Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where dogs are family and no bling is too big. Starting Furry Godmother, family pet boutique and organic deal with bakery, is normally Lacy Marie Crocker’s desire arrive true-until the glitter gun used to create her Shih Tzu tutus turns into a murder weapon-and Lacy turns into public enemy number 1.

Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor wants out just before his name is tarnished simply by association. To create matters about Cat Got Your Gemstones: A Kitty Couture Secret even worse, a string of jewel heists with suspicious ties towards the murder case offers New Orleans residents on edge. To save her dream, Lacy must have a stand, place her keen eye to work, and unravel what actually happened at her shop that night time. But can Lacy sniff out the killer kitty burglar with time to obtain her tail-raising designs over the catwalk?

Witty and whimsical, Kitty Got Your Diamonds, the 1st in a new comfy series by Julie Chase, will be the cat’s meow for fans of Rita Mae Dark brown and Miranda Wayne.

A Library Journal Editor’s Choose for Debut of the Month.