Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones is the 2nd book in the Cat DeLuca Mysteries series. Published February 2012

After client Cleo Jones shoots her cheating husband’s bum full of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, her dog, and her sister with him. Cat promises to return the dog and money if her client stops shooting at Walter. She finds the dog and a mysterious bag full of cash, and then she finds Walter, his very dead body still warm. The cops quickly arrest Cleo for the murder of her husband. Cat is determined to prove her client’s innocence and it’s not an easy sell. Cat’s investigation leads to…