Chase had been invited to speak at a police conference in Paris, and Odelia decided to join him. Much to our surprise, she also brought Dooley and myself along on their trip. Not that I’m all that interested in big towers made by men named Eiffel or presidential palaces or even shopping trips along the Champs-Élysées. But it’s always nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of a small town to find oneself in the hustle and bustle of a big city, wouldn’t you agree?

At any rate, Odelia had earned a fun getaway, and so, I guess, had we. But then of course on the first night we were out there a murder was committed and soon we were up to our whiskers in an investigation, when the hotel manager asked Odelia to use her very particular set of skills to find out who was responsible for this heinous crime. By then the French police had already dragged their chosen suspect away in handcuffs, and it was up to us to prove her innocence.

We’ll Always Have Max