The Cat in the Hamper: A Sam Sunday Mystery (The Sam Sunday Mystery Series)

Sam Sunday, a recent paraplegic, needs an in-home nurse AGAIN. He's never been able to keep one long, the previous nurse lasted only four days due to Sam's grumpy attitude. Reginald Lowes needs this nursing job desperately, but no one wants to hire a nurse with tattoos and a mohawk. He knows Mr. Sunday is the only one who can keep him from being homeless, all because he was able to beat Sam Sunday at a chess game. Much to the man's surprise. Sam's cat, JB is "catnapped" by his neighbor - Ivy Coleman, known as Poison Ivy, as a result of her constant calls to the HOA reporting her neighbors. The unlikely pair discover her body and Reggie comes to the attention of the police, prejudiced by his tough exterior. Sam is forced to solve the crime when Reggie Lowes is accused because of his looks. He is determined no one is getting rid of his nurse until he beats the man at chess.