Bettina Bilby is pushing middle age and still living at home with her mother. Her unexceptional life is enlivened by the moonlighting she does as a catsitter for various neighbors on holiday. One Bank Holiday weekend, though, Bettina's routine veers off into the decidedly exotic.While a wild storm rages, Bettina has her hands full with her crotchety mother and four unhappy cats: Pasha, a large ginger Persian; Enza, a dainty mother-to-be tabby; Bluebell, a graceful blue-eyed Balinese; and Adolph, an imperious rabble-rouser. Rescuing the foursome from their heedless excursion into the wind and rain, Bettina finds a dead carrier pigeon, a victim of the fierce weather. Astonished to find a pet bird out at such a time, Bettina is completely taken aback by what she finds in its tiny carrier tube - several large, extremely valuable diamonds.Bettina and her mother are soon targeted by a variety of sinister types, but that's nothing compared to the dilemma she faces when Adolph swallows one of the diamonds! Read Less