Book 37, 2016
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chez_jaeAfter I logged off Wednesday night, I finished the book The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan. It's the first in the author's "Second Chance Cat" mystery series. I have three or four of the books, so it was past time I started on it!
Sarah Grayson owns a shop in North Harbor, Maine, where she sells re-purposed and up-cycled items. She also has a rescued cat named Elvis. When Sarah and her older friend Charlotte go to check on their friend Maddie, they find her in her garden, along with a dead body. Now Maddie is the primary suspect in the death of the man, who was a philanderer. Of course, Sarah believes Maddie is innocent, and along with their other friends, Liz and Rose, they set out to find evidence to prove Maddie is not a murderer.
The story was fun all around. Sarah's friends are all contemporaries of her grandmother, who is "off-screen" on her honeymoon. They don't let their status as retired and/or senior citizens keep them out of the action, and Sarah is hard-pressed to keep them in line. I especially enjoyed old Mr Peterson, who wore his pants up to his armpits but was a top-notch computer hacker. Elvis insists on getting in on the action, too, and Sarah comes to suspect that her cat may be a feline lie-detector. They mystery was engrossing, as it is revealed that the victim had at least four wives and was fleecing other women of their money.
Sarah has a potential romantic interest in her childhood crush, Nick. He's not a cop, per se, but he is an investigator with the ME's office. Her friend Jess was a hoot, and it was touching to see Sarah reconnect with her childhood friend Michelle.
Favorite line: "We have coffee, bacon, chocolate and Fancy Feast...I think that covers the major food groups: sugar, salt, fat, caffeine and cat."
I hear ya, sister.
Four of five:
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Sarah Grayson owns a shop in North Harbor, Maine, where she sells re-purposed and up-cycled items. She also has a rescued cat named Elvis. When Sarah and her older friend Charlotte go to check on their friend Maddie, they find her in her garden, along with a dead body. Now Maddie is the primary suspect in the death of the man, who was a philanderer. Of course, Sarah believes Maddie is innocent, and along with their other friends, Liz and Rose, they set out to find evidence to prove Maddie is not a murderer.
The story was fun all around. Sarah's friends are all contemporaries of her grandmother, who is "off-screen" on her honeymoon. They don't let their status as retired and/or senior citizens keep them out of the action, and Sarah is hard-pressed to keep them in line. I especially enjoyed old Mr Peterson, who wore his pants up to his armpits but was a top-notch computer hacker. Elvis insists on getting in on the action, too, and Sarah comes to suspect that her cat may be a feline lie-detector. They mystery was engrossing, as it is revealed that the victim had at least four wives and was fleecing other women of their money.
Sarah has a potential romantic interest in her childhood crush, Nick. He's not a cop, per se, but he is an investigator with the ME's office. Her friend Jess was a hoot, and it was touching to see Sarah reconnect with her childhood friend Michelle.
Favorite line: "We have coffee, bacon, chocolate and Fancy Feast...I think that covers the major food groups: sugar, salt, fat, caffeine and cat."
I hear ya, sister.
Four of five:
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Date: 2016-05-28 02:18 am (UTC)COS: My postcard from Potter Acres came!!!
What a sweetie you are to think of me and my love for Our Rustic Heroes.
I reread that series often; always gives me a lift.
Thank you.
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Date: 2016-05-29 07:53 pm (UTC)Glad the postcard arrived! I saw those Jersey cows and knew you had to have it.
:D