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Maltese author of psychological thrillers and the Theodore mystery series, starring a tuxedo cat who always seems to find trouble. Lover of books, cats, and dark secrets

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	Theodore The Neighbour's Cat (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #1) 3.96 avg rating — 680 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret They Kept (The Secret They Kept #1) 3.65 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret She Kept 3.48 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Neighbour’s Cat: A Short Story 4.01 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat Saw Who Did It? (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #2) 4.28 avg rating — 188 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets And Lies (The Secret They Kept #2) 4.08 avg rating — 169 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Her Words 3.66 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets We Keep (The Secret They Kept #3) 3.98 avg rating — 148 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All The Beautiful Lies (All the Beautiful Lies #1) 4.09 avg rating — 133 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theodore: Purr-fect secrets (Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat #3) 4.34 avg rating — 125 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Theodore: The Neighbour's Cat (5 books)
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“When we’re happy, we drink to celebrate. When nothing happens, we drink to make something happen. I drink to escape from the pain of life and to forget what happened.”
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“It felt like I was living a stolen life that wasn’t truly mine. I sat on the sofa, placed my hand over my head, and silently screamed. When was this going to end? When is it going to go away? All of it.”
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