guru Donna Bruce is found murdered in her sauna cabin, stung to death by bees, Odelia and Chase are on the case. Meanwhile Odelia's tabby Max has his own issues to deal with. The vet has decided the flabby tabby is too flabby and has put Max on a strict diet. Feeling weak and out of sorts, the blorange cat has a hard time coming up with original ideas to solve the crime his human is grappling with. And then there's the fact that Odelia has decided that this time Harriet, her mother's white Persian, is in charge of the case, leading the feline sleuths even further astray.

Harriet's idea of investigating a crime is surfing the web and sifting through Internet gossip, and since Odelia doesn't seem to be making any headway in the case it's up to Max and Dooley to save the day and find that telling clue that will lead them to Donna's killer. Will Max be able to stick to his diet? Will Gran be able to control her online shopping habits? And will Odelia and Chase finally go on their first date? Find out in Purrfect Crime, the fifth installment in the funny cozy cat mystery series The Mysteries of Max.