Showing posts with label Cat-Mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cat-Mystery. Show all posts

Friday, July 7, 2023

Death Steals the Spotlight by T. C. LoTempio | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Death Steals the Spotlight (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries) by T. C. LoTempio


About Death Steals the Spotlight

 


Death Steals the Spotlight (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - Connecticut
Beyond the Page Publishing (June 27, 2023)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1960511173
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1960511171
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C62G13J9

 

It’s exit stage left, permanently, for a big-time director who lands the starring role in an unscripted death scene . . .

Desperate to find a director for their annual production, the Fox Hollow Players have a stroke of luck when Shell McMillan’s actress mother lands a prominent theater director for the job. He’s more gruff and demanding than the small-town cast and crew are used to, but his soft side for animals quickly endears him to pet shop owner Shell. Persuading her to let him use a shed on her property where he can work in peace, Shell is horrified when she finds his dead body there. And with obvious signs of foul play, she can’t help but investigate the murder.

As she digs into the man’s past, it becomes apparent that at one point or another he was romantically entangled with just about every woman involved in the play. And just when Shell discovers he may have been blackmailing one of them, other clues surface that suggest a more sinister motive. With her hands already full with a beautiful stray cat she found and christened Princess Fuzzypants, Shell will have to fill two roles, caring for the Maine coon and trying to track down the killer before it’s her turn for a fatal curtain call . . .

 

About the Author Guest Post

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Five Belles Too Many by Debra H Goldstein | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery) by Debra H. Goldstein


About Five Belles Too Many


Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in the Series
Setting - Alabama
Kensington Cozies (June 28, 2022)
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496732235
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496732231
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HRCV4TN

 

When Sarah Blair’s mother participates in a reality show competition for brides in Wheaton, Alabama, things get a little too real as a murderer crashes the wedding party . . . 

Sometimes Sarah’s mother, Maybelle, can be higher maintenance than her Siamese cat RahRah. Maybelle and her friend, Mr. George Rogers, have been chosen to be one of five couples competing for a small-town “perfect” wedding and dream honeymoon on a Southern Belles reality show — and guess who has to be chaperone. Even more vexing, the producers have decided to put up the crew and participants at the restaurant / bed and breakfast owned by Sarah’s nemesis Jane Clark. 

But when someone turns up dead with Jane kneeling by the body with blood on her hands, she goes from being Sarah’s chief rival to the police’s chief suspect. Neither Sarah nor her twin, Chef Emily Johnson, can stand Jane — still, they don’t think she’s a murderer. The producers vow the show must go on, but to protect their mother and the other contestants, Sarah vows to find the true killer before someone else gets eliminated . . .

Includes quick and easy recipes!

 

About the Character Guest Post

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Cat Conundrum by Mollie Hunt | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway


Cat Conundrum (Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mysteries) by Mollie Hunt


About Cat Conundrum



Cat Conundrum (Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Independently Published (October 29, 2020)
Number of Pages: 292
Digital ASIN: B08KSK1531

 

A locked room. A dead man. The cat is the only witness, and he isn’t talking. 

Locked-room murders are being committed in sleepy little Long Beach, Washington. As to the killer, Sheriff Matt Boulder has no idea who or why. 

The sheriff needs help. He calls his friend, animal cop Denny Paris, and gets a surprise bonus: Lynley Cannon, amateur sleuth. This isn’t how the sixty-something cat shelter volunteer envisioned her beach vacation, but when Denny asks her to join him in the search, how can she refuse?

While the officers investigate one line of inquiry, Lynley takes a different approach. Her only clues, a cat found at the murder scene and a rich man’s missing wife, lead her thread by thread to a scheme more insidious than fiction.

But who will she tell when she turns out to be the one in the locked room?

