Even the bright seaside village of Molena Point has been
hit hard by the economic downturn, bringing a rash of
foreclosures in which many residents are abandoning their
family pets. While feline P. I. Joe Grey\'s human friends
join together to care for the starving cats, a fire leaves
a twelve-year-old boy homeless. The body of his alcoholic
guardian is discovered in the smoldering ruins, causing
Joe to wonder if escape was really impossible for the
elderly woman or if something more sinister occurred.

Meanwhile, Debbie Kraft descends uninvited on the Damens\'
home with her two children, claiming that her ex-husband
has left her with no money and nowhere else to go. But
when Joe learns that the victim of the fire was Debbie\'s
estranged mother and that Debbie is not broke at all but
carrying plenty of cash, his fur is on end with suspicion.

As Debbie\'s abandoned tomcat follows her all the way down
the coast from Oregon with his own clues to add to the
mix, Joe learns that Debbie\'s Realtor ex-husband may be
involved in a number of intricate real estate scams.
Furthermore, his sales partner may be missing, and while
Joe and his pals prowl through the dead woman\'s house,
they discover that her reclusive neighbor has disappeared
as well.

But it\'s not until Debbie\'s tomcat arrives that Joe and
his feline detective pals find the biggest clue of all: a
grave that the cops have missed. And as the pieces of the
puzzle begin to come together, tortoiseshell Kit sees her
own dreams coming true in the handsome new cat with whom
she might share her life\'s adventures.