The Cat, the Mill and the Murder: A Cats in Trouble Mystery #5 [MM0015]

2013 MMPB in excellent condition. When cat lover and quilter Jillian Hart volunteers to help a local animal shelter relocate a colony of feral cats living in an abandoned textile mill, she never expects to find a woman living there, too. Jeannie went missing from Mercy, South Carolina, a decade ago, after her own daughter's disappearance. Jeannie refuses to leave the mill or abandon Boots, her cat who died years ago. After all, she and Boots feel the need to protect the premises from "creepers" who come in the night. After Jeannie is hurt in an accident and is taken away, those who've come to town to help repurpose the mill uncover a terrible discovery.. As the wheels start turning in Jillian's mind, a mysterious new feline friend aids in her quest to unearth a long-kept and dark secret.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I save my love for people, but, I really, really, really liked this book. A good mystery - actually, more than one. Lots of cats: pets, feral and ghostly. Hope I can find more of this series."; "It's been a bit since my last visit with the Cats in Trouble and I hadn't realized how much I missed this setting and these characters until I found this one hiding on Mt Git'r'Read and started right in. If I didn't have to go to work and cook dinner and all that other stuff and it had been really nice weather, it would have been one sitting. I can definitely recommend this book, series and author."; "I enjoyed this book as it had quite an original plot for a cozy mystery, but stuck true to the genre."; "Jillian's rational mind is challenged when confronted with inexplicable appearances connected to an old woman found living in the office of an abandoned mill. Her knowledge of textiles and the manufacturing process helps explain the means of murder when a councilwoman is found dead in her home. Jillian's open heart and kind nature help her keep perspective, saving her even when confronted by a desperate, deadly situation."; "Fun cat mystery. I bought this one then got the rest."