Max is a pampered cat, used to the finer things in life, till he finds himself lost on the streets of London. He quickly becomes the detective cat.
Join Max and his friends on their adventures: The Disappearing Diva in London, The Phantom Portrait at Lord Fawley’s castle and The Catnap Caper in Paris.
With a beautifully fluffy tail and a keen nose for adventure, Max the Detective Cat is ready for any mystery…
“Full of humour and charm”
The Guardian
Age range: 7-9
Published by: Nosy Crow.
Illustrations: Max the Detective Cat is beautifully illustrated throughout by Nicola Kinnear
Available languages: English, Spanish, Czech, Polish and Russian.
Books in the series
The Disappearing Diva
This is Max’s first adventure.
Taking on the job of chief mouser at the Theatre Royal, Max turns detective when he begins to suspect that the famous singer Madame Emerald is hiding a dastardly secret. Soon he is up to his whiskers in his first mystery, dashing across the rooftops of the city in a race to catch a thief…
Published: March 2018
The Phantom Portrait
In the second adventure, Max and his friends from the Theatre Royal travel to a country castle for a special Halloween show. The actors are being rattled by ghostly appearances and rumours of a cursed painting. Max is soon on the case, suspicious that the strange happenings have more to do with missing jewels than scary ghouls.
Published: September 2018
The Catnap Caper
In the third adventure, Max and Oscar face their first international mystery when they are invited to Paris. The pampered pets of high society are going missing and it may have something to do with the singing competition that is gripping the city. It’s up to Max to save the day once again.
Published: October 2019
Where to buy
You can order Max the Detective Cat from your favourite bookstore, or you can buy online.
- Nosy Crow – available in paperback, direct from the publisher.
- Waterstones – available in paperback, for online delivery or delivery to your local store
- Foyles – available in paperback
- WH Smith – available in paperback
- Amazon – available in paperback and for Kindle
- Apple Books – read online in Apple Books
- Google Play – available as e-books
- Bookshop.org – available in paperback
- hive.co.uk – available in paperback
Loan from your library
If you are a reader in the UK, you can also check if your local public library has a copy that you can take out on loan.
Libraries are brilliant and a fantastic way to access so many books. I loved going to my local library as as a child and reading many, many (many…) books. I am thrilled that people can read books that I have written. ❤️❤️❤️
Find your local library in the UK at gov.uk.
International Editions
I have been lucky to have Max’s adventures taken across the world in beautiful translations.
I am so grateful to the rights team at Nosy Crow and to all the brilliant translators who have worked on his stories and brought them to so many audiences across the world. Max has been translated into Spanish, Czech, Russian and Polish.
The artwork on this page is from the Max the Detective Cat books. The illustrations are copyright Nicola Kinnear and used with permission.
Sarah Todd Taylor 