Octo-Cat first appeared in Kitty Confidential and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Octo-Cat.

What is your name?
It is Octavius Maxwell Ricardo Edmund Frederick Fulton Russo, esquire, PI. . . The Third.

How old are you?
I don’t understand the question. Perhaps it has something to do with how you humans measure age, but I’m on my fifth life.

What is your profession?
First and foremost, I am a connoisseur of life, a cat of refined tastes. I am also a technical mastermind and a premiere Private Investigator.

Do you have a significant other?
Well, I suppose if I would consider anyone in my life significant, it would be my human Angela.

What is her profession?
Oh, she’s a caretaker of my estate. And I suppose also a junior partner in my private investigation business.

Any children?
Absolutely not.

Do you have any sibling(s)?
They keep telling me that the dog is my “sister.” As if I were related to a common dog. . .

Do your parents live near you?
They are off leading fabulous lives of their own. In fact, although you didn’t hear it from me, one of them was recently in a movie. Yes, they played a priest or some such. I think it was called “Pet Seminary.”

Who is your best friend?
Best friend? I suppose it would have to be the human. The raccoon gets under my skin these days and the dog is irritating and just doesn’t understand that not every thought needs a voice.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
I don’t know what this question is implying but when the question has cats in it, that is the answer.

What town do you live in?
Glendale. It’s in a state also named for my lineage. Maine.

Type of dwelling and do you own or rent?
I live in my manor house that I inherited from my first human. Lovely woman, very unfortunately murdered.

What is your favorite spot in your home?
I suppose it would the library my human likes to work in. Very beautiful area, lots of sunbeams to lay in.

Favorite meal and dessert?
I prefer the salmon flavor of Fancy Feast, but I suppose for a nice dessert, a steak flavored one or maybe freshly grilled shrimp or a nice fat piece of ahi tuna.

Favorite hobby?
Is laying in a sunbeam considered a hobby?

Favorite color?
Well, the vibrant yellow of a canary has always had a special place in my heart. Although the color of a blue jay is positively mouth-watering.

Favorite author?
Obviously, my favorite is the one that manages to write me. Molly Fitz is clearly quite the talent to have come up with me.

Favorite vacation spot?
Vacation. Haven’t really considered taking a vacation, but I might have to research that.

Favorite sports team?
Yes, I believe it’s Minnesota that has a Lynx team. As a cat that is part Lynx, on my mother’s side, I can really get behind a team that recognizes greatness.

Movies or Broadway?
Movies. Broadway has been on my bad side ever since they had a play about Cats and didn’t cast a single cat in it.

Are you a morning or a night person?
Well, as a cat, I’m a creature of the night, I suppose. But my morning feeding cannot be delayed in any way shape or form. If it is, it throws off my entire nap schedule.

Amateur or professional and whom do you work with?
Amateur? Please. I’m the best detective the world has ever seen—or at least the great state of Maine. Well, my staff involves my two humans, Angie and Nan. I occasionally allow Angi to include her mate Upchuck, but not often. I also have Pringle, a raccoon, along with his assistant, Maple. She’s a squirrel.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
Well, I normally have to wake Angela up to make sure I’m fed in time, then I rest. Once I find the sunbeam, I then spend the day following it across the house to maintain decent warmth. Angie may or may not have some drama that requires my wisdom for her to resolve. Humans. Always in need of feline assistance.

Retriever Ransom is the tenth book in the “Pet Whisperer P.I.” cozy mystery series, released January 15, 2020.

When the mayor’s golden retriever best friend goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Angie and Octo-Cat finally nab their first paying case.

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About the author
While USA Today bestselling author Molly Fitz can’t technically talk to animals, she and her doggie best friend, Sky Princess, have deep and very animated conversations as they navigate their days. Add to that, five more dogs, a snarky feline, comedian husband, and diva daughter, and you can pretty much imagine how life looks at the Casa de Fitz.

Molly lives in a house on a high hill in the Michigan woods and occasionally ventures out for good food, great coffee, or to meet new animal friends.

To learn more about Molly, visit her website at mollymysteries.com.

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