Claws Out, Cate Conte
Claws Out, Cate Conte
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Claws Out

Author: Cate Conte

Narrator: Amy Melissa Bentley

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/26/2025


Synopsis

After a long, snowy winter on Daybreak Island, Maddie and her cat cafe crew are finally ready to embrace the spring, though life is anything but calm. With Val and Ethan's wedding taking center stage, Maddie finds herself juggling wedding plans alongside a new and unexpected venture—a generous donation has made her the co-owner of a traveling cat cafe truck. To kick off the new chapter, she seizes the chance to take the truck on its inaugural trip to a cat literary festival in Provincetown, accompanied by her family and some of the shelter crew.

The festival is organized by the renowned cat-romance author Jasmine Prescott, who also runs a beloved cat rescue foundation on Cape Cod. But when Jasmine's longtime friend and fellow author Vivi St. Clair arrives with a boatload full of drama—everything from a dangerous ex-husband to an unwanted Netflix crew—tensions run high. At first, it seems like just another dose of celebrity chaos—until Vivi is found murdered. As new evidence ties Maddie and her cat cafe into the investigation, Maddie must dig deeper into the tangled web of secrets, rivalries, and feline-friendly drama to uncover the truth. The question is: what's the connection between the cat cafe and Vivi's untimely death?

About Cate Conte

Cate Conte writes the Cat Cafe Mysteries and the Full Moon Mysteries. As Liz Mugavero, she writes the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, the first of which was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel. She lives in the Boston area with her rescue pals.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cozy Reader Lady on August 26, 2025

"Claws Out (A Cat Cafe Mystery #9)" by Cate Conte has Maddie and crew head to a cat rescue and cat literature festival in a neighboring town in their brand new (well new to them) mobile cat cafe. While there Maddie befriends a cat-romance (romance books with a cat sidekick) author who is set on maki......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on August 10, 2025

This is a long-running series I really enjoy. This one was very much a mixed bag for me. Though this series is cat themed, the cats more and more are just a backdrop and not much part of the stories. I thought this one maybe different as the group acquires a food truck/cat adoption vehicle and actua......more

Goodreads review by Cozybooklady on July 23, 2025

#ClawsOut #NetGalley is a fantastic, suspenseful addition to this series. Maddie and JJ are about to embark on an exciting adventure, attending the Cat Lit Festival in Provincetown, a quirky, fun town on Cape Cod. When her cat rescue's manager and her significant other pull up in a food truck, Maddie......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on July 27, 2025

This cozy mystery is the eleventh book in the Cat Cafe series. Maddie and her Cat Cafe crew were gifted with a mobile cat cafe and take it on its first outing to a literary festival in nearby Provincetown. Noted cat-romance author Jasmine Prescott is the host of the fund raiser for the cat shelters......more

Goodreads review by Randee on July 20, 2025

Maddie James takes her cat café on the road with a newly acquired food truck. Her first event with the traveling cat café takes her off Daybreak Island to a cat-themed literary festival in Provincetown. This could be a great opportunity for Maddie to team up with other car rescues. Despite some dram......more