 

 

About the Guest Post

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Three Treats Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway


Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery) by Debra H. Goldstein


About Three Treats Too Many

 


Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Publisher: Kensington (August 25, 2020)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1496719492
ISBN-13: 978-1496719492
Digital ASIN: B082WRV78G

 

When a romantic rival opens a competing restaurant in small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the specialty of the house.... 

For someone whose greatest culinary skill is ordering takeout, Sarah never expected to be co-owner of a restaurant. Even her Siamese cat, RahRah, seems to be looking at her differently. But while Sarah and her twin sister, Chef Emily, are tangled up in red tape waiting for the building inspector to get around to them, an attention-stealing new establishment — run by none other than Sarah's late ex-husband's mistress, Jane — is having its grand opening across the street.

Jane's new sous chef, Riley Miller, is the talk of Wheaton with her delicious vegan specialties. When Riley is found dead outside the restaurant with Sarah's friend, Jacob, kneeling over her, the former line cook — whose infatuation with Riley was no secret — becomes the prime suspect. Now Sarah must turn up the heat on the real culprit, who has no reservations about committing cold-blooded murder.... 
Includes quick and easy recipes!
 

About the Guest Post

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Dark Corner by Vicki Vass | Blog Tour with Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway


The Blurb



Evil has awoken in Asheville, North Carolina, and Terra Rowan must prepare the Ladies of the Biltmore Society for battle. With her familiar, Pixel, a crooked leg fluffy orange cat, and her apprentice Abigail Oakhaven, a stubborn teenage girl with a bloodline dating back to the beginning of time, she begins their journey. The witch hunters have come to the Appalachian Mountains in search of the last witch of Salem. The magic of the mountains can no longer protect her and her coven. She must travel to the one place on earth that holds the secret to save mankind — Dark Corner.

Combining elements from different cultures, Appalachian folklore, Celtic legends, Native American mysticism, Dark Corner continues its new witch mythology while staying true to the realm of cozy mystery.

Terra Rowan is a witch trapped between worlds and lost in time.


Dark Corner by Vicki Vass
Series: A Witch Cat Mystery, #2
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: Tedeschi Publishing
Publication Date: October 9, 2018
Paperback: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 0998989363
ISBN-13: 978-0998989365
Digital
ASIN: B07J4P2521
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The Review

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Cat Got Your Secrets by Julie Chase | Blog Tour with Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway


The Blurb


Lacy Marie Crocker has settled into a comfortable groove back home in New Orleans, and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, she’s busier than ever running a thriving pet boutique, helping her mother organize the upcoming National Pet Pageant, and untangling her complicated love life. But when delivering a king-sized order of dreidel-shaped doggy biscuits for a Saint Berdoodle’s bark-mitzvah, Lacy stumbles into yet another murder scene — and the last person to see the victim alive was her own father.

It’s up to Lacy to clear her dad’s name from the suspect list before Detective Jack Oliver has to cage him for good. But just when she starts pawing at the truth, she receives a threatening letter from a mysterious blackmailer bent on silencing her with her own secrets. And Lacy’s not the only one with bones in her closet.

RECIPES FOR PET TREATS INCLUDED: Heart-to-Heart Smoothie Bites, Tuna Kitty Kisses, and Canine Cutouts


Cat Got Your Secrets by Julie Chase
Series: A Kitty Couture Mystery, #3
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Publication Date: September 12, 2017
Hardcover: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 168331283X
ISBN-13: 978-1683312833
eBook File Size: 2231 KB
ASIN: B06XVWR8Q9

The Review

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Cat About Town by Cate Conte | Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway


The Blurb


The first novel in a frisky new mystery series set in a small New England town, where an unlikely citizen is called in to solve the purrfect crime...

