Matthew has a very special gift for new girlfriend Beatrice Young this holiday season. Except his plans are foiled when a mugger tackles him on a dark street and steals the surprise present! He can't exactly involve Beatrice is his recovery plans - but thankfully her four crime-solving cats are more than up to the task, not to mention Sheriff Roy and the rest of the Ashbrook, New Hampshire community. When other big ticket gifts are stolen in broad daylight, the crew knows that someone truly desperate is on the loose. Can Matthew recover his secret gift in time? And how the heck is Beatrice going to find time to plan her annual Christmas Day party with all this nonsense going on?! This is the twelfth book in the Beatrice Young cozy cat mystery series. The Mewltide Mugger can be read as a standalone but it's extra delightful when enjoyed in sequence. This novella is a clean mystery with no graphic violence, sex, or swearing.