Near the end of an almost purr-fect RV vacation to Texas, Beth, the landlady, and her Psycho Cat deal with break-ins, gun theft, and murder. Beth’s brother-in-law becomes a “person of interest.” It’s all enough to make Beth wonder if trouble is tailing them on the way home, too. “Doubtful,” Beth’s hubby, Arnie, insists. “Why would anyone want to follow the RV from Texas to Kansas City?” Why indeed? At the same time, two petty crooks, Gil and Freddy, fumble about, trying to retrieve a stash of drugs that will make them rich enough to go straight. Without getting caught! Psycho Cat whizzes around the RV, yowls, and acts up in general. Beth investigates, despite Arnie’s skepticism. She must decode Psycho Cat’s signals to figure out if they are being tailed, connect the real killers to the murder, and save her brother-in-law from going to prison. A few wrong moves and--this could be the end of the road for the sleuthing duo. BONUS: Recipes of foods mentioned in the story are included at the end of the book. I loved this book though I don't usually read fast-paced urban drama, but the cat and the recipes drew me in. It's number 4 in a series but this is the first one I have read. It's the story of two sisters and their husbands, plus pets, who are vacationing in their RVs in San Antonio, Texas and find themselves in the middle of a crime drama involving burglary, drugs, and murder. The ultra-sensitive cat Sylvester has a knack for letting Beth and Arnie, his people, know when something is off and his behavior plays a part in unraveling the complex events. The action switches now and then to the two criminals who are particularly interested in Beth and Arnie's RV and tail them all the way back to their home in Missouri. They have their own misfortunes. The story reaches a satisfactory conclusion. What I loved and why it gets 5 stars from me was the humanity in Ms. Brown's treatment of all characters, except for Sylvester of course, who is thoroughly feline. Worth a read and I'm probably a convert now to gritty urban drama and will read the others in the series. The writing is very good and if it were a painting it would be in clear, vivid colors. Award-winning mystery writer, Joyce Ann Brown, author of the Kansas City set Psycho Cat and the Landlady Mystery series, was a teacher, librarian, landlady, and Realtor before becoming a short story, blog, and novel writer. She has two mischievous cats of her own and lives with her husband in the Kansas City area. Ms. Brown spends her days writing (with a few breaks for tennis, walking, and book clubs) so Beth, the landlady in the series, and Sylvester, the Psycho Cat, can solve puzzling who-done-its. The first three books in the series are: CATastrophic Connections, FURtive Investigation, and Nine LiFelines. Ms. Brown's stories and books have won awards from Kansas and Oklahoma writers' associations and have earned Indie book awards. Beside the mystery series and short works in local and national publications, her work is also featured in Cozy Food, a book of recipes by cozy mystery writers, Murder, U.S.A., a free anthology of opening chapters from mystery books, and Noir at the Salad Bar: Culinary Tales with Bite, a compilation of foodie short stories written by mystery authors.