Follow the Cat: a Cozy Tech Mystery Featuring Deepfakes, AI, and Detective Who Doesn't Buy It

The evidence is airtight. The DNA matches. The security footage is crystal clear. Detective Rosa Vane doesn't care. When rising AI researcher Mara Chen is found dead at a sun-drenched tech industry beach retreat, the case looks open and shut. Deepfake-proof ID scan. DNA match. Security footage. Every piece of evidence says the same thing: Mara Chen is dead. Rosa Vane - sharp, semi-retired, and famously stubborn - says otherwise. Something about the grief feels rehearsed. And the cat is missing. What follows is a sun-soaked, twist-packed mystery where nothing is what it seems. As Rosa peels back layers of synthetic evidence, deepfake video, and AI-generated alibis, she makes a discovery that changes everything: Mara didn't die. She vanished. And whoever she was running from? They're still at the retreat. Perfect for fans of cozy murder mysteries, tech thrillers, and beach reads with a genuinely satisfying twist. With her niece Kit - a cybersecurity consultant who explains everything in plain English, usually with a joke - Rosa traces the most technically sophisticated cover-up she's ever seen. Because Rosa isn't hunting a killer anymore. She's the only thing standing between a woman in hiding and the people who want her silenced. A fun, propulsive, emotionally satisfying read that asks: in a world of deepfakes, synthetic evidence, and AI-generated alibis - can you trust anything you see? And can one stubborn detective trust her gut when every data point says she's wrong?