Search - Catnap (Midnight Louie, Bk 1)

I am a Midnight Louie groupie!! I am also a cat-fan in real life. Carole Nelson Douglas has been able to capture the feline personality and personify it in the personna of Louie and his obvious affection for his human "partner" Temple. When Louie speaks, you can see the gumshoes of black-and-white TV, or from the Mickey Spillane novels, with their trenchcoats and fedoras walking the dark alleys of the city in search of what the cops can't find, but also finding many a alluring lady along the way. She has captured that roughness all while allowing the "pussycat" within to shine through. A very endearing combination - and a very endearing read.

Wonderful story, enjoyed Midnight Louie very much. Temple Barr is a good character also. Anxious to read following stories.

Great read!

This is the first of Douglas' Midnight Louie, Private Detective series. Midnight Louie is one cool dude, short, dark, and handsome--the quintessential private eye . . . more or less.
Catnap features two of the most lovable characters you'd ever want to meet: public relations expert Temple Barr, a petite redhead with a high-heeled shoe fetish, and the irrepressible Midnight Louie. When these two kneel nose to nose over a dead body at the American Booksellers Association convention in Las Vegas, the fur flies and the fun starts.

An okay mystery that would have been considerably better without the main character's politics, particularly as they were not germane to the story.