Publisher: NAL
Published: August
5, 2014
ISBN: 978-0451415424
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Print
Obtained via: Publisher
THREE-1/2 HEARTS
We’ve all heard the stories about cats and dogs who travelled
miles and miles to find their way to their home. In what seems an utterly
amazing feat is just part of being a cat for a cat, as Jillian Hart well knows.
That’s why when Clyde, the beloved kitty of a recently deceased member of her
little down shows up, she isn’t that surprised.
Clyde, who has travelled some 200 miles to return home becomes an
instant celebrity. To buy some peace for
the shelter and not-so-little Clyde, Jillian agrees to foster him. Clyde
quickly bonds with Jillian’s three kitties – Chablis, Merlot and Syrah – but all
is not well. Not only was Clyde’s human
murdered, but now someone is after Clyde. Despite Jillian’s best efforts to
protect the celebrity cat, another body turns up along with an array of contentious
family members of the deceased. Can
Jillian find the would-be catnapper before he or she kills again?
Another super read from Leann Sweeney. This one, THE CAT, THE VAGABOND AND THE
VICTIM had a little less punch the a few of the previous books but it’s still a
fun read. You can’t help but fall in
love with Clyde. Even a non-cat person
will find themselves wanting to at least hold the little guy. The theme of the story is one we’ve seen in
different guises, but in her inimitable style, Sweeney introduces not one, but several
well turned twists. I certainly didn’t
see the killer coming.
Sweeney introduces a new character, Emily Nguyen, a wanna be
girl reporter who is so annoying she becomes one of those characters you love
to hate. You don’t want her to die, you
don’t want her to go away, but at the same time you just want her to stop. If
she’s going to be around I can see that Sweeney will have a lot of opportunity to
develop her character and add some fun dimension to the books.
Each book is a stand alone and you do not have to read the
stories in order if all you want is the mystery. If you want to see some wonderful character
development and growth, you’ll want to read the series in order.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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