It's a week before Christmas when Hettie and Tilly set out on a dangerous case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency. Lady Eloise Crabstock-Singe has summoned them to Crabstock Manor on the Cornish Coast, convinced a servant cat haunts the Manor intent on killing off all the Crabstocks. Should they put their trust in Absalom and Lamorna Tweek? What is Evergreen Flinch searching for? And will Saffron Bunn's cooking get any better? Through blizzard and storm, stranded on the notorious Bodkin Moor and laid up at Jam Makers Inn, will Hettie and Tilly save the day and get home in time for...

The Town is celebrating its first literary festival, and The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency has been hired to oversee security. When the body of the most popular authors, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds however, Hettie and her faithful sidekick Tilly are plunged into crisis as a serial killer stalks the festival. As the duo turn their attention to investigating the death of Downton Tabby, will there be an author left standing? Will Medidian Hambone sell out of her 'Littertray t-shirts? And will there be enough crime teas to go around?