Alice Nestleton, Bk 7

Alice Nestleton, after years in off-, off-off-, and far-beyond-Broadway theater, sees stardom beckoning at last. Her agent has sent her to a trendy Tribeca Chinese eatery to land a movie part with an almost-major film producer. Instead, Alice is cat-apulted into crime once more. Before she can even order, she spots a fabulous red tabby mysteriously perched amid the glass decor of this New York City in-spot... and three young thugs pulling out weapons to spray the restaurant with bullets. After the shooting, a pretty waitress is dead, and Alice -- ever hopeful actress, accomplished cat-sitter, and occasional consultant for the NYPD - is dead certain the tabby is missing. Teamed up with a handsome, Mandarin-speaking city cop, she's up to her fortune cookie in trouble, and wondering if Confucius says: "Lady who seeks the cat connection to this murder may lose nine lives and one heart."