“Midnight Louie is the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled PI on the planet!” —JANET EVANOVICH “THIS EXTRAORDINARILY UNIQUE MYSTERY takes a DELIGHTFULLY UNEXPECTED TWIST and blends the BEST OF BOTH of Douglas’s two mystery series (Midnight Louie’s PI Feline Noir investigations and Delilah Street’s savvy Female Noir PI escapades)".--Kings River Life Author Carole Nelson Douglas’s cast of four human crime solvers has shifted after petite PR powerhouse amateur sleuth and Louie’s faithful roommate, Temple Barr, marries ex-priest Matt Devine. Temple's ex, that wily magician and counterterrorist. Max Kinsella, has hit a pause in his professional and personal life. Will he stick around Vegas and remain a confidential informant for hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina? Will Delilah adapt to a normal (if it ever was) Las Vegas? Now that it looks like paranormal Vegas mob bosses are making inroads on the current version, Louie must contend with some "gifted” dogs and the real Big Cats with claws for crime. "Douglas writes a tight mystery and her joy in what she writes comes through on every page. Funny, smart and very well crafted . . . A treat."-- Crimespree magazine "Of all the many feline detectives prowling the mystery shelves these days, Carole Nelson Douglas' Midnight Louie is by far the most hard-boiled-- San Francisco Chronicle "Rich details and inventive puzzles...An unexpected twist, an action-packed cinematic finish..." -- SciFi Guy on Delilah Street noir fantasy novels "Midnight Louie is an irresistible blend of Sam Spade and Nathan Detroit."-- Mostly Murder " Once again Ms. Douglas lights up the skies with a dazzling blend of witty prose, clever plotting and just plain fun. "A new Midnight Louie book is pure catnip, as Ms. Douglas exquisitely crafts a clever puzzler in style noir with striking characterization and rare clarity of vision-not only does she set a scene with vivid precision, but she in turn uses it as an incandescent prism through which she superbly illuminates the human experience- RT Book Reviews The streets of Las Vegas were never so treacherous, nor so inviting as in this ninth adventure replete with trademark wordplay, heartstrings and yes, even a murder or two--DSB, Mostly Murder The brilliantly talented Carole Nelson Douglas has set in motion storyline twists leading the series in a new direction that is sure to surprise yet please Louie's biggest fans."- Affaire de Coeur "So in this typically fun-filled, witty and comic Midnight Louie outing, Douglas tackles a multitude of serious and topical issues [including] sexual addiction and obsession, monogamy, celibacy, sexual responsibility and familial responsibility versus sexual need and personal need, theology, stalking, sanity and lack of same, honor and commitment, romantic triangles and rectangles, sexual taboos, and the keeping of vows and trusts. No small accomplishment for a thoroughly entertaining mystery with occasional chapters "written" by an anthropomorphic tough-guy private-eye cat with more than a taste of Damon Runyon in his writing voice." -- Mostly Murder From USA Today bestseller Carole Nelson Douglas in fall, 2018, comes Absinthe Without Leave, the first book in a new Midnight Louie feline PI series readers requested. Douglas writes two Las Vegas-set series: the alphabetically titled 28 Midnight Louie feline PI mysteries partially narrated by a "Sam Spade with claws", and the Delilah Street Paranormal Investigator noir urban fantasies (werewolf mobsters and Silver Screen zombies) set in a paranormal Sin City. Absinthe Without Leave combines the two series. Douglas has also written science fiction thrillers and high fantasy, historical and contemporary romance. She's the first woman author of a Sherlockian series and the first to use a female protagonist (Holmes' out-witter Irene Adler), with the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Good Night, Mr. Holmes. A four-time Romance Writers Rita Award finalist in four different categories, with RT Book Reviews Career Achievement awards in Suspense, Mystery, Versatility and as a Pioneer of Publishing, and the holder of many Catwriters' Association Muse Medallions in fiction, Carole rescues cats and works at home among mannequins in vintage dress. She does a wicked Marilyn Monroe impersonation (she edited a short story collection on the iconic star), but her literary muse is definitely feline: mysterious, playful, and packing sharp shivs in velvet gloves.