Scratch the Surface (Cat Lover's Series #1) by Susan Conant

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Synopsis

A new series (and a new species) for the award-winning author of the Dog Lover's mysteries.
Introducing a great new series and a terrific new sleuth in Felicity Pride, (herself an author of a series of popular cat mysteries). Now Felicity's facing a real mystery when she finds a cat-and a corpse-on her doorstep.
Who was he? Who killed him? And what publicity value could it all have for her newest novel? The answers may lie with an avid pet-hater; a highbrow professor who's read every cat mystery ever written; or perhaps with Felicity's own number-one rival in the field, a reclusive, bestselling author. With a burly, kilt-wearing detective on her side, Felicity must sort out a case more puzzling than any she's ever plotted on paper.

Publishers Weekly

Fans of Conant's Dog Lover's mysteries (Bride and Groom, etc.) will lap up the first installment of a new series, which introduces Felicity Pride, the author of a mystery series about cats. When Felicity returns to her Boston-area home from a book signing, she's a little freaked out to stumble on a very dead corpse, and a very live cat, in her vestibule. Her shock, however, doesn't prevent her from trying to get as much publicity as possible from her discovery. Envisioning her book sales skyrocketing after she catches the killer, Felicity learns that solving a murder in real life is a lot harder than writing a mystery novel. Yes, the setup-a cat mystery about a cat mystery writer who finds a real body-is a trifle meta. But Conant, never precious, takes the opportunity to poke gentle fun at some of the conventions of the cozy genre. Sidesplittingly funny and very clever, this book is just about purr-fect. Agent, Deborah Schneider. (June 7) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Biography

Susan Conant graduated summa cum laude from Radcliffe College and holds a doctorate in human development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the author of the popular Dog Lover's Mysteries, and a six-time winner of the Dog Writer's Association of America's Maxwell Award. She and her daughter, Jessica Conant-Park, are now working on a new series of culinary mysteries, the first of which is titled Burned. Susan and her husband live near Boston with two Chartreux cats and two Alaskan malamutes.