Cat in an Alien X-Ray: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries)
Douglas’ popular cat-themed alphabet series is heading into the home stretch with the twenty-fifth entry. The wily feline protagonist Midnight Louie continues to help his owner, public-relations specialist Temple, solve crimes. Temple is back in Vegas, engaged to ex-priest and radio host Matt while working with ex-fiancé Max to deal with the mobsters still after them (from previous titles in the series). Meanwhile, Temple is disenchanted by an eccentric new client who wants to launch a UFO-themed restaurant on top of a construction site where two bodies are dumped. Readers need to be familiar with the many references to earlier adventures, but that shouldn’t be a problem for fans, who long ago bought into the crazy antics and anthropomorphic humor that are Douglas’ trademarks. --Amy Alessio