Deidre the cat lady sleuth
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Interesting.  Fun, quick read,  cats sound like fun and description of characters good.  I e enjoy small town mystery s to r use.
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They were all a lot of fun the cats helping Beatrice solve mysteries.  Enough differences in each crime that each story felt fresh.  I'm going to enjoy this series and it looks as if she has more stories already waiting.  The cats are very involved in solving the mysteries so if you love cats AND mysteries these are for you too.
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I like these books. The characters are great and I love the idea of a cat solving mysteries for other animals with the help of their humans. Highly recommend. Good clean read also. Can't wait to read more from Smudge!
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This is the 6th in the magical cat mysteries. This was a pretty good story and mystery, the cats don't really add much to the store. This was better than book 7 which I just read. Kathleen is trying to raise money for the reading buddy program at the library and is organizing a benefit. One of the guests drops dead and she has to figure out who did it and why.
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I had a good time reading all three of the books in the series so far, and look forward to the next one.  Anyone who loves books,cats and mysteries, will enjoy these books.
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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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I've had several over the years and I love reading about their antics in helping their human solve the mysteries. This series is a must for cat lovers and suspense , romance and humor.
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Kittens Can Kill is an interesting cozy mystery with a number of likely suspects and a lot of help from the feline contingent. The characters are well drawn and comfortable in their own skin, the dialogue easily carrying the plot forward. Despite many clues and red herrings, the reveal at the end was still a surprise. Despite police presence in the story, Pru carried the main burden of tracking down clues and solving the case, more so than in many cozies with active police departments even if the main sleuth disagrees with the way the investigation is conducted. And in this case, the detective was her own boyfriend. Interesting. All in all, another interesting pet noir from Clea Simon.

This review is based on a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for our honest review.
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Great book. Can't see if mystery at wedding if anything happens.she is great with mysteries and the love of cats.
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Very original theme of using felines, both feral and domestic, and all with paranormal senses to aid amateur sleuthing as in a mixture of Bell, Book and Candle and Nancy Drew. Looking forward to more about Pandora, Willa and Mystic Notch.
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I enjoyed this installment of the Magical Cats series. A good story and the cats always make me laugh.  I'm looking forward to reading the next one!!
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Jillian Hart is recently Widowed and trying to rebulid a life  for herself and her three Cats Chablis, Syrah and Merlot- She is a Quilter in a small Carolina Town. She makes Quilts for Cats who are as special as her own. And business is thriving. So when she returns from an overnight Quilting Show she discovers Chablis sneezing and a broken window. Her Abyssinian Syrah is missing. Jillian suspects Cat napping. Spurred on by Chablis and Merlot's mournful meowing Jillian investigates- and finds more missing Cats and a murder. Now she has to save the missing Cats and herself from a Cat napper turned murderer! I wasgiven a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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This is another lovely Magical Cats Mystery.  In this episode, Andrew, Kathleen's former boyfriend suddenly appears determined to win Kathleen's love and return with her to Boston. Kathleen is especially vulnerable, since she and Detective Marcus Gordon have more or less broken up over her refusal to stay out of murder investigations. In the meantime, a theater group has come to Mayville and will be presenting a series of plays at the library. It's director, Hugh Davis, is quickly dispatched. Among the suspects are Hannah, who is Marcus's sister and Abigail who works with Kathleen. Kathleen and Marcus work together to solve Davis's murder while Andrew continues to woo Kathleen. Integral to the book, of course, are those two wonderful cats Owen and Hercules who spread their joy and magic among the pages which seem to fly by. I love this series; Sophie Kelly truly seems to understand cats and writes lovingly of the relationship between cats and owners. I highly recommend this book to all cat lovers and Cozy lovers.
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Cat and mystery lovers alike will love Sofie Ryan's new series featuring Elvis, a very savvy kitty. The Whole Cat and Caboodle is the first book in The Second Chance Cat series. Readers who enjoy a good whodunit, with a kitty cat twist will find Elvis irresistible. Ryan's success with the Magical Cats series, under the name Sofie Kelly, proves that she knows what she's talking about where felines are concerned and killers too. With an elderly con artist, a capricious cat and some very good friends, new cozy protagonist Sarah Grayson is on the case!

What I liked:

I totally adored the Magical Cats series from Sofie Kelly and knew that this new series under a different name would be just as good. Sofie Ryan may be a new name, but readers are still treated to the same amazing characterizations and descriptions of feline behavior that will keep them reading for hours on end. Ryan has a knack for knowing how cats and other animals get into the hearts of readers and she uses it to her advantage. I love the way she makes the reader wish they had a cat that was just as clever as Elvis.

There were lots of things that I liked about Sarah as the protagonist for this series. First of all I liked her profession. She has a second hand shop with vintage furniture and other items that can be re-purposed and brought back to life for some new person to enjoy. I have always enjoyed taking someone else's junk and making it my treasure, so I appreciated this theme a lot. I also liked Sarah's attitude. She goes to the nursing home to teach seniors how to re-purpose things as well. That was endearing on it's own but her relationship with the three elderly ladies who help her out in the shop was the best part of this book for me.

Liz, Rose and Charlotte provided a lot of comic relief for this book, calling themselves Charlie's Angels and helping to solve the mystery. But the thing that made this one special was how Sarah, a younger woman treated them and developed such an endearing friendship with them. And the entire mystery also features another senior, Maddie who ends up the murder suspect. I think Ryan did a great job of showing the unique kinds of friendships that can develop between women of all ages.

The mystery was well written and a lot of fun to try to figure out. It seems that Maddie's new beau Arthur was quite the con artist. When he ends up dead on the patio, apparently poisoned, Maddie is the main suspect. I loved finding out about all the women that Arthur had conned along the way. Including four wives and slew of girlfriends. It made for a great mystery and readers will love all of the ins and outs of the case.

What I didn't like:

Not much to report here. This was a great first book in a series and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next with this group of characters. Elvis could have had a more substantial role in the book and that would have been fine. He was a great feline character.

Bottom Line:

This is a great new series, with a very interesting heroine. Sarah and her feline sidekick Elvis get in to all sorts of trouble that readers won't be able to keep from laughing about.
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This series of books are fun because the cat is an independent cat in Los Vegas and he helps solve murders with the gal that he stays with when he wants to.
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The Cat Of Christmas Present ( Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery Book 10 )
By: Kathi Daley

The Cat of Christmas Present is book ten in Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery series. Kathi Daleys story and characters both are well written and well developed. She had me hooked right at the start . I really enjoyed these cozy mystery stories about Cait , her family , and her friends. They all do not hesitate to jump right in and help solve the mystery. The story has a great start and will keep you guessing till the end. Magical cat, Clarence, shows up and leads Cait to a body on the beach . The man is alive , but cannot tell her who he is or where he is from. Is he a criminal or is he someone they can trust? Christmas is coming and Cait and her team has a mystery to solve . Don't forget to check the good recipes out in the back off the book , there is some you might cam use for your holidays.
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A Tale of Two Tabbies ( Whales and Tails Mystery - Book 7 )
By Kathi Daley

A Tale of Two Tabbies is the seventh book in Whales and Tails Mystery series. I really enjoy these cozy mystery stories by Kathi Daley. She does not disappoint me . She had me hooked right from the start and did not let go till the end. Yes there is two Tabbies in this story. Is one to help Cait with her investigating to find a killer ? Cait finds a cat locked in the confessional at Saint Patricks Catholic Church. This is just the start of a very good cozy mystery that keeps you guessing till the end. Join Cait as she is involved in trying to find a killer. There is also some very good looking recipes in the back .