Lacy Marie Crocker first appeared in Cat Got Your Diamonds and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Lacy.

What is your name?
Lacy Marie Crocker

How old are you?
30

What is your profession?
I own and operate Furry Godmothers, pet boutique and organic treat bakery in the historic New Orleans Garden District.

Do you have a significant other?
No, but I have a complicated relationship with a local homicide detective. If you met him, you’d understand why it’s complicated.

What is his name and profession?
Detective Jack Oliver, New Orleans PD

Any children?
No

Do you have any sibling(s)?
No

Do your parents live near you?
Yes. It’s a blessing and a curse. Dad’s the blessing. Guess which one Mom is.

Who is your best friend?
Scarlet Hawthorne.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
Yes! Penelope, my rescue tabby and Buttercup, my bright blue betta fish.

What town do you live in?
New Orleans, the best city on earth.

House or building complex? Own or Rent?
I own a traditional New Orleans shotgun home near the river.

What is your favorite spot in your house?
Definitely in my newly refinished kitchen, serving delicious foods and wine to my friends.

Favorite meal? Favorite dessert?
Favorite meal: My dad’s pancakes. Favorite dessert: King Cake at Mardi Gras!

Favorite hobby?
I love designing and creating custom fashions and costumes for pets. I also love to bake organic, pet-safe treats.

Favorite author?
Gemma Halliday

Favorite vacation spot?
Tahiti

Favorite sports team?
New Orleans Saints

Movies or Broadway?
Broadway, or any local theatre because the talent in this town is mind-blowing

Are you a morning or a night person?
Night

Amateur sleuth or professional?
Amateur

Whom do you work with when sleuthing?
Usually, my best friends Scarlet and Chase Hawthorne. Sometimes, I get to work with Detective Oliver, but mostly he tells me to leave his investigations alone. As if I could.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
I start most days with breakfast at my parents’ house. Dad loves to cook, and Mom loves to judge me for being thirty and single, so I eat and run. From there, I head over to Furry Godmothers. I bring Penelope with me because we’re a team. Plus, she likes to ride Spot, my store’s robotic vacuum. At work, I get to meet people from all around the world and talk about pets, couture and treats. I slip away when my shop keep arrives. I meet Scarlet or Chase for some afternoon shenanigans, maybe look into a local homicide. Then I spend my evenings explaining myself to Jack and my nights planning my next move.

You can read about Lacy in Cat Got Your Crown, the fourth book in the “Kitty Couture” cozy mystery series, coming March 13, 2019.

Julie Chase is back with her fourth delightful Kitty Couture mystery, perfect for fans of Rita Mae Brown and Blaize Clement.

With a pet pageant around the corner and a killer unleashed, Lacy will have to collar the culprit before the claws come out.

Lacy Marie Crocker can hardly believe it’s been a year since her return home to New Orleans. There hasn’t been a dull moment since opening her pet boutique last summer, and thanks to the popularity of Lacy’s organic pet treats, and the arrival of the National Pet Pageant, Lacy desperately needs some help before she is overrun by the demand for pupcakes and crinolines.

The entire Garden District seems to be counting the minutes until opening night of the pet pageant and everything is going spectacularly until Viktor Petrov, the pageant emcee takes a spill from the balcony during dress rehearsal. All signs points to murder and homicide detective Jack Oliver sets his eyes on Eva Little, one of Lacy’s committee sisters and the only other person on the balcony at the time of the fall, as the killer. But when it comes out that Viktor was notoriously rude, the doors blow wide open with potential suspects who could’ve wanted him dead.

Lacy’s determined to find the killer and exonerate Eva, but when Lacy receives a mysterious warning—a plush kitty from Lacy’s shop with its mouth crudely stitched over—it’s clear that she’s been found first. Full with killer recipes for your pet, Cat Got Your Crown is Julie Chase’s uproarious fourth Kitty Couture mystery.

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About the author
Julie Chase is a mystery-loving pet enthusiast who hopes to make readers smile. She is the author of more than twenty novels ranging from cozy mystery to romantic suspense and writes under multiple pen names. When she’s not plotting her next fictional murder, Julie can be found cruising around Ohio with her husband and three busy kids. Julie is a member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and Sisters in Crime (SinC). She is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Learn more about Julie at julieannelindsey.com.

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