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The Velvet Claw: cozy noir mysteries in Pawsbury Heights.
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The Velvet Claw #1: Backward Pawprints
At Crumb & Co. Bakery, flour pawprints appear to prove a pastry theft, but Cleo recognizes them as…
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The Velvet Claw #84: The Page Turner
September 11, 2026
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The Velvet Claw #84: The Page Turner
The Velvet Claw #77: Open and Shut
The Velvet Claw #70: The Warm Witness
The Velvet Claw #63: The Red-Light Runner
The Velvet Claw #49: Mark It Found
The Velvet Claw #42: Early-Bird Billing
The Velvet Claw #35: Probable Cause
The Velvet Claw #28: Confidential Crumbs
The Velvet Claw #21: The Cursive Clue
The Velvet Claw #14: String Theory
The Velvet Claw #1: Backward Pawprints
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September 11, 2026
The Velvet Claw #84: The Page Turner
A locked library annex, a midnight return cart and three tiny clues lead Cleo to a very well-read suspect.
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September 4, 2026
The Velvet Claw #77: Open and Shut
Cleo traces Pawsbury Cafe's self-opening umbrellas to hooked handles, then Chief Bramble becomes officially undercover.
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August 27, 2026
The Velvet Claw #70: The Warm Witness
A mysterious purr follows Chief Bramble around Vale Investigations until Cleo discovers that the warm radiator has a remarkably dignified witness.
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August 20, 2026
The Velvet Claw #63: The Red-Light Runner
A red light races across Pawsbury Square, but Cleo finding the reflection does not stop Chief Bramble from completing the arrest.
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August 8, 2026
The Velvet Claw #49: Mark It Found
Cleo and Basil trace six missing wool scarves to Chief Bramble’s drafty desk, where he turns wearing the lost property into a completed department metric.
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August 8, 2026
The Velvet Claw #42: Early-Bird Billing
Cleo and Basil discover that Rivet keeps moving his own pastry-payment appointment earlier until afternoon tea becomes breakfast.
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July 23, 2026
The Velvet Claw #35: Probable Cause
At the Pawsbury Library, Cleo and Chief Bramble investigate a changing chessboard until Basil discovers they have quietly been playing each other.
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July 16, 2026
The Velvet Claw #28: Confidential Crumbs
Cleo investigates a covered-market mystery where every turned parcel label points toward one pastry stall, then follows the butter crumbs back to Rivet's snack route.
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July 9, 2026
The Velvet Claw #21: The Cursive Clue
Cleo investigates looping rain marks on a Pawsbury Cafe window and discovers the coded message is Basil's anxious damp tail writing in cursive while he paces.
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July 2, 2026
The Velvet Claw #14: String Theory
Cleo investigates a sabotaged evidence board and discovers the tangled red string mystery points back to Chief Bramble himself.
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