Fifty, divorced, and talking to a cat who talks back. Darcy's fresh start just got complicated.

When Darcy Walsh inherited her grandmother's mobile pet grooming van, she thought she'd found freedom. No more controlling husband. No more apologizing for existing. Just her, the open road, and a tuxedo cat who came with the van and clearly has opinions about everything.

Then Rinse—the cat—started speaking in complete sentences. Telepathically. With the condescension of a creature who's spent decades judging humanity and finding it lacking.

Turns out Darcy's grandmother was the Upper Peninsula's secret pet whisperer, and the gift just passed to Darcy whether she wanted it or not. Every animal she grooms has a story. Most of them are normal pet complaints: theMailMan Conspiracy, Unacceptable Dinner Times, the Betrayal of the New Puppy.

But when a golden retriever shares fragmented memories of his owner's fall down the basement stairs, Darcy realizes she's not just hearing grief. She's hearing testimony about a murder that someone in town wants buried.

Now she's asking questions that make people nervous, befriending a supernatural community she didn't know existed, and trying very hard not to notice how often the local veterinarian shows up smelling like horses and looking unreasonably attractive.

Rinse is not impressed by any of it.

Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with a paranormal twist, talking cats with attitude, and midlife women who've stopped apologizing for taking up space.

The Good Boy Witness is a complete standalone cozy mystery where small-town secrets meet supernatural community, and the best witnesses have four legs and opinions about everything.

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