Second Chance Cat Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Whole Cat and Caboodle | 2014 | Buy |
| Buy a Whisker | 2015 | Buy |
| A Whisker of Trouble | 2016 | Buy |
| Two Tall Tails | 2016 | N/A |
| No More Pussyfooting Around | 2016 | Buy |
| Telling Tails | 2017 | Buy |
| The Fast and the Furriest | 2018 | Buy |
| No Escape Claws | 2019 | Buy |
| Claw Enforcement | 2020 | Buy |
| Undercover Kitty | 2021 | Buy |
| Totally Pawstruck | 2022 | Buy |
| Scaredy Cat | 2023 | Buy |
| Fur Love or Money | 2024 | Buy |
| Cat Got Your Killer | 2025 | Buy |
Writing as Sofie Ryan, Darlene Ryan created Sarah Grayson, a woman who moved to North Harbor, Maine to run a repurposing shop called Second Chance. Sarah has a talent for finding new uses for old things, including solving crimes that the local police have not managed to crack. Her cat Elvis, a large black rescue with a habit of headbutting people he approves of, accompanies her through fourteen books and counting.
The Second Chance Cat Mystery series has been running since 2014 and shows no signs of losing steam, with Cat Got Your Killer arriving in 2025. Part of the appeal is the ensemble around Sarah: the staff and regulars at Second Chance, her grandmother’s poker group, and the various residents of North Harbor who cycle in and out of the stories. The community feels lived-in, and the mysteries are constructed to give Sarah real reasons to get involved rather than just stumbling into trouble.
Ryan’s books are comfortable in the best sense of the term. They deliver reliable humor, consistent characters, and the satisfaction of a well-resolved mystery in a setting that readers return to by choice. Fans of cat-themed cozy mysteries with a coastal New England atmosphere will find the series hits those marks consistently throughout its long run.