Book 22, 2021

The Counterfeiter-Catching Cat by Alannah Rogers

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Earlier this evening I finished reading The Counterfeiter-Catching Cat by Alannah Rogers. It's the first part of the "Beatrice Young" cozy cat mystery series. Beatrice and her cats, Hamish and Lucky, were the main characters.

Beatrice is content with small-town life in Ashbrook, NH, where she owns the Cozy Cat Cafe. When Hamish, her Maine Coon cat, sniffs out a fake twenty dollar bill, Bea is determined to find out if there are other counterfeit bills in town and if so, who's behind it. Things take a sinister turn when a young man is seen leaving a bar and walking into the woods, whereupon he disappears. Beatrice thinks the two situations are connected, and she gets the sheriff to let her help investigate. Beatrice also enlists the aid of her ex-husband and current best friend, Matthew, along with her inquisitive cats. Together, they may just crack the case, clean up the counterfeiting, and put a killer behind bars.

The story was oka-aay. As much as I love cats, I don't really see them in an investigative role, unless it involves tuna or catnip. I'm not onboard with people who take their dogs everywhere with them, let alone their cats. Also not buying into the sheriff letting Beatrice help with any investigation. And, for as much time as she and Matthew spent together, why not just up and marry him again? Whatevs.

Favorite line: "You know I'm a cat person."

Nothing remarkable about this one--average score.