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Librarian
Minnie Hamilton, assistant Julia, and feline sidekick Eddie are on their usual
bookmobile run when they find one of their regular patrons lying dead on her
driveway. What appears to be a heart
attack soon turns into a murder investigation, and Minnie quickly finds there
were a number of people who would have wanted the woman dead. The question is, who actually did the deed?
This time
Minnie is drawn in by the dead woman’s young adult children, both of whom are
deeply grieving. They know that Minnie
has solved other murders, so they are sure she can solve this one. Minnie is reluctant, already having a lot on
her plate in addition to her full time job. There’s her new boss, for one
thing. He seems nice enough but he is
asking a lot of questions about staff members and even inquired about the
bookmobile, which is Minnie’s pride and joy.
There’s also Rafe, Minnie’s own true love, who is still working on their
house and who wants Minnie to help make some decisions and Minnie is helping to
plan not one but two weddings.
Ah, but
curiosity wins out every time, as Eddie would tell you, and soon Minnie is
asking a lot of questions. . . .
This is the
seventh book in the Bookmobile Cat Mystery series.
I have enjoyed each one, though I admit I rather prefer a “whodunit” in
which the reader is fed clues that may solve it. These may leave a clue or two but mostly the
perp and motive come at the end.
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The
attraction here is the charming Eddie, the library setting, and an interesting
assortment of characters, from Minnie’s aunt and her beau to a former patron
who has turned out to be much more capable than he first appeared in Lending
a Paw. Cass does allow her
characters to change and grow, letting Minnie have some stalled relationships
until she finds the right guy for her, one who challenges her a bit but who
never tries to rein her in. In fact,
Rafe, wants to help her with her investigations, which makes for a refreshing
change.
On the
negative side, Minnie becomes very slow on the uptake at a crucial point and
ends up in a great deal of danger. For
someone who is so quick to pick up on things, this came across as very
convenient (Church Lady voice) for an action scene.
The next in
the series, Gone with the Whisker, just came out and I will be reading
it soon. Two more are in the works. I
consider these a fun visit with friends.
Books
in the series:
Lending a Paw
Tailing a
Tabby
Borrowed
Crime
Cat with a
Clue
Wrong Side of
the Paw
Gone with the
Whisker
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