Cattery Row by Clea Simon
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- Pub. Date: August 2006
- 238pp
- Sales Rank: 535,601
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 2006
- Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
- Format: Hardcover, 238pp
- Sales Rank: 535,601
- Series: Theda Krakow Mysteries (Hardcover) Series
- ISBN-13: 9781590583067
- ISBN: 159058306X
Synopsis
Someone is stealing show cats, and both the feline-friendly Theda Krakow and her friend Violet, who runs the local shelter, are outraged. When a kindly cat breeder is implicated in the thefts, Theda resolves to uncover the culprits.
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In Simon's satisfying second kitty cozy (after 2005's Mew Is for Murder), spunky Boston journalist Theda Krakow and her feline friend, Musetta, are plunged into a crazy quilt of cat-related crime. In recent months, eight catteries near Beantown have been broken into, and expensive show cats stolen. Theda is puzzled over these thefts without documents of their lineage, the cats are practically worthless, so why would anyone steal them? Then, one of Theda's friends, eccentric cat-breeder Rose Keller, lets on that she's received some threatening phone calls. A few days later, Rose turns up dead. Meanwhile, a blues singer called Cool tells Theda that she's being blackmailed. Someone has evidence that Cool has been drinking and using prescription drugs. (This is the weakest strand in the plot would a celebrity musician shell out big bucks to keep a little pill-popping secret?) With its well-developed cast of characters and a multilayered plot, this feline mystery is the cat's meow. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Clea Simon is a Massachusetts-based writer, journalist and a regular contributor to the New York Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Ms., Rolling Stone and Salon.com. Sheas the author of three nonfiction books, She lives in Cambridge, MA, with her husband, the writer Jon S. Garelick, and their cat, Musetta.
http://www.cleasimon.com
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Show cats, rock and roll and a well-crafted mysteryby IngridKing
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July 19, 2009: In this second book in Clea Simon's Theda Krakow series, we get to enter the world of show cats and the Boston area rock and roll scene. When show cats are being stolen, and Theda's friend Rose, a breeder of pedigreed cats receives threats and is eventually implicated in the thefts and then found murdered, Theda begins to investigate because she refuses to believe that her friend had anything to do with the cat thefts. While she delves into solving the cat thefts and her friend's murder, a musician friend of Theda's is being blackmailed and becomes increasingly withdrawn. Are the two situations connected?
This is a well-crafted mystery with an immensely likeable heroine and the combination of cats and rock and roll make this a thoroughly enjoyable read. I particularly enjoyed this second glimpse into Theda's world because of Simon's excellent character development. Theda continues to grow as we get to know her better. And let's not forget Musetta, Theda's feline sidekick, who always has a paw in solving the mystery.I Also Recommend: Shades of Grey, Mew is For Murder, Cries and Whiskers, Probable Claws.
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July 10, 2009: Cattery Row is Clea Simon's second foray in the Theda Krakow series.In this sophomore outting Theda's caught up in murder, extortion and cat thefts.In recent months, eight catteries near Boston have been broken into, and expensive show cats stolen.Theda is bewildered over these thefts. Afterall, without documents of their lineage, the cats are practically worthless, so why would anyone steal them?Her friends are having their own problems. Eccentric cat-breeder Rose has received a blackmail phone call. She doesn't have the money they asked for. If she doesn't pay, they will kill her cats. Violet has had some sick kittens stolen from her shelter.Theda gets hired to write a follow up story. Her friend Rose is one of those women. When Theda goes to interview her, she finds Rose murdered.Thea speculates the blackmailer killed her. The police figure Rose was involved in the string of robberies of purebred cats.Cleo Simon definitely knows cats. Her knowledge comes through in the way she has them interact with the humans. Ms.Simon ensnares you immediately from the first page.This series just gets better & better.
I Also Recommend: Mew Is for Murder, Cries and Whiskers, Probable Claws.
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