The Cat in the Window

by Frank Gertcher

In the third installment of the Caroline Case Mystery Series, newlywed Caroline leaves Chicago to journey to Europe on the luxury ship Isle de France. She and Hannibal, her enigmatic new husband, enter a war-scarred continent embroiled in social turmoil and polical upheaval. Their reputations as efficient and effective sleuths have preceded them. As Caroline and Hannibal travel throughout France, they use forensic techniques and deductive reasoning to solve a variety of perplexing murders. Chief Inspecteur Soucet from the French Gendarmerie Nationae gives Caroline the nickname, “la Chatte dans la Fenetre,” which means “the cat in the window.” In addition to solving murders, Caroline is an avid fan of haute couture. While shopping in Coco Chanel’s, Caroline saves the granddaughter of a notorious gangster from an attempted kidnapping. The grateful granddaughter teams up with Caroline to bring rival gangsters to justice. But then Caroline knows too much about the operations of the Paris underworld for her own good. Will Caroline live to wear her newest acquisitions of chic couture?

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 20, 2021