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Cats Can't Shoot: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir (Pru Marlowe Pet Noir #2)
by
Clea Simon (Goodreads Author)
When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there’s been a cat shooting, she’s furious. Animal brutality is the one thing that this tough animal psychic won’t stand for, and in her role as a behaviorist she’s determined to care for the traumatized pet. But when Pru finds out that the cat did the shooting – accidentally setting off a rare dueling pistol – she realizes something els
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Paperback, 250 pages
Published
April 3rd 2012
by Poisoned Pen Press
(first published April 1st 2012)
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Mar 21, 2012
Nora-adrienne
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Cats Can’t Shoot
By Clea Simon
Copyright April 2012
Publisher Poisoned Pen Press
When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there’s been a cat shooting, she’s furious. Animal brutality is the one thing that this tough animal psychic won’t stand for, and in her role as a behaviorist she’s determined to care for the traumatized pet. But when Pru finds out that the cat did the shooting – accidentally setting off a rare dueling pistol – she realizes something else is going on. Could the white Persian really h...more
By Clea Simon
Copyright April 2012
Publisher Poisoned Pen Press
When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there’s been a cat shooting, she’s furious. Animal brutality is the one thing that this tough animal psychic won’t stand for, and in her role as a behaviorist she’s determined to care for the traumatized pet. But when Pru finds out that the cat did the shooting – accidentally setting off a rare dueling pistol – she realizes something else is going on. Could the white Persian really h...more
Pru Marlowe is called in to work with a Persian that is thought to have accidentally killer her person, a well-to-do man who has been collecting antique guns. It appears that she set off the gun and killed the person who cared most for her. The cat is traumatized, and Pru has a hard time picking up anything from her except anger and fear. Confusing things is the wife's inconsistent attitude toward the cat--she hates it but wants to sell it to a breeder. Then there's the supposed dead man's girlf...more
Continuing with my "cat" theme, the next book in my "to be read" pile was this fun and slightly dark "petcentric" (my new word!) mystery. This series is described as a Pet Noir. It's not a cutesy pet mystery. Pru is something of a rebel. She likes to party, enjoys a beer or a shot (or both!), has a wardrobe consisting of a lot of denim and leather (and one pair of good pumps!) and drives a muscle car. She also can "hear" animals in her mind and communicate with them.
A different writer might hav...more
A different writer might hav...more
This book had a fantastic (not meaning fantasy,) premise of a cat being accused of murdering a man, it's owner. Is it even possible? What about the cat being traumatized? Was the cat enraged and possessed murderous thoughts? Had it been abused or was it being used as a cover-up for another human who possessed evil thoughts? I mean physically possible. Cats are predatory but a house cat shooting her master?
We are taken along with Pru Marlowe, a pet behaviorist (almost,) who receives a chilling te...more
We are taken along with Pru Marlowe, a pet behaviorist (almost,) who receives a chilling te...more
Mar 06, 2012
Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Originally posted at: http://lasrmystery.blogspot.com/2012/...
When Pru gets a phone call asking her to respond to a cat shooting, she’s prepared to deal with a traumatized cat. However, she’s not prepared to find the cop suggesting the cat was the shooter!
This author previously published Dogs Don’t Lie which was a very good mystery, so I was pleased to have the opportunity to review this Pru mystery. Ms. Simon has made her main character, Pru Marlowe, unique. She talks to animals. I don’t mean s...more
When Pru gets a phone call asking her to respond to a cat shooting, she’s prepared to deal with a traumatized cat. However, she’s not prepared to find the cop suggesting the cat was the shooter!
This author previously published Dogs Don’t Lie which was a very good mystery, so I was pleased to have the opportunity to review this Pru mystery. Ms. Simon has made her main character, Pru Marlowe, unique. She talks to animals. I don’t mean s...more
Animal psychic, Pru Marlowe, hears there has been a cat shooting and she’s furious. She can’t stand the idea of animal brutality and she plans to make sure this situation is dealt with and fast. However, when she arrives on the scene, she discovers that the cat is the one who is accused of doing the shooting using an antique gun. Although relieved that no cat has been shot, she’s not buying that the cat is guilty either.
She tries to communicate with the beautiful Persian, but she has no luck. Th...more
She tries to communicate with the beautiful Persian, but she has no luck. Th...more
Smart, clever, and oh so much fun to read, the latest Pru Marlowe Pet Noir from Simon is addictive beyond words.
