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Cat Striking Back (Joe Grey #15)
Joe Grey is carrying a gift of mice to a litter of local kittens when he stumbles upon a murder scene that lacks its most vital ingredient--a victim. As feline detectives Joe, Dulcie, and Kit search for clues, they find that more than murder is afoot in the neighborhood.
Hardcover, 319 pages
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by William Morrow & Company
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Granted, considering the number sold it's doubtful that there are many first-time readers of Rousseau's Joe Grey series, but just in case there are a few things that should be accepted for prime enjoyment of this fun, part fantasy, all mystery story. First, decide that it's ok for cats to talk, to one another and to their human friends. Second, accept the fact that Joe is a cat and a full-time detective who will dare almost anything until the crime in question is solved. There, now that's settle...more
Liked this one quite a bit. I read the Joe Grey's for the characters & the village life rather than for the mystery aspect. I like the way she wrote part of the action from the perp's point of view but never gave enough identifying detail to pinpoint just WHO he was. A bunch of possibles were introduced & we learn quite a bit about each but you didn't get the final ID of the bad guy till the end and he had a satisfactory comeuppance. Lots of changes are in the wind for some main characters...more
I just laugh to myself when I think about this book. I was shocked when I began reading it, "why?" you may ask? Because it sleuths are not only cats, but talking cats! It was a fun murder mystery, full of anticipation, excitement, and kept me on the edge of the chair the whole time. I felt the "cat-energy" the author tried to create, as she told the story based on what the cats saw. Being a cat owner/lover myself, I think she did a good job describing these creatures and thei...more
I've been reading this series since the beginning, and LOVE them. The latest is no exception. For new readers, I recommend going and getting "The Catswold Portal" and starting there, then read this series.
I'm still having issues in being an adult enjoying my reading of a mystery where talking cats are the detectives.
I love this series about Joe and the other talking cats ... always very similar in story, but good fun, none the less!
I'm a Joe Grey fan but I wish the cover art looked more like the descriptions of him in the books.
I like cats who are cats, bedevilling and loving their ever so less-with-it humans.
Good Joe Grey mystery, as always.
Amazing as all her books are!
another delight in the Joe Grey series. Joe stumbles across a crime scene, sans body. Ahh,
Joe & trouble just seem to find each other.
Once more we meet the regulars in Molena Point... always a great read.
Joe & trouble just seem to find each other.
Once more we meet the regulars in Molena Point... always a great read.
i just didnt get this book. not a cat fan but i have read other cat mysteries. too much jumping around with the time line. the humans were very flat.
New twist...you get to see into the criminals mind....
One of my favorite series, and this book was a good installment in it. Good balance of the current in-book mystery and the series-long story of the cats.
This is prime reading! Shirley Rousseau Murphy is at her best with this book. Being a cat lover and a mystery lover has fulfilled all my needs with this book. It was very hard to put down!
At first, I couldn't get into the story, but I love the characters. The story picked up at the end though. It was not my favorite of the series, but I enjoyed it.
Enjoyed this book just as I have the others in this series. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series :)
Glad I reread this one. Ties every thing up for me. Now I await the release of the lastest Joe Grey book.
Part way through it - easy reading but hooked on Joe Gray
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Shirley Rousseau Murphy is the author of Cat in the Dark, Cat on the Edge, Cat Under Fire, and Cat Raise the Dead, and has received five Council of Authors and Journalists Awards for previous books. She graduated from San Francisco Art Institute, has worked as a commercial artist and has exhibited paintings and sculptures extensively on the West Coast. She and her husband live in Carmel, Californi...more
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