The Tabby Switch

A mansion owned by a cat. A suspicious inheritance. And a pet psychic who knows a trick when she sees one.

Winter Carnival has arrived in Catfish Harbor, Michigan, bringing ice sculptures, torchlight skating, Valentines Day festivities, and a Polar Plunge that only the bravest—or most foolish—would attempt.

For Mackenzie ONeal, the towns beloved pet psychic, life is already complicated enough. Her cottage has a frozen leak, her parrot has developed an unfortunate habit of imitating goats, and shes desperately trying to keep her biggest secret under wraps.

Because Mackenzie cant really talk to animals.

Shes a retired stage mentalist whose sharp observations and clever tricks have convinced the entire town she possesses an extraordinary gift.

Then a young Chicago heir is found dead in his idling car at Grant House, a grand lakeside mansion with a most unusual owner.

Thanks to an eccentric will, the entire estate belongs to Duchess, an elderly silver tabby cat.

And something about Duchess isnt quite right.

When the mansions frightened caretaker begs Mackenzie to communicate with the cat, one glance reveals a tiny detail that everyone else has overlooked.

Something has been switched. And someone is counting on nobody noticing.

But revealing what shes discovered could place an innocent woman under suspicion. Keeping quiet would mean breaking a promise to the one detective who knows Mackenzies psychic abilities are nothing more than a convincing act.

As Catfish Harbor celebrates its winter festivities, Mackenzie finds herself tangled in a mystery of family fortunes, suspicious inheritances, and carefully concealed motives.

With her reputation, a friendship, and perhaps someones freedom at stake, Mackenzie must decide just how much of the truth shes willing to reveal.

Because the cleverest illusions depend on making people see exactly what they expect. And Mackenzie has spent a lifetime looking closer.

The Tabby Switch is a delightful, cleverly plotted animal-themed cozy mystery set in a charming Lake Michigan town, featuring a quick-witted amateur sleuth, a mysterious silver tabby, eccentric characters, and a murder filled with unexpected twists.

Perfect for readers who love cat cozy mysteries, intelligent female sleuths, quirky small-town characters, unusual inheritances, and traditional mysteries with heart and humor.

A clean, standalone cozy mystery with no graphic violence or profanity, a satisfying, fairly clued solution, and plenty of winter atmosphere, lakeside charm, animal antics, and small-town intrigue.

The cat owns the mansion. The inheritance is worth a fortune. And Mackenzie knows that appearances can be dangerously deceiving.