Everyone thinks their cats are special--but Owen and Hercules have powers that go far beyond an adorable look or an irresistible purr. Along with their owner, librarian Kathleen Paulson, they have an uncanny instinct for solving crimes... Its been raining cats and dogs in Mayville Heights. The small towns been deluged, and now the local artists co-op is on the verge of flooding. Kathleen has been up all night helping her friends move their creations to the safety of the upstairs studio. The artwork survives, but when controversial mask maker Jaeger Merrill is found drowned in the co-op basement, Kathleen questions whether the death was accidental. After she discovers the artist was using an assumed name, she realizes she cant actually assume anything about him. With the help of handsome detective Marcus Gordon--and her cats extraordinary powers of detection--its up to Kathleen to unmask a killer.