Kathleen Thompson

Dragon Fire Kathleen Thompson

This cozy series has everything you want and more: an eclectic cast of characters, a mystery or two, and diligent detectives on duty. The detectives, feline and canine, figure it all out, but they have a dickens of a time getting the humans to understand them. The series, Tiger Lily's Café, is set in a Midwestern town nestled into the sunset coast of a Great Lake. The setting itself acts as a character, bringing the reader into the sights, sounds and smells of the small resort community of Chelsea. Read the series in order, or read any book alone. Each volume stands alone with a clear beginning and a clear end. This volume continues the story of Annie, a woman whose ownership of a prime piece of real estate and several businesses was almost a mistake. But own it, she does, and she makes the best of an idyllic situation. With her family of rescue cats and a diverse collection of business managers, staff and friends, Annie embraces her home on The Avenue, a picturesque slice of life that embodies the best - and sometimes the worst - that humanity has to offer. Killing dragon fires come to town, leaving the bodies of homeless veterans who have come to Chelsea for an unknown reason. A group calling themselves "Ultimate Scavenger Hunters" are in Chelsea to play their game. Games that will leave the people of Chelsea in the lurch. A wedding party comes to town to make use of The Escape's wedding charter service. The yacht doesn't leave port before unwanted excitement occurs. One has to wonder if the town itself will ever find a sense of "normal" that doesn't involve crime!Come visit with the folks of Chelsea for a while.