Fresh Cream: What The Cat Dragged In #Paranormal #Witch #Mystery

Title: What The Cat Dragged In (The Celtic Witch Mysteries Book 1)
Author: Molly Milligan
Genre: Cozy / Paranormal / Witch
Status: TBR
Cats?: With a title like that, I sure hope so!

KitKat Says:

If you're looking for a new mystery series set in the UK and involving witches and paranormal elements, maybe you'll be interested in the book I've just added to my TBR pile:  What The Cat Dragged In, Book 1 in The Celtic Witch Mysteries series.

Magic, mystery and mayhem abound in this new series from Welsh writer Molly Milligan.

The body that turns up in Bron’s garden has been there for decades, and he died of natural causes. Just rebury him and carry on as normal, right?

But it’s kinda hard to be normal when the ghost of the dead man has been disturbed, and now he wants … well, just what does he want?

It’s down to Bron, a traditional hedge witch, to find out. If she doesn’t, that ghost is going to be lingering in corners and upsetting kitchen chairs for the rest of her life. Creepy, tedious and noisy, all at the same time.

She’s helped by the unexpected arrival of her cousin Maddie from America, who is seeking connection and history in this uncertain age. And there’s another mystery – why is this vivacious, friendly young woman so evasive and afraid?

Soon they are up to their knees in faery folk (don’t trust em), druids (keen on trees), wild animals (Bron’s a healer), the obligatory smouldering blacksmith (sorry, he prefers men), and the maddest Mad Great Aunt of all.

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Poison in Paddington: #British #Cozy #Mystery

Title: Poison in Paddington 
Author: Samantha Silver
Genre: Amateur Sleuths, Cozy Mystery
Presence of Cats: Yes! A cat named Biscuit.

Ginger Says:

Mystery writer Samantha Silver has recently come out with a new series of cozies set in London. The first in the Cassie Coburn Mysteries is Poison in Paddington, which is currently available at a very attractive price from Amazon.

When Cassie Coburn moved to London, she never thought she'd be involved in a quadruple homicide.

After a car accident ended her medical career before it even started, Cassie moved to London on a whim, expecting to see the sights and live the typical tourist backpacker lifestyle.

Instead she finds herself accompanying a French private detective, Violet Despuis, as they attempt to find out who poisoned four people in the middle of London.

Cassie's life soon includes this crazy detective, an ancient landlady with a curious past, a mischeivous orange cat who likes going for walks on a leash, and a super hot pathologist that Cassie is sure is out of her league.

And they haven't even found the murderer yet...

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Butterball Reads #Mystery #Novel Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by Ruth Rendell

Title: Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
Author: Ruth Rendell
Genre: British Detectives
Status: Read
Presence of Cats: Yes, there is a cat next door.

Butterball Says:

Woe is me! For now that I have read my first Ruth Rendell novel, I face the fact that a healthy portion of my feline life has passed me by. Oh, but those years would have been vastly improved in quality by the presence of Ruth Rendell's fine words.

That is to say, if all her books are as truly marvelous as Adam and Eve and Pinch Me.

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me follows a number of compelling characters, including Minty--a dear girl facing some rather distinctive mental health concerns. She is seduced by a charmer the reader at once observes to be utterly snakelike. Unfortunately our dear Minty does not have sufficient life experience nor does she possess the powers of perception to view this fact for herself. She finds herself completely taken in by him.

When the multiply-married charmer turns up dead, we are hardly surprised.

What is rather more surprising is that the murder in Adam and Eve and Pinch Me does not take place until nearly the middle of the book.  This give the reader a chance to gain sufficient insight into the lives and personalities of a considerable cast of characters.  There are certainly enough suspects, and yet the reader need not guess who committed this crime.  We watch the murder take place before our very eyes. The question remains: will the police catch on? And how, precisely, will they track down the killer?

An author never dies, but always lives on in the works they create. I highly recommend Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, and I foresee many more Ruth Rendells in my future!

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KitKat Reads Murder at the Office: A Mother Daughter #Mystery #Cozy #LGBT

Title: Murder at the Office
Author: J.J. Brass
Genre: Cozy / Amateur Sleuth / LGBT
Reviewed by: KitKat
Status: Read
Cats?: None

KitKat Says:

For my first post here at the Cats Read Mysteries blog, I'd like to tell you about a new short mystery from author J.J. Brass's Cozy and Queer series: Murder at the Office. The thing I love most about this little book is that it features a mother and sixteen-year-old daughter--and trust me when I say they do NOT get along! Their interplay reminds me 100% of my mom and my sister when she was a teenager.

As a reader who devours LGBT fiction, I also love that there's more than one lesbian character in this story. The entire mystery takes place at the mother's office, where her estranged daughter has come to take advantage of some free colour photocopying. When the boss gets wind of this, she's not happy. No using company property for personal gain!

When the boss turns up dead, it doesn't seem like the office workers will be crying too many tears. It's up to Sharon and Kate, our mother/daughter team of amateur sleuths, to figure out who the murderer is. Can they solve the crime without killing each other? Well it wouldn't be a very satisfying cozy if they didn't, but what I particularly enjoyed was not only the journey but how their sleuthing helps bring them together. Mother and daughter finally have a very necessary conversation after cracking the case.

Murder at the Office is a really funny little story that strikes a lot of cords for a reader who enjoys a good cozy lesbian mystery. Have a read!

Sharon and her teenage daughter haven’t been on the best of terms since the divorce. Perhaps it’s natural for a deodorant-eschewing lesbian punk to avoid her mother, but Sharon can’t help thinking there’s more to the story.

When Kate shows up at the office, Sharon is stunned to see her. The only thing that could surprise Sharon more is finding the boss strangled to death! Can this mother and daughter pairing put their squabbles aside long enough to solve a murder? Or will the killer strike again… closer to home?

Download your copy today and read this hilarious and heartfelt tale of murder after hours!

A queer and cozy mother/daughter mystery.

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Fresh Cream: The Pope's Suicide by Steve Richer #Thriller #Mystery #NewRelease

Title: The Pope's Suicide
Author: Steve Richer
Genre: Thriller/Conspiracies
Status: TBR
Presence of Cats: Unknown

Zorro Says:

Another new release from friend of the blog Steve Richer. If a nun-turned-detective isn't enough enticement for you, check out the book trailer below.

Intriguing, no?

The Pope is dead.

It isn't old age or a disease. He is found hanging in a bathroom while on an official visit to New York City.

All signs point to a suicide and NYPD detective Donnie Beecher is put in charge of the investigation. It's the last assignment he wants. Because of his tragic past, he has no love for the Catholic Church. His marriage is falling apart, his teenage daughter is getting mixed up with the bad crowd.

But soon clues start piling up. What if the Pope was assassinated?

In Vatican City, young and idealistic Father O'Dwyer is beginning to wonder the same thing. Why are the cardinals around him so secretive? Why do they keep whispering about the mysterious San Marino letter?

With his superiors breathing down his neck for a swift resolution, Beecher teams up with Officer Emma Aldridge, a former nun. Failure means not just an end to his career but a shift of power in international relations which could lead to war. Together, they will need to find out what really happened to the Pope.

...and try not to get killed in the process.


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