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Cat to the Dogs is the fifth in the Joe Grey series by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. It's on sale right now for $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. Along with Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy series, this is one of the earlier "cozy talking pet" mystery series that I remember - always excepting Lilian Jackson Braun's "Cat Who" series which started even a few decades earlier than these. I read several of the Joe Grey titles in DTB from my library back when, and liked them, although I've never quite gotten back into the series in e-book.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W9138W
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000W9138W
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cat-to-the-dogs

Spoiler:

A recent earthquake was only the beginning of the big trouble that plagues Molena Point, California. Joe Grey may be merely a cat, but he's already solved more murders than your average human detective, and he knows the "accident" on Hellhag Hill was anything but. Unfortunately Joe's somewhat erratic, if lovable, owner Clyde thinks cats should keep their paws out of police work, and locks Joe and his feline lady friend Dulcie out of the house when Officer Max Harper pays a social call.

But Joe can be a very stubborn tomcat when he sets his mind to it. And he's not about to give up the hunt. A killer needs to be apprehended, and Joe Grey's just the cat for the job -- especially since the humans who should be on the case don't seem to have a clue.