Small-town librarian KathleenPaulson gets plenty ofentertainment from herextraordinary cats, Owen andHercules. But when a theatretroupe stumbles into more tragedy than it bargained for,it’s up to Kathleen to playdetective....With her sort-of boyfriendMarcus calling it quits and herex-boyfriend Andrew showing up out of the blue, Kathleen hasmore than enough drama todeal with—and that’s before alocal theatre festival relocates toMayville Heights. Now the townis buzzing with theatre folk, and many of them have their ownprivate dramas with thedirector, Hugh Davis.When Davis is found shot todeath by the marina, he leavesbehind evidence of blackmail and fraud, as well as anensemble of suspects. NowKathleen, with a little help fromher feline friends Owen andHercules, will have to catch thereal killer before another victim takes a final curtain call.