Carole Douglas - Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit

Twitter @CNDouglasWriter

I’d love to hear from you at cdouglas@catwriter.com

The Bestselling MIDNIGHT LOUIE Feline PI series

“…just about everything you might want in a mystery; among other things, glitzy Las Vegas…real characters, suspense, a tough puzzle… On top of it all, a fine sense of humor and some illuminating social commentary.”

— The Prime Suspect

“Las Vegas’ feline detective extraordinary returns…an excellent follow-up…and Louie is an irresistible combination of Nathan Detroit and Sam Spade. There is plenty of interest here for a lengthy, fun-filled series.”

— Mostly Murder

Cat in an Alphabet Soup [formerly Catnap ] …Cat in an Aqua Storm [formerly Pussyfoot ] …Cat on a Blue Monday…Cat in a Crimson Haze…Cat in a Diamond Dazzle…Cat with an Emerald Eye…Cat in a Flamingo Fedora…Cat in a Golden Garland…Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt…Cat in an Indigo Mood…Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit…Cat in a Kiwi Con…Cat in a Leopard Spot…Cat in a Midnight Choir…Cat in a Neon Nightmare…Cat in an Orange Twist…Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit…Cat in a Quicksilver Caper…Cat in a Red Hot Rage…Cat in a Sapphire Slipper…Cat in a Topaz Tango…Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme…Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta…Cat in a White Tie and Tails…Cat in an Alien X-Ray…Cat in a Yellow Spotlight…Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit… (forthcoming) Cat in an Alphabet Endgame

ALSO BY CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS

“Her fine Sherlockian novels and her Midnight Louie books have turned her into a genuine mystery star. Pick one up and you’ll see why.”

— Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene magazine

Enjoy Sherlock Holmes, historical mystery, and adventure? Try the globe-trotting New York Times Notable IRENE ADLER Series featuring the only woman to outwit Holmes doing it again…

Good Night, Mr. Holmes

The Adventuress [previously Good Morning, Irene ]

A Soul of Steel [previously Irene at Large ]

Another Scandal in Bohemia [previously Irene’s Last Waltz ]

Chapel Noir and Castle Rouge: The Jack the Ripper duology

Femme Fatale

Spider Dance

Urban fantasy your favorite flavor of fiction? You might want to join DELILAH STREET, Paranormal Investigator, rounding up romance and rogue supernaturals in post-monster apocalypse Sin City

(See the Delilah titles’ namesake cocktails)

Dancing with Werewolves

Brimstone Kiss

Vampire Sunrise

Silver Zombie

Virtual Virgin

Neon Noir [anthology]

Stories and Novellas in eBook

Alice Holds the Cards

Fruit of the Tomb [Louie]

Monster Mash [Delilah]

Neon Noir [Delilah, 5 stories]

Once Upon a Midnight Noir : [also in print: Delilah & Louie]

The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes [Irene]

Christmas Stories

The Rakehell’s Christmas Angel

A Wall Street Christmas Carol [including SCROGGED ]

SCROGGED: A Cyber Christmas Carol

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

CAT IN A ZEBRA ZOOT SUIT: A MIDNIGHT LOUIE MYSTERY Copyright 2015 © Carole Nelson Douglas.

Digital ISBN-13: 978-1-943175-03-1

Print ISBN-978: 1-943175-02-4

All rights Reserved.

Published in the United States by Wishlist Publishing

The copying, reproduction, and distribution of this eBook via any means without permission of the author is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and refuse to participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s intellectual rights is appreciated.

Copy Editor: Mary Moran

Formatting by Author E.M.S.

Images Copyright © iStock.com

Author photo Copyright © Sam Douglas

Cover and book interior design by Carole Nelson Douglas

Model for interior images: Midnight Louie III

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015910881

Audio book ISBN 9781681413785

FIRST EDITION

A Wishlist Book

http://www.wishlistpublishing.com

phnx

Table of Contents

Dear Readers

Dedication

Previously in Midnight Louie’s Lives and Times

1 ~ Off-Black

2 ~ Off-Guard

3 ~ Off the Map

4 ~ Off-Base

5 ~ Off-Beat

6 ~ Off-Campus

7 ~ Off-Color

8 ~ Off Market

9 ~ Girls Club

10 ~ Off-Strip Joint

11 ~ Off Leash

12 ~ Guardian Angle

13 ~ Call Girls Inc.

14 ~ Ride and Seek

15 ~ Cat Track Fever

16 ~ Off, Off and Away

17 ~ The Midnight Louie Boogie

18 ~ Family Matters

19 ~ In Dublin’s Fair City

20 ~ Driven to Murder

21 ~ Vegas Blues

22 ~ Off Duty

23 ~ Just Hanging Around

24 ~ Counting Sheep

25 ~ A Valentine Surprise

26 ~ The Minstrel Boy

27 ~ Send Off

28 ~ Laid Off

29 ~ To The War Has Gone

30 ~ Paid Off

31 ~ Sleepless After Sunset

32 ~ Show Off

33 ~ Thrill and Quill

34 ~ Cat and Mouse

35 ~ A Pool of Suspects

36 ~ In the Ranks of Death

37 ~ Ghost Stalking

38 ~ Psychrisis

39 ~ Gloves Off

40 ~ You Will Find Him

41 ~ Face Off

42 ~ Killer Karma

43 ~ License to Lose

44 ~ Instant Redial

45 ~ Last Acts

Tailpiece ~ Midnight Louie Sounds Off

Tailpiece ~ Carole Nelson Douglas on Where

About the Author

Also by Carole Nelson Douglas

Copyright