Book 26, 2026

Purrfect Kill by Nic Saint

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


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I finished reading Purrfect Kill by Nic Saint last night. It’s the 17th “Mysteries of Max” book, featuring fat orange cat Max and Odelia, his human.

There’s been another murder in Hampton Cove. This time pop star Chickie Hay has been found dead in her mansion. Odelia joins Chase and her Uncle Alec as they go to investigate, and Odelia brings her four cats along to see if they can glean some clues. The investigation unearths lax security, a crazed fan, a best frenemy, and a former manager who had a beef with Chickie. Clues and witness statements don’t seem to add up, but Max, Odelia, and the others are determined to crack the case.

If the author would stick to the main plot, these books would be much more enjoyable. Instead, we have Vesta (Gran) acting like a tween twat again, as well as a subplot of the same inept burglars from a previous book putting in a return appearance. Even Harriet the cat was acting like a moron. The main plot was good, but the subplots dragged it all down.

Favorite lines:
♦ “She collected grudges and feuds like other people collected shoes or stamps.”
♦ Abe Cornwall is the county coroner and looks as if at some point he swallowed another county coroner. The man is large.
♦ It’s a pity our paws are outfitted with soft pink pads. It hampers our ability to applaud.
♦ “Dooley caught a killer? How did that happen?” // “I found an inseminating piece of evidence,” said Dooley happily. // “Not inseminating, incriminating,” Harriet corrected him.

Can’t score this any higher than a three.