01689cam a2200289 4500 684341913 TxAuBib 20230308120000.0 111116s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011044149 9780425245279 hardback $25.95 0425245276 hardback $25.95 (OCoLC)727703266 TxAuBib Albert, Susan Wittig,. Cat's claw / Susan Wittig Albert. New York : Berkley Hardcover, 2012. xi, 305 p. ; 24 cm. China Bayles mysteries, 20 Includes recipes. "Sheila Dawson has made history as the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas. She's also cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles--that's why everyone thinks she's such a smart cookie. Now, Sheila puts those smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl... Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs' computer guru, has been shot dead in his kitchen. At first Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes it to be suicide, perhaps triggered by his painful divorce. Further investigation reveals that Kirk's death wasn't self-inflicted. And the truth is reinforced by her friend China Bayles' news--Larry recently asked her for legal advice in regards to a stalker. "--Provided by publisher. 20230308. Bayles, China (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women police chiefs Fiction. Women detectives Fiction. China Bayles mysteries, 20.