Maggie Jackson, RN and professional quilter, has escaped her abusive, embezzling husband and come home to Spokane, Washington, where she hopes to live peacefully with her cat Henry, and making the quilts she loves. She takes a job in a veterinary clinic and is enjoying the low-stress work. But, she soon discovers that there is trouble underfoot, the clinic is part of an illicit drug pipeline. Will her new-found peace be shattered? Determined not to let this happen, she and Henry go to work. Will they succeed, or end up victims again?
"The Crematory Cat" is the first of a series of "Killer Quilts" mysteries featuring Maggie and her helper, Henry.