Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly is the second book in the “Magical Cats” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), September 2011
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson is the owner of two very special cats, Owen and Hercules, who possess some unusual gifts in addition to skills for sleuthing.
Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But when Owen and Hercules followed her home from mysterious Wisteria Hill, she realized her mind wasn’t playing tricks on her: Her cats have magical abilities. And when a body is found near Kathleen’s favorite local café, she knows Owen’s talent for turning invisible and Hercules’s ability to walk through closed doors will give the felines access to clues Kathleen couldn’t get without arousing suspicion.
With her pet partners, and perhaps the assistance of a certain handsome detective, Kathleen is determined to find out who kill Agatha Shephard, an elderly woman who seems to have helped almost everyone in town at one time or another. Someone is hiding dark secrets, and it will take a bit of furtive investigating to catch the coldhearted killer.
This was a good read. When Kathleen’s friend is arrested for murder and believing in her innocence, Kathleen begins an earnest investigation into the murder. This was easy-paced story that was very appealing. The mystery was good and with guidance from her mystical cats, Kathleen was able to expose a killer. I liked the character developments; the easy flow of conversations; the small-town feeling and of course, her two furry roommates. I look forward to reading the next book in this charming series.
** I have one copy of SLEIGHT OF PAW to give away, thanks to Berkley! To enter, leave a comment with a valid e-mail address. Please break it up using (at) and (dot), like domain(at)host(dot)com. This is only open to US addresses (at the publisher’s request). Contest ends on September 28th at 6pm EST. Winner will be notified by e-mail and has 2 days to respond. **
Sofie Kelly is the pseudonym of Darlene Ryan
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Meow – sounds like a feline mystery.
tonya
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I loved the first book in the series and can not wait to see what the CATS do next.
sounds intriguing
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Risa
I would love to read about Kathleen and her mystical cats. Thank you for sharing about this fun read and for the lovely giveaway opportunity.
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Looks like a good read.
read the first book and have been waiting for the next installment.
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Anything with cats has to be a good book.
TerryParrish(at)hotmail(dot)com
This sounds like a great cozy! I loved your review.
I like books with small town feeling….. =)
Thanks for the giveaway!!
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sounds like another good mystery can’t wait to win this one plunges at gmail dot com
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I love cozy mysteries and ones with cats are my favorites.
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I love cats and I love reading about them! This is a new series for me! I’d like to start reading it! Thank you!
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This sounds great and I’d love to win a copy! Thanks! afarage(at)earthlink(dot)net
This sounds like so much fun! I look forward to reading it.
Contest is closed.
We have a winner: Congratulations Melissa B!
Thanks so much! =)
I look forward to reading Sleight of Paw! it sounds like a wonderful book.
Im new to wordpress…and meant to put Melissa B as my name on my last post.
( my blog name is my recent favorite books ) =)