A Purrfect Alibi

A Purrfect Alibi

A pawsitively gripping cozy mystery

Leighann Dobbs

Books by Leighann Dobbs

Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat

The Oyster Cove Guesthouse (Cat Cozy Mystery Series)

A Twist in the Tail

A Whisker in the Dark

A Purrfect Alibi

Mystic Notch (Cat Cozy Mystery Series)

Ghostly Paws

A Spirited Tail

A Mew to a Kill

Paws and Effect

Probable Paws

A Whisker of a Doubt

Blackmoore Sisters (Cozy Mystery Series)

Dead Wrong

Dead & Buried

Dead Tide

Buried Secrets

Deadly Intentions

A Grave Mistake

Spell Found

Fatal Fortune

Lexy Baker (Cozy Mystery Series)

Lexy Baker Cozy Mystery Series Boxed Set Vol 1 (Books 1–4)

Or buy the books separately:

Killer Cupcakes

Dying for Danish

Murder, Money and Marzipan

3 Bodies and a Biscotti

Brownies, Bodies and Bad Guys

Bake, Battle and Roll

Wedded Blintz

Scones, Skulls & Scams

Ice Cream Murder

Mummified Meringues

Brutal Brulee (Novella)

No Scone Unturned

Cream Puff Killer

Never Say Pie

Kate Diamond Mystery Adventures

Hidden Agemda (Book 1)

Ancient Hiss Story (Book 2)

Heist Society (Book 3)

Silver Hollow (Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series)

A Spell of Trouble (Book 1)

Spell Disaster (Book 2)

Nothing to Croak About (Book 3)

Cry Wolf (Book 4)

Mooseamuck Island (Cozy Mystery Series)

A Zen for Murder

A Crabby Killer

A Treacherous Treasure

Hazel Martin (Historical Mystery Series)

Murder at Lowry House (Book 1)

Murder by Misunderstanding (Book 2)

Lady Katherine Regency Mysteries

An Invitation to Murder (Book 1)

The Baffling Burglaries of Bath (Book 2)

Murder at the Ice Ball (Book 3)

A Murderous Affair (Book 4)

Sam Mason Mysteries (Writing as L. A. Dobbs)

Telling Lies (Book 1)

Keeping Secrets (Book 2)

Exposing Truths (Book 3)

Betraying Trust (Book 4)

Killing Dreams (Book 5) Available in Audio

The Oyster Cove Guesthouse (Cat Cozy Mystery Series)

A Twist in the Tail (Available in the UK and US)

A Whisker in the Dark (Available in the UK and US)

A Purrfect Alibi (Available in the UK and US)

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat

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One

It’s not every day that the guesthouse you own is filled with tarot readers, crystal-ball gazers and psychic mediums, so one needs to take advantage of that when it happens. Which is how I found myself seated at a small antique mahogany table in the parlor across from Madame Zenda, who was laying out a row of colorful tarot cards.

“That’s a lovely card, look at those reds and the blues!” Millie Sullivan, my mother’s best friend and the woman I had bought the Oyster Cove Guesthouse from, leaned over my shoulder and pointed at a card that depicted a dashing knight on a horse waving a sword. Millie had sold me the old mansion, which was badly in need of repairs, because she wanted to retire. To “get out and do things”. Things that, so far, mostly consisted of getting into trouble alongside my mother. But the truth was, since I’d taken ownership, it seemed as if they’d both been here more than when Millie had owned the place.