Cat in the Stacks Mystery #5
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This was my first Miranda James book and is the fifth book in the series.
Charlie Harris is a fifty something year old man living in his family home in Athena, Mississippi with his two adult children, a boarder, and his ever present, extremely large Maine Coon cat, Diesel.  While it is told in first person, the story has a mystery inside of a mystery which is part of the charm of reading this book.
 Its National Library Week and Charlie and Teresa Farmer, the director of the Athena Public Library are planning to feature Electra Barnes Cartwright, the author of the Veronica Thane juvenile mystery series. While doing research, Teresa discovers Electra is still alive, living nearby and nearing the age of a hundred. With this discovery, Charlie is more than happy to accompany Teresa when she goes to meet the author.  With everything set for the exhibit and word getting out that Electra is still alive and will appear at the library, things start to get a little strange and crazy.
Each chapter ended like reading a Nancy Drew book; never wanting to put it down because you wanted to find out the whodunit.  This kept me guessing up until the end and  was finished nicely. If you grew up with girl sleuths or boy detectives, Miranda James' The Silence of the Library will bring back fond memories as James not only tells the story of Charlie and Diesel's latest case, but also skillfully weaves in a Veronica Thane mystery. James will have readers rapidly turning pages as you relive the days of cliffhanger chapters and roadster-driving sleuths.
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I believe this was the fifth book in Leggett's series " Hidden Treasures". Being cat lovers we really enjoyed the one!
2672787
I have read all of the Cat Who books by Lilian Jackson Braun.  They are great as simple "who done it" murder mysteries and having a cat solve them is just so much fun.
72119
I am really enjoying reading this series. This is the 2nd book in The Mystic Notch Cozy Murder series and while it can. be read as a standalone I recommend reading them in order. This way you you understand the back ground and interaction of the characters. Once again this book has cats as some of the main characters but this book added a dog into the mix. Very cute and fun to read mystery.
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The humans in this book are interesting, but the cats are a definite delight.  If you like cats and a good mystery, you will enjoy this story.  Thank you Ann Kern for this book.
504756
This newest addition to this wonderful series is absolutely
entertaining. I loved it! Only complaint I have is not enough
O'Ryan the cat. I do recommend this series to all mystery
lovers.
925849
The Great Catsby is a Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley. This is Book 8 in this series.  Cait, the main character in this series is distressed about the man her mother is supposed to marry.  She and her siblings sense that all is not right with the guy and feel for her mother's heart as well as her money!  And Ebenezer the cat we have previously met returns to Cait.  Cats on the island where this book takes place appear and help Cait solves some murders.  This time a girl is murdered and Alex is put in jail.  Alex is a young man that Cait has helped before.  He has recently returned to the island and is living the wild party life.  Cait and her friends work hard to find the real killer.  This book kept me in suspense for a long time.  The characters seem even more developed in this book.  At least I have become very fond of them.. I did not figure  out the plot til almost the end.  A wonderful summer read!  I would suggest reading this series in order..
4225756
Great read! Love the way the characters interact with each other to help solve the mystery. Sarah and Elvis the cat are a great team!! Looking forward to more great stories by this wonderful author!
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The cats in this series are adorable.  If you have a cat, you'll recognize the behaviors and the cat language.  It's really adorable and I can't stop reading this series.  Also, I like the slow moving romance -- no x-rated scenes in this series.  Just clean humor and good mysteries.  I can hardly wait for the new book (release in Oct. 2014) to come out.
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This is the seventh book in the Cats in Trouble series and was just as great as the first six. It is a busy time for Jillian Hart as she prepares for her wedding to her long time love, Tom. But it is not so busy that there isn't time for murder. Tom's son, Finn is moving in temporarily and with him Magpie, a cat he has just adopted. Magpie has sticky paws- in other words she steels things. And it is Magpie who shows up covered in blood and holding the first clue in the murder. A well written plot follows and leads to a surprise ending. For those of you who love this series you will find all the usual characters making an appearance. And the addition of a new character with loads of personality- Magpie
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I really enjoyed this third book. The opening finds a grumpy Cat Latimer dealing with her business partners lack of help. It makes her character easy to relate to. Her business partner has left her with the load of the business while she enjoys her new beau, whom Cat doesn't particularly like. The mystery is so well plotted and all the different conflicts that Cat has going on kept me glued to the book. I voluntarily reviewed a copy I received from the author.
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From the first sentence of Kathi Daley's new book in the Whales and Tails cozy mystery series, I was hooked.  Why was a cat locked in the confessional?  The cat leads Cait to a book with a puzzle of numbers and letters.  When a body is discovered, Cait, her best friend Tara, and her sister Siobhan, brainstorm to solve the puzzle, hoping it will lead to the murderer.

When Cait visits Tansy and Bella, two ladies who  "know things", but don't admit to being witches, she learns that she will have two cats come to her aid in figuring out what is happening.

The book is not just about murder.  This author always weaves in side stories.  One is about a little girl who has just lost both of her parents. Miranda hasn't spoken since their deaths, but her grandmother brings her to the children's choir hoping music will help her.

Also, Cait and Siobhan are worried about Aunt Maggie, who has taken off on another one of her secret getaways.  In her investigation, Cait discovers something big about Maggie, but decides not to share it with Tara or Siobhan.

Cody, Cait's boyfriend, has been distracted by a big decision he has to make that could impact their relationship.

As Cait, Tara, and Siobhan solve the puzzle, there are many twists and turns, and a big surprise.

I continue to enjoy learning about life on the small fictional island of Madrona off the coast of Washington state.  Cait and Tara's store, Coffee Cat Books, is a place I would love to visit.

Kathi Daley has done it again - Fresh ideas, great characters that continue to evolve, a mystery that kept me guessing, interesting side stories, and an ending that couldn't be more perfect.
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Solid writing and a great mystery! This is my favorite of the series so far. It took me time with the other books to get to know the characters. Krissy Hancock, along with help from her mystery author dad, are at it again in working to solve the murder of her dad's agent. There are many suspects to choose from, so this is not an easy case to solve. The cats in here have personality which make it even more enjoyable. I love seeing more of Krissy's dating life revealed as the series progresses. There's sure to be lots more to come that you won't want to miss.
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We adore cats and the cover of this children's book called out to us.  My son and I read this one evening recently and really enjoyed the story, its characters and the whole premise of the series. This is #2 in a series about pets who vow to protect their owners and turn detective when there is any sort of perceived threat.  In this story, Frankie (the cat) and Jasper (the pig) search a drive-in theater for a suspected female ghost.  Another reviewer compared this to Scooby-Doo and I would agree.  Thoroughly enjoyable fun mystery that you can read with your kids or that they are sure to enjoy on their own
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I am an avid mystery reader and a serious cat lover, Jill is a witch/P.I. With an awesome talking cat named Winky. I am reading book after book almost through the entire series. Truly fun books!
4058310
I love this series no gore or violence but an old fashion mystery.  I love the cats I had Siamese as a child and they are special.  All the books in this series are worth the read.
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This book is the second in the series and its a quick read filled with mysteries surrounding the pink mansion. Katz and her cats solve the mysteries. It's a great book for cat lovers as well.