I would be remiss if I didn’t include Roscoe in the cast of recurring characters in the Alec Stover mysteries. Roscoe is a big orange tabby that lives in the building. No one seems to mind having him around, so he has free roam of the place – or as Alec is fond of saying, Roscoe owns the building.

He doesn’t belong to anyone, but does any cat for that matter? He frequents Alec’s office, mostly around lunch time. He loves sharing a sandwich with Alec and especially likes the roast beef from Karl’s Deli. He likes napping on the leather sofa in Alec’s office but also can be found on the fire escape, soaking up the heat from the sun reflecting off the windows, or on the roof on warm, sunny days.