Book 63, 2016
Aug. 19th, 2016 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeOn Wednesday night, I finished reading Cat with a Clue, which is the most recent book in author Laurie Cass' "Bookmobile Cat" mystery series.
While shelving books early one morning before the library opens, Minnie comes across a dead body. She learns the murdered woman was once a resident of Chilson and had returned to attend the funeral of a great-aunt. What Minnie doesn't know is why the woman was in the library. When the library is broken into later, followed by Minnie's beloved bookmobile getting broken into, she feels that the break-ins and the murder must be connected. The police refuse to take her suggestion seriously, which leads Minnie to begin asking questions.
In the meantime, the library board is interviewing potential candidates to fill the vacated director's post. Minnie's friends encourage her to apply, but she drags her feet, knowing that taking the job would put paid to her freedom to drive the bookmobile. As Minnie and her intrepid cat Eddie dig deeper into clues surrounding the crime spree, they both find themselves in danger.
The story had good pacing, and I enjoyed reading about familiar characters and meeting new ones, including the elegant mother of Minnie's boyfriend, Ash.
Favorite line: "He thinks your idea would be better if it involved a cat."
Good story, five stars:
*****
While shelving books early one morning before the library opens, Minnie comes across a dead body. She learns the murdered woman was once a resident of Chilson and had returned to attend the funeral of a great-aunt. What Minnie doesn't know is why the woman was in the library. When the library is broken into later, followed by Minnie's beloved bookmobile getting broken into, she feels that the break-ins and the murder must be connected. The police refuse to take her suggestion seriously, which leads Minnie to begin asking questions.
In the meantime, the library board is interviewing potential candidates to fill the vacated director's post. Minnie's friends encourage her to apply, but she drags her feet, knowing that taking the job would put paid to her freedom to drive the bookmobile. As Minnie and her intrepid cat Eddie dig deeper into clues surrounding the crime spree, they both find themselves in danger.
The story had good pacing, and I enjoyed reading about familiar characters and meeting new ones, including the elegant mother of Minnie's boyfriend, Ash.
Favorite line: "He thinks your idea would be better if it involved a cat."
Good story, five stars:
*****
