Molly Stewart is visiting Ascroft, eh? to tell us about Purrfectly Framed, the latest novel in the Mobile Cat Groomer mystery series.

Welcome, Molly. Let’s get started, shall we?

Tell us about the novel that you live inside. Is it part of a series? If so, please tell us about the series too.

Hello! I’m Molly Stewart. I’m a Mobile Cat Groomer. I helped my friend, Evan, when he was accused of murdering his old teacher. Her body was found in his photography studio, but of course, he was innocent! The book, Purrfectly Framed, is Book 2 in the Mobile Cat Groomer Series.

Does the writer control what happens in the story or do you get a say too?

Oh, I get a say! She does lay the groundwork by creating a synopsis, but once she starts actually writing the book, I’m right there giving advice!

How did you evolve as the main character?

I discovered that I have a knack for solving crimes. I’d already found a murderer before, when there’d been a previous murder in town. Who knew there would be more than one killer to deal with! With the help of my cats, Percival and Jasper, we make a pretty good sleuthing team!

Do you have any other characters you like sharing the story with? If so, why are you partial to them?

My boyfriend’s name is Hank. He’s the town’s veterinarian, and is so sweet! We’ve only just started dating, so everything is still new. And my BFF is Jillian. She’s amazing. She runs our local library. And, she also has a thing for Evan, but he doesn’t know it yet.

What’s the place like where you find yourself in this story?

I live in a small, rural town where everyone knows everybody else’s business. It’s a friendly place, except for the murderer, of course!

Is there anything else you’d like to tell readers about you and the book?

We have so much fun in Purrfectly Framed! Aside from helping Evan out of this current jam, I have my job as a Mobile Cat Groomer. I adore my furry clients, and they make my job so enjoyable. Come over and check us out. You’ll love it here!

Thank you for answering my questions, Molly, and good luck to you and your author, Ruth J Hartman, with Purrfectly Framed, the latest book in the Mobile Cat Groomer mystery series.

Readers can learn more about Molly and her author, Ruth J Hartman by visiting the author’s website and her Facebook page. You can also follow her on Twitter.

The novel is available online at  Amazon

About Ruth J Hartman:  Ruth spends her days herding cats and her nights spinning mysterious tales. She, her husband, and their cats love to spend time curled up in their recliners watching old Cary Grant movies. Well, the cats sit in the people’s recliners. Not that the cats couldn’t get their own furniture. They just choose to shed on someone else’s.

Ruth, a left-handed, cat-herding, farmhouse-dwelling writer uses her sense of humor as she writes tales of lovable, klutzy women who seem to find trouble without even trying. Ruth’s husband and best friend, Garry, reads her manuscripts, rolls his eyes at her weird story ideas, and loves her despite her insistence all of her books have at least one cat in them.