Ferrets, Festivals & Felonies

When a millionaire's murder threatens to close her animal shelter, one amateur sleuth and her kleptomaniac ferret are on the case.

Natalie Nichols is weeks away from losing everything. The animal shelter she inherited from her beloved mother is drowning in red ink, and her last hope—a transformational donation from philanthropist Richard Halifax—dies with him at the town's annual Leaf & Leash Festival.

Desperate to save the shelter, Natalie starts asking questions. Dangerous questions.

With help from her best friend's coffee shop intel, a squad of sharp-witted retirees known as the Gray Matters, and one very sticky-pawed ferret, Natalie follows a trail of cryptic clues, old grudges and buried secrets. But as she gets closer to the truth, she discovers that the killer is more than willing to bite the hand that sniffs them out.

A clever whodunit wrapped in small-town charm, animal antics, and found family feels.