find the missing feline. BTW-Chet hates cats.
This one is a puzzler-does her disappearance have anything to do with Bitty's father, caught in a double homicide over copper rare earth leases? Does it involve the Two Fillies's Ranch whose owners are mighty fond of their handguns? Or could it be about drugs, as per usual. Certainly Senor Piggie must be in the mix-he might hold the key to the whole caper. Meanwhile, the movie being made about Chet and Bernie is not coming together as it should-and that was going to be their big meal ticket.
I have been following the adventures of Chet and Bernie for many years and I'm always so happy when Quinn gives his fans another novel. The progression of Bernie's life in The Valley of the Sun (read metropolitan Phoenix) as told by Chet, a black shepherd with one white ear, is always entertaining and it's great to catch up with Leda his ex, Weatherly, his on again off again fiancee, and the other familiar characters of the previous books. This one was one of the best in the series and I really enjoyed it. It's high time to get your meow on!
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