Book 45, 2015
Jul. 12th, 2015 10:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeTonight, I finished reading The Cat, the Professor, and the Poison, which is the second book in Leann Sweeney's "Cats in Trouble" mystery series.
When Jillian goes with her police officer friend Candace to investigate the disappearance of a cow from a local woman's farm, Jillian follows a stray cat to a neighboring farm and discovers dozens of cats in cages. Alarmed, she calls for help from the local animal shelter. Before anyone can look into the matter, however, a former professor is found dead inside the home, the victim of an apparent poisoning, and most of the cats have vanished.
Jillian is convinced the cats are at the heart of the matter, and when an intruder threatens her and tells her to stop nosing around, even the police begin to take notice. Candace is assigned to watch over Jillian, and an unexpected visit from Jillian's stepdaughter adds a new wrinkle to the investigation. Kara is a journalist who's recently out of a job, but she becomes curious enough about the case to begin asking some questions of her own.
The story clipped along at a good pace and kept my interest. It also kept me guessing as to who the killer was. A little romance, a little danger, some craziness, and lots of cats, and this was a book I really enjoyed.
Four stars:
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When Jillian goes with her police officer friend Candace to investigate the disappearance of a cow from a local woman's farm, Jillian follows a stray cat to a neighboring farm and discovers dozens of cats in cages. Alarmed, she calls for help from the local animal shelter. Before anyone can look into the matter, however, a former professor is found dead inside the home, the victim of an apparent poisoning, and most of the cats have vanished.
Jillian is convinced the cats are at the heart of the matter, and when an intruder threatens her and tells her to stop nosing around, even the police begin to take notice. Candace is assigned to watch over Jillian, and an unexpected visit from Jillian's stepdaughter adds a new wrinkle to the investigation. Kara is a journalist who's recently out of a job, but she becomes curious enough about the case to begin asking some questions of her own.
The story clipped along at a good pace and kept my interest. It also kept me guessing as to who the killer was. A little romance, a little danger, some craziness, and lots of cats, and this was a book I really enjoyed.
Four stars:
♦♦♦♦
