Undercover Kitty
The Blurb
Sarah and her cat Elvis can always be found at a charming secondhand shop in the village of North Harbor, Maine. Despite the small-town setting, the daring duo often find themselves wrapped up in murder, but luckily they have help, a quirky group of senior citizens runs an amateur detective agency called Charlotte’s Angels out of the store.
The Angels are hired to look into who is sabotaging cat shows in the state, and they decide the best way to do that is to send Elvis the cat undercover as a contestant. But then one of the cat show volunteers is murdered just before the latest competition, and Sarah and the Angels have to catch a killer in two shakes of a cat’s tail!
The Details
Series: Second Chance Cat Mystery – Book #8
Author: Sofie Ryan
Genre/Category: Cozy – Animal/Antiques
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 1984802356
Page Count: 352
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The Review
Undercover Kitty is another strong entry in the “Second Chance Cat Mystery” series. This is a terrific book and series, filled with cats, great characters, and a delightful second-hand shop that I could spend hours roaming the building and uncovering treasure. Elvis, Sarah’s feline companion, and all the other cats make me wish I still had my purring friends to keep me company.
When Elvis, along with Sarah, and the Angel’s go undercover to find out who is sabotaging the cat competitions, they find more than they bargained for. Not far into the story, someone is killed, and the PI’s add murder to their caseload. Suspects are almost everywhere, but the evidence is in short supply yet meaningful. Even though the sabotage seems to have subsided, it doesn’t take long for everything to spiral out of control and puts our heroines in the sights of a killer. Things get fishy and not in the sardine kind of way.
There is plenty of action in this book, and a world of cats and cat people to explore. There are twists and turns along the way that may throw readers off the scent. But by the time you get to the end of Undercover Kitty there will be no more secrets to uncover, some new lesser-known characters to smile about, and a couple of close calls that will leave you wanting more. Elvis will steal your heart, Gram, Liz, Rose, and Charlotte, as well as Mr. P and Mac, will keep you reading. The relationship between these characters will have readers happy and looking forward to their continuing adventures.
The Author
Sofie Kelly/Ryan is the pseudonym of the writer and mixed-media artist, Darlene Ryan. As Sofie Kelly she writes the New York Times bestselling Magical Cats mysteries. And as Sofie Ryan, she writes the Second Chance Cats series. Sofie/Darlene lives on the east coast with her husband and daughter. In her spare time, she practices Wu-style tai chi and likes to prowl around thrift stores looking for things to re-purpose in her art. Sofie has been a late-night disk jockey—which explains her love of coffee–and taught absolutely terrified adults how to swim.
Other books that readers will enjoy from Sofie include A Tale of Two Kitties in the “A Magical Cats Mystery” series. Or perhaps a book by author Kay Finch from the ” A Bad Luck Cat Mystery” series such as The Black Cat Breaks a Mirror.
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