Here is my ideal time line of based on the seasons per book: * * Wish You Were Here -- Spring [Year 1] * Rest in Pieces -- Mid Summer * Murder at Monticello -- Late Summer to Early Autumn * Pay Dirt -- Autumn * Murder, She Meowed -- Winter to Early Spring [Year 2] * Murder on the Prowl -- Late Spring * Cat on the Scent -- Summer * Pawing Through the Past -- Late Autumn * Claws and Effect -- Winter * Catch as Cat Can -- Spring [Year 3] * The Tail of the Tip-Off -- Summer * Whisker of Evil -- Autumn * Cat's Eyewitness -- Late Autumn to Early Winter * Sour Puss -- Spring to Mid Summer [Year 4] * Puss n' Cahoots -- Late Summer * The Purrfect Murder -- Early Autumn * Santa Clawed -- Early Winter * Cat of the Century -- La