Maddie James has arrived in Daybreak Island, just off the coast of Massachusetts, eager to settle down and start her own business — and maybe even fall in love. When a stray orange tabby pounces into her life, she’s inspired to open a cat café. But little does Maddie know that she’s in for something a lot more catastrophic when her new furry companion finds the dead body of the town bully. Now all eyes are on Maddie: Who is this crazy cat-whisperer lady who’s come to town? If pet-hair-maintenance and crime-fighting weren’t keeping her busy enough, Maddie now has not one but two eligible bachelors who think she’s the cat’s pajamas... and will do anything to win her heart. But how can she even think about happily-ever-after while a killer remains on the loose — and on her path?


Cat About Town by Cate Conte
Series: A Cat Café Mystery, #1
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: August 1, 2017
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1250072069
ISBN-13: 978-1250072061
e-Book File Size: 1534 KB
ASIN: B01N0Z4ZDP
Amazon | B&N | BAM! | Kobo | Google Play | Goodreads



The Review

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Bloodline by Vicki Vass | Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway


The Blurb



Fleeing from the witch trials in Salem, Terra Rowan finds herself in modern day Asheville, North Carolina. A dark spirit from the past hunts this last witch of Salem. With the help of the ladies of the Biltmore Society, Terra must discover the secret within the forest to preserve the bloodline.


Bloodline by Vicki Vass
Series: A Witch Cat Mystery, #1
Genre: Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: Tedeschi Publishing
Publication Date: May 11, 2017
Paperback: 216 pages
ISBN-10: 0692873317
ISBN-13: 978-0692873311
e-Book File Size: 3173 KB
ASIN: B072575HNR
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The Review

Monday, March 13, 2017

Monday Mini-Reviews | No Way Home; Cat Got Your Diamonds; First Degree Mudder


No Way Home | Cat Got Your Diamonds | First Degree Mudder


Here are mini-reviews of some of the cozy mysteries that I've read recently. I enjoyed them all very much, and I think you will enjoy reading these books also!


Thursday, January 5, 2017

Purrfect Reading Challenge 2017



The Purrfect Reading Challenge is hosted by Yvonne at Socrates' Book Reviews.


from Yvonne:

Many years ago I found a cat mystery reading challenge on one of the blogs. Being both a cat and mystery lover, it was the *purrfect* reading challenge for me but then it suddenly disappeared and I never saw one again. So, I decided to create my own. It's very simple, this challenge is all about reading mysteries that have cats as the main characters. Here are a few examples...

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Tell-Tail Heart by Monica Shaughnessy | Blog Tour with Review, Guest Post, Giveaway


The Blurb



The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Philadelphia, 1842: Poe’s cat, Cattarina, becomes embroiled in a killer’s affairs when she finds a clue to the crime — a glass eye. But it’s only when her beloved “Eddy” takes an interest that she decides to hunt down the madman. Her dangerous expedition takes her from creepy Eastern State Penitentiary to Rittenhouse Square where she runs into a gang of feral cats intent on stopping her.

As the mystery pulls Cattarina deeper into trouble, even Eddy becomes the target of suspicion. Yet she cannot give up the chase. Both her reputation as a huntress and her friend’s happiness are at stake. For if she succeeds in catching the Glass Eye Killer, the missing pieces of Eddy’s unfinished story will fall into place, and the Poe household will once again experience peace.

The Tell-Tail Heart by Monica Shaughnessy
Series: Cattarina Mystery, #1
Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Jumping Jackalope Press
Publication Date: June 17, 2014
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0988562974
  

The Review


Thursday, May 30, 2013

GIVEAWAY ENDED - The Cat, The Mill, and The Murder, by Leann Sweeney

The Cat, The Mill, and The Murder, by Leann Sweeney

Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book featured a GIVEAWAY of a good book, The Cat, The Mill, and The Murder, and an interview with the author Leann Sweeney.  This is the 5th book in her Cats in Trouble series, and should be just as outstanding as the previous four were.  The release date was May 7, 2013.

To enter, go to Cozy Wednesday with Author Leann Sweeney (Giveaway too!) and look for the blue link to CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM.  The contest ends June 5, 2013 at 11:59 PM CST.