Darla Zuhdi is the creator of the Cat Detectives, a delightfully wholesome, anti- violent and animal friendly series for children seven and up. The concept of the series is for the two cat detectives to travel the globe solving mysteries or helping those in need. In 1998, Darla began writing the cat detectives series and in December 2000, Tale of a Christmas Angel was published. Since that time, Darla Zuhdi has published three additional books in the series, Finding your Dream, A Tale of Three Amigos, and A South Sea Adventure (released spring, 2006).

In 2005, Darla founded the "Oklahoma Literacy Summit", a program designed to promote solutions to illiteracy to further advance and promote existing literacy programs as well as create awareness additional programs should be implemented. In 2005 and 2006, Darla served as co-chair of the Oklahoma Centennial Book Festival, an annual statewide literary event. Darla’s series, books and appearances have received exceptional reviews and commentaries in numerous publications, such as Cat Fancy magazine, New Mexico magazine, the Dallas Morning News, Animal Sheltering magazine, the Sunday Oklahoman, Tulsa World, Springfield News, Amarillo Globe, the Santa Fe New Mexican, and South Pacific blog by noted travel author David Stanley. Darla has had appearances and interviews on television and radio shows, including KSPI’s Life Today, OETA, KVOO radio, KXY radio, and KKVV Radio, Las Vegas. She has had numerous book signings nationwide at Barnes and Noble, Borders and Waldenbooks bookstores, including multiple signing’s in Los Angeles, Dallas, Santa Fe, Bar Harbor, St. Louis, Springfield, Colorado Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Las Vegas.

In addition to being a children's author, Darla has also written, performed and recorded her original music. In 2005, Darla made her singing debut to a major audience where she performed before over 7,500 people in concert as the opening act for country legend Willie Nelson. Finding your Dream has been recommended by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The HSUS has over 7,000,000 members and is the largest humane society in the world. Darla has received recognition and certificates of appreciation from numerous humane societies for her help in teaching children and adults about the importance of helping homeless animals. Darla lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with her husband, Bill Zuhdi, and five cats. She also travels around the nation for various book signings and as a featured speaker at libraries, writers’ groups and grade schools.