Buttercup Bend Mysteries

Cathy Carter and her brother Douglas own a pet cemetery and animal rescue center in the small, upstate New York town of Buttercup Bend.After the local "Cat Crazy Lady," Maggie Broom, is found dead in her home, Cathy is stunned to learn that Rainbow Gardens and Rainbow Rescues is the recipient of most of Maggie's estate.Maggie's estranged brother and sister come to town and are upset with the terms of their sister's will. Sheriff Leroy Miller is convinced one of them killed Maggie.When another person turns up dead, Cathy sets out to solve the murders with her reporter friend, Nancy Meyers. But who really wanted to kill the "Cat Crazy Lady," and why? Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, Long Island Authors Group, and the Cat Writer's Association. Her Cobble Cove mystery series published by Solstice Publishing includes A Stone's Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone, and Love on the Rocks. Debbie has also written articles and short stories for several anthologies of various genres and a romantic comedy novella, When Jack Trumps Ace. She is also the author of two standalone novels; Reason to Die, a mystery, and Cloudy Rainbow, a paranormal romance. She lives on Long Island with her husband, daughter, and 3 cats. A series by Debbie De Louise.

The first three books in 'Buttercup Bend Mysteries', a series of cozy mystery novels by Debbie De Louise, now available in one volume!The Case Of The Cat Crazy Lady: Cathy Carter and her brother Douglas own an animal rescue center in the small town of Buttercup Bend. After the local "Cat Crazy Lady," Maggie Broom, is found dead, Cathy is stunned to learn that Rainbow Gardens and Rainbow Rescues is the recipient of most of Maggie's estate. When another person turns up dead, Cathy sets out to solve the murders. But who really wanted to kill the "Cat Crazy Lady," and why?The Case of the Parrot Loving Professor: Cathy Carter knew that returning to college would be tough, but she never expected it would involve finding her anthropology professor's dead body. There are no shortages of suspects in Dr. Bodkin's murder, and as Cathy delves deeper into the case, she discovers a relationship between her teacher and the Mennonite family from whom she purchased the farmland for her new pet rescue center. With the Buttercup Bend church's 1970's costume dance and Cathy's birthday fast approaching, can she bring Bodkin's killer to justice?The Case of the Llama Raising Librarian: When the town's librarian asks her to solve the murder of co-worker Doris, who retired to a llama farm, Cathy leaves her kittens with her grandmother and her friends without an explanation. The guests who attended the dinner at which Doris died are invited back for a reenactment of that night. These include the gardener, veterinarian, and farmhand, who all had motives to murder Doris, as well as Doris' sister and her ex-husband. When the dinner is staged, the only clue Cathy receives is given by Danielle's grandmother. But is it enough for Cathy to deduce who murdered the llama raising librarian? Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, Long Island Authors Group, and the Cat Writer's Association. Her Cobble Cove mystery series published by Solstice Publishing includes A Stone's Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone, and Love on the Rocks. Debbie has also written articles and short stories for several anthologies of various genres and a romantic comedy novella, When Jack Trumps Ace. She is also the author of two standalone novels; Reason to Die, a mystery, and Cloudy Rainbow, a paranormal romance. She lives on Long Island with her husband, daughter, and 3 cats. A series by Debbie De Louise.