Pru Marlowe is a pet behaviorist who can actually hear what animals are thinking. Unfortunately, they don't think the way people do, and frankly, Pru spends so much time pondering the possible meanings of what they do think that her gift isn't much help in solving the murders and attempted murders in this book. Pru and her cat were engaging, but how Pru's gift was presented was very frustrating. I don't think Pru was able to use anything she got from the animals to solve the crimes. I have not r...more
I really liked the first book in this series, Dogs Don't Lie: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir because Pru seemed to care so much about animals, but in this one Pru seemed very manipulative but not smart. In noir, the detective really needs to be smart and there should be snappy dialogue. Unfortunately, the snappiest dialogue belongs to Pru's cat. That doesn't speak well for any of the humans in this book. But I really did like the felines. They were purr-fect.
This is a semi-fantasy novel that takes place in ordinary current time, but with a protagonist who has telepathic communication with animals. It is saved from being too silly, by the comparatively realistic portrayals of the animals involved. I would like to give this book a 3.6. It isn't quite a four, but better than a three. Once I started reading, I was hooked and could not put it down, but I was annoyed at the occasional stupidity of the protagonist
This woman either needs to listen to her editor, or she needs a better one. Aside from all the typos, this was poorly written. Many parts of it made no sense. I especially liked where she talked about a deaf cat being startled by loud noises. The main character is also very stupid. At first I thought her cat was a jerk, but then I realized how hard it must be for that cat to have to live with someone who is such an idiot.
I found this book to be quite entertaining. Pru Marlowe has a unique gift: she can hear what animals are thinking and can communicate with them. I've read the Theda Krakow series by this author and enjoyed them as well. Her plotlines are interesting, the characters are different and original, and the animals are smarter than humans. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves cat-and-human mysteries (like Carole Nelson Douglas's books).
I just could not get into this book. I love mysteries and I love cats and the premise was intriguing. I kept putting the book down because the writing was so disjointed. It was kind of steam of consciousness and though I actually like SOC, it didn't work for this book. I finally gave up and read the last chapter just to see what the outcome was.
Clea has NAILED the animal behavior content, and obviously has great affection for all-things-furry. Pru the behaviorist "hears" the thoughts of her furry charges, which helps her solve they mystery of a Persian "killer." Fans of cozy cat mysteries will lap this up like cream as they second-guess if cats really CAN shoot.
A little confusing for me. I had trouble keeping track of the interconnections between the characters, many of which seem to be ex-boyfriends or at least former dates of the main character for some reason. And there were some dangling threads at the end, or if they were resolved, I missed it. I liked Wallis, not so fond of Pru.
After suddenly developing the ability to understand animals, the heroine decides to leave the noisy city and moves to the country with her cat, partly because the pigeons are driving her insane with their chatter! She starts a dog-walking business (dogs are better conversationalists than pigeons) and ends up involved in a murder in which a cat is the prime suspect, with her paw prints on the weapon! Unable to get a coherent response from the traumatized kitty other than the distinct impression t...more
Second in the series. Its a nice light mystery. I enjoy the quirky characters but sometimes the action seems a bit contrived.
Don't bother. The heroine was too stupid to live. Whoever proofread this book needs to be fired. Way too many spelling and punctuation errors.
I'm not sure I want to know what my cats are thinking, so I probably wouldn't read another
Interesting premise w/ poor writing & basic/boring plot. Read 1/2 & couldn't finish.
okay. this amateur sleuth talks to animals and they communicate back with her.
sometimes a light mystery is what I need.
Again, entertaining for an animal lover.
Put the book and then couldn't think of a single reason to pick it up again.
I really like Clea Simon's approach to pet murder mysteries. I won't say that it's great writing, but it's conforting for any pet lover. The recurring theme of "I'm not understanding what the animals are trying to tell me" was a little too repetitive this time though.
Like the first one, this is more of a 3.5 stars, esp since I listened to Tavia Gilbert reads it.
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Clea Simon is the author of the Dulcie Schwartz feline mysteries, the Pru Marlowe pet noir mysteries, and the Theda Krakow mysteries, as well as three nonfiction books, including The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious Connection Between Women and Cats. The recipient of multiple honors, including the Cat Writers Associations Presidents Award, she lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her husband...more
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