Chapter 12

Cat shook her head. “No. I got over my shock, got the cats out of here, and called the police. I called you right after they left. I…don’t know what to do, really. I thought—I mean we’ve all heard you and Dom have beaten the cops to solving a few murders now, how hard can this be for you?”

She swept her arms around and Kiko saw Dom inflate a little. He seemed less irritated now that Cat was speaking to his ego, which was a relief as far as Kiko was concerned. Dom seemed overly stressed about his brother visiting and Kiko just didn’t care to deal with that now. It had the feel of an argument to it. As bad as it was for Cat, no one was dead, and a little mystery should take the sting of the holidays away to some extent.

“We’ll certainly do our best,” said Kiko. “Do you have a list of the artists?”

“They’re all on my site,” said Cat. “Most have their own blogs or pages they like to link to. I want to say I can pay you for your help, but I’m not sure.”