“Or she could call me,” said Kitty. “A cat that survived four washing cycles!”
I stared at Kingman, hope surging in my bosom. “You know something about this flea thing?”
“Sure I do,” said the voluminous piebald, and wiggled one of his chins for emphasis. “Mark my words. If what I have to say gets printed in the Hampton Cove Gazette the good people of this town would be shocked. Shocked, I tell you!”
“Not as shocked as I was after surviving five washing cycles!” cried Kitty.
“Do washing machines even go through five washing cycles?” I asked.
“Ten! A dozen! If not more!”
“Just the one,” said Dooley. “I know because I love to watch the machine go round and round.”
“All cats love to watch the machine go round and round,” said Kingman.
“Well, my human’s machine goes round and round at least two dozen cycles,” said Kitty adamantly, “and I survived every single one of them. So there.” And having said this, she stalked off, ready to pounce on the next cat and start telling her story all over again.
“Look, Kingman,” I said. “We’re on a mission, Dooley and I. A mission to find Patient Zero. So better tell us everything you know about this flea infestation and better tell us now.”
Kingman nodded soberly. “It was a dark and stormy night…” he began.
END OF THIS EXCERPT
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About Nic
Nic Saint is the pen name for writing couple Nick and Nicole Saint. They’ve penned 70+ novels in the romance, cat sleuth, middle grade, suspense, comedy and cozy mystery genres. Nicole has a background in accounting and Nick in political science and before being struck by the writing bug the Saints worked odd jobs around the world (including massage therapist in Mexico, gardener in Italy, restaurant manager in India, and Berlitz teacher in Belgium).
When they’re not writing they enjoy Christmas-themed Hallmark movies (whether it’s Christmas or not), all manner of pastry, comic books, a daily dose of yoga (to limber up those limbs), and spoiling their big red tomcat Tommy.
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