Purrfect Racket (The Mysteries of Max, #105)

You’d think a quiet morning spent in the garden—complete with sunshine, naps, and Dooley investigating ladybugs—would be entirely harmless.
You’d be wrong.
It starts with Brutus having a meltdown. Apparently, Harriet is cheating on him with a smooth-talking, muscle-flexing newcomer named Khakiel. Dooley, being Dooley, immediately volunteers to solve the situation diplomatically. Which is a terrible idea for many reasons, not least because Dooley’s idea of diplomacy involves wandering off alone to confront a cat built like a tank.
Then Dooley disappears.
And just when I’m starting to worry (which I don’t do lightly), Harriet vanishes too.
Now we’ve got a missing best friend, a missing diva, a suspicious new cat who seems a little too charming for his own good, and a town that’s suddenly acting very strange. Add in a shady organization humans are whispering about, a few too many coincidences, and a growing feeling that something seriously wrong is going on… and even my nap starts to feel unsafe.
As the clues pile up, one thing becomes clear: this isn’t about romance, rivalry, or cat choir drama.
Something bigger is happening in Hampton Cove.
And if I don’t figure it out fast, my friends might not be coming back.