Claire Donally

Claire Donally writes cozy mysteries in which observation passes between a former reporter and the cat who adopted her. Cat Nap stands second in the Sunny and Shadow Mystery sequence, following The Big Kitty. In Kittery Harbor, Maine, Sunny Coolidge agrees to help veterinarian Jane Rigsdale confront her former husband Martin over a financial dispute. Sunny then finds herself at the scene of Martin's killing, while Jane becomes the leading suspect. Shadow's injured paw and dislike of a visiting puppy add a feline viewpoint to the investigation without replacing the human clues. Berkley Prime Crime published the 304-page novel on May 7, 2013. Penguin Random House places it as book two in a five-volume series centered on Sunny and Shadow. Donally uses Sunny's newspaper experience to make questioning and inference feel natural, while the small-town setting supplies overlapping friendships, rivalries, and motives. The result balances a conventional whodunit with the humor of Shadow's distinct understanding of household life.