📘 Book Summary
They broke his mind. Now he solves crimes one catnap at a time.
Luis Cannon was a hardboiled detective. Trench coat, gravel voice, bone-deep vendetta against injustice. Then he touched the Cognichonk, a cursed artifact from beyond time, and woke up in a cardboard box with no name and four paws.
His consciousness is scattered now, spread thin across a psychic network of orange cats. When they sync, they become him: a mystery-solving sleuth with noir narration and a vendetta against household appliances. When the signal fades, they go back to licking power cords and screaming at ceiling fans.
"We are a precision instrument of justice," Luis reminds them. "Not a loofah with abandonment issues."
They are not listening. They are never listening.
Something is wrong in the network. Cats are going lucid, and lucid cats have opinions. Occult sigils are spreading across the suburbs like magical malware. And Luis's old partner, presumed dead, might be back. With claws.
The Cognichonk is not sleeping anymore. It is choosing sides.
If Luis does not crack this case fast, he will not just lose control of the cats. He will lose whatever is left of the man.
A surreal noir where the detective has a dozen bodies and no idea which one he is in.
✨ Vibes & Keywords
Genre: Mystery (Fantasy)
Age Suggestion: Young Adult, Adult
Tropes: Urban Fantasy, Crime Fiction, Humorous, No Romance, Dark & Atmospheric, Morally Grey Characters, Talking Animal
Trigger / CW: Blood/Violence, Animal Self-Harm (Supernatural Influence), Possession, No HEA
Spice Warning: None (kissing only)
📝 Book Details
Author: Kysa Steele
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 348
Publication Date: August 17, 2025
ISBN: 979-8998942228
Series: The Orange Protocol Book One
📚 About the Author
Kysa Steele is an IT professional by day, and by night an author, TTRPG GM, cat servant, and wife (though the order depends on which cat is asking). She grew up devouring books and plotting to write her own. While newly minted as an indie author, she's been telling elaborate, occasionally cursed stories at the TTRPG table for years.
🌙 A Little Magic in Every Parcel
Every order from Imaginary Adventures is wrapped in our cozy‑magical packaging, complete with themed bookmarks, stickers, and other shop extras. We love making each book feel like a small adventure when it arrives.
📘 Book Summary
They broke his mind. Now he solves crimes one catnap at a time.
Luis Cannon was a hardboiled detective. Trench coat, gravel voice, bone-deep vendetta against injustice. Then he touched the Cognichonk, a cursed artifact from beyond time, and woke up in a cardboard box with no name and four paws.
His consciousness is scattered now, spread thin across a psychic network of orange cats. When they sync, they become him: a mystery-solving sleuth with noir narration and a vendetta against household appliances. When the signal fades, they go back to licking power cords and screaming at ceiling fans.
"We are a precision instrument of justice," Luis reminds them. "Not a loofah with abandonment issues."
They are not listening. They are never listening.
Something is wrong in the network. Cats are going lucid, and lucid cats have opinions. Occult sigils are spreading across the suburbs like magical malware. And Luis's old partner, presumed dead, might be back. With claws.
The Cognichonk is not sleeping anymore. It is choosing sides.
If Luis does not crack this case fast, he will not just lose control of the cats. He will lose whatever is left of the man.
A surreal noir where the detective has a dozen bodies and no idea which one he is in.
✨ Vibes & Keywords
Genre: Mystery (Fantasy)
Age Suggestion: Young Adult, Adult
Tropes: Urban Fantasy, Crime Fiction, Humorous, No Romance, Dark & Atmospheric, Morally Grey Characters, Talking Animal
Trigger / CW: Blood/Violence, Animal Self-Harm (Supernatural Influence), Possession, No HEA
Spice Warning: None (kissing only)
📝 Book Details
Author: Kysa Steele
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: 348
Publication Date: August 17, 2025
ISBN: 979-8998942228
Series: The Orange Protocol Book One
📚 About the Author
Kysa Steele is an IT professional by day, and by night an author, TTRPG GM, cat servant, and wife (though the order depends on which cat is asking). She grew up devouring books and plotting to write her own. While newly minted as an indie author, she's been telling elaborate, occasionally cursed stories at the TTRPG table for years.
🌙 A Little Magic in Every Parcel
Every order from Imaginary Adventures is wrapped in our cozy‑magical packaging, complete with themed bookmarks, stickers, and other shop extras. We love making each book feel like a small adventure when it arrives.
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