The Cat, the professor, and the poison by Leann Sweeney

Cat lover Jillian Hart already has her hands full taking care of four preemie kittens at Mercy Animal Sanctuary's office with Deputy Candace Carson.  But when she rides along with Candace to answer a milk cow disappears from a neighbor's farm call she follows a cat to a nearby farm and leads to the discovery of a huge number of needy stray cats and the body of a professor. 

But while the professor seemed kind of crazy who would want the professor dead? What is the connection between the professor and all the stray cats? The more Jillian investigates, the more determined she is to solve the case. Jillian might just need a little help from her cats to solve this one. When cats' welfare is at stake, cats can depend on Jillian Hart!

I have to say I enjoyed this book even more than the first book I read a few months ago.  The characters are much more developed and with the introduction of her dead husband's daughter, Kara it brings a fresh perspective to the series.   This is a fun and relaxing series and I admire the character Jillian as she really tries to practice what she preaches.