PAWS AND PROBABLE CAUSE by Molly Fitz

Title:  PAWS AND PROBABLE CAUSE
Series:  Claw and Order #1
Author:  Molly Fitz
Publisher:  Sweet Promise Press
Publish Date:   07.23.2021
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Recommended for:  14+
Grammar/editing:  book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused .
Received from:  Melissa Storm
Goodreads link: Paws and Probable Cause
Date completed: 07.21.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
My name is Moss O’Malley, and I’ve just been sentenced to three years in the magical corrections system. Thanks to my thieving ways—or rather the fact I got caught—I have to live the next three years as a cat, unable to shift back to my human form or use magic of any kind.

Just when I think I’m about to lose my mind for good, an agent breaks me free on the condition I’ll help with one of her cases. So now I must serve and protect, using my criminal wiles to catch others doing the same kinds of things that got me locked up in the first place.

It beats languishing at the cat rescue—sure—but will I be able to catch the super-powered bad guys without having any powers of my own to call on?
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PAWS AND PROBABLE CAUSE is the first book in the Claw and Order series.  These will need to be read in the order of release.
 
I love Ocot-Cat and Angie (Pet Whisperer, PI Series), but what happens to those criminal kitties, puppies, and other animals?  The Claw and Order series will be following Moss O’Malley, an adorable Ragdoll cat-shifter sentenced to stay in his shifted form.
 
There are a lot of paranormal cozy mysteries out there, but this is different.  Moss O’Malley has been sentenced to three years as a cat in a rescue center with a “do not home” order.  His only chance at parole is to work as with Kaye, an agent with the corrections system to hunt down a magical scam artist.
 
This is humorous and fun, unique, and well-written with great dialogue.  The characters are a delight and kept me smiling from beginning to end.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

 
Claw & Order Series:
1.      Paws and Probable Cause
2.      Purebreds & Purrjury
Also from Molly Fritz:
Meowing Medium Series:
1.      Secrets of the Specter (releases 10.12.2021)
Merlin and Her Magical Fluff Series:
1.      Merlin and Her Magical Fluff   
2.      Merlin Fights a Ghost
Paint-Slinging Sleuth Series:
1.      My Colorful Conundrum
Paranormal Temp Agency Series:
1.      Witch for Hire
2.      Psychic for Hire  
3.      Vampire for Hire
Pet Whisperer, P.I. Series:
1.      Kitty Confidential
2.      Terrier Transgressions
3.      Hairless Harassment
4.      Dog-Eared Delinquent
5.      The Cat Caper
6.      Chihuahua Conspiracy
7.      Raccoon Racketeer
8.      Himalayan Hazard 
8.5  Meowy Christmas Mayhem
9.      Hoppy Holiday Homicide 
10.  Retriever Ransom
11.  Lawless Litter
12.  Legal Seagull
12.5  Black Cat Benefit (Black Cat Crossing Anthology)
13.  Scheming Sphynx
14.  Deer Duplicity
15.  Persian Penalty
16.  Grizzly Grievance
 

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