Cat Striking Back, Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Cat Striking Back, Shirley Rousseau Murphy
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Cat Striking Back
A Joe Grey Mystery

Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Narrator: Susan Boyce

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2013

Synopsis

On a lovely moonlit night, while carrying a gift of mice to a litter of kittens, Joe Grey stumbles upon a murder scene. Behind an empty house, in an empty swimming pool, there's blood, the smell of human death, and drag marks. But there's no victim—and it's hard to prove a crime without a corpse.Driven by stubborn feline curiosity, Joe Grey sets out to investigate. With Dulcie and Kit following him along a killer's trail, Joe discovers evidence of conflict among the residents of this seemingly peaceful neighborhood: multiple signs of breaking and entering, with nothing of value stolen. And they find something far worse: hints of violence yet to come—and more planned murder. With the help of local ferals, Joe, Kit, and Dulcie must now thwart a killer using the most unorthodox means at their disposal: a criminal's unnatural yet powerful fear of cats.

About Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Shirley Rousseau Murphy is a noted children’s book author who has received several Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists Awards. She is also the author of the popular Joe Grey mystery series for adults, for which she has received nearly a dozen national Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallions. She and her husband live in Carmel, California, where they serve as full-time household help for two demanding feline ladies.

About Susan Boyce

Susan Boyce is the award-winning narrator of over 140 audiobooks. She performs in variety theater, is one half of the song-and-dance team of Jones & Boyce, and holds a degree in theater and biology. She can be heard in phone trees, in computer games, and as the voice of the pink “Care Bear.” She lives in St. Augustine, Florida, and summers in Greenville, Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betty on April 17, 2018

All is quiet in Molena Point as Joe carries his gift over roof tops on the way he smells DEATH. Keep in the struggling mice tight he investigates the area and finds a scene of death. He continues on and leaves the gift for Mango. Meanwhile Kit and Dulice make friends with Tansy a clowder cat. Randy u......more

Goodreads review by Wanda on December 03, 2010

Amazing as all her books are!......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 25, 2021

Not my favorite. It had a few chapters from the "murders" view point. Still like the idea of cats talking. May read books towards the beginning of the series.......more

Goodreads review by Lynn A Baumann on June 19, 2021

Another Wonderful Mystery MS Murphy enchants the reader again with characters of death you love to hate and cats that provide clues that have no apparent source. Through metaphors the reader sees two different ways cats live: one with humans and one in the ruins of an abandoned ranch. One civilized a......more

Goodreads review by Emily on September 16, 2017

On one of his nighttime walks Tom cat Joe Gray smells death in an empty swimming pool. At the same time there's been several vacationing families burglarized. It's up to Joe to call the police and report what he knows. He, his lady love Dulcie and their pal Kit can all talk! This is a great series i......more

Quotes

“Magical.” Publishers Weekly

“Joe continues to be one of the most entrancing (and effective) detectives in modern cozy mysteries.” Booklist

“