Prudence Crick is caring for the twenty cats that call The Maples home while Gerry Coneybear is off travelling. Looking for a change of pace Prudence starts working part time as a barista at the new cafe while also entertaining her out of town guests, Bertie Smith and Marion Stewart. When the owners of two adjoining cottages located behind the cafe are suddenly struck down followed by a mysterious house fire, the valuable land where the house once stood becomes up for grabs and a greedy nephew, a condo developer, and a local business man begin circling like vultures. When a body is found amidst the ashes, Prudence finds herself drawn into the mystery. Was the fire arson? Who is the dead body? And where did that missing cat go?
About the Author: Born in Montreal and raised in Hudson, Quebec, Louise Carson studied music in Montreal and Toronto, played jazz piano and sang in the chorus of the Canadian Opera Company. Carson has published fiften books: Rope, a blend of poetry and prose; Mermaid Road, a lyrical novella; A Clearing, a collection of poetry; Executor, a mystery set in China and Toronto; Dog Poems, a collection of poetry; The Last Unsuitable Man, a thriller set in the Sunshine Coast; her historical fiction Deasil Widdy series: In Which, Measured, and Third Circle; and her Maples Mysteries series: The Cat Among Us, The Cat Vanishes, The Cat Between, The Cat Possessed, A Clutter of Cats, and The Cat Looked Back.
Her poems appear in literary magazines, chapbooks and anthologies from coast to coast, including The Best Canadian Poetry 2013. She's been short-listed in FreeFall Magazine's annual contest three times, and one poem won a Manitoba Magazine Award. Her novel In Which was shortlisted for a Quebec Writers' Federation award in 2019. She has presented her work in many public forums, including Hudson's Storyfest 2015, as well as in Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Saskatoon and New York City.
She lives in St-Lazare, Quebec, where she writes, teaches music and gardens.
