A totally cozy mystery with magical cats thrown in for good measure. Sofie Kelly has given the two cats in this inaugural book of the "Magical Cats" series the power to walk through walls and to disappear, among other things. Not surprisingly, this comes as quite a shock to their new owner, Kathleen Paulson, who recently moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota from Boston. Owen, who is addicted to catnip, and Hercules, who loves to listen to Barry Manilow, followed her home one day from an abandoned house in town. Kathleen has been hired to bring the town's library into the 21st century with a major remodel and upgrade of services. But things inexplicably keep going wrong and Kathleen is often on the receiving end of accidents like a shorted electrical outlet and a falling roll of plastic that nearly breaks her shoulder. Worse yet, the guest conductor for the local music festival is murdered and Kathleen, who found the body, becomes the prime suspect. There is a quirky and entertaining cast of characters. They are not all what they seem and several hide secrets that may--or may not--also implicate them in the murder. The cats offer help but it's up to Kathleen to unravel the clues.
There are now 11 books
in this series and an additional 8 in her other series, the "Second Chance Cat," written under the pen name Sofie Ryan. I might just track them all down and read them.
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