Book 30, 2023
Mar. 16th, 2023 06:31 pm
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I finished reading Purrfectly Deadly last night. It's the second book in the cozy "Mysteries of Max" series by Nic Saint. Main characters are ginger feline sleuth, Max, and his reporter human, Odelia Poole.
Odelia is excited to have an interview with aging pop star, John Paul George. Max and his cat buddy, Dooley, are excited to visit with JPG's cats and try some of the pâté he's known for serving his beloved pets. When Odelia and the cats arrive at JPG's mansion, however, they find him floating face down in his pool. Odelia's reporter instincts kick in, and soon she's hot on the story, chasing down leads in an effort to find out who murdered the former idol. Her investigation causes her to run afoul of Detective Chase Kingsley once more, but he has his own issues to deal with, including the scandal that cost him his career with the NYPD. In the meantime, Chase's bully cat, Brutus, is convinced he can solve the crime before Max can. The group is soon on the trail of drug dealers, ex-wives, boyfriends, and feral cats in a bid to learn who killed JPG.
I liked this story better than the first one in the series. Chase and Brutus are still assholes, but they weren't as bad as earlier. The method of murder was absurd, but I guess the series doesn't pretend to be anything but silly fun.
Favorite line: "Were you selling GHB to JPG?"
Although this book was better than the first in the series, it's getting no better than an average rating from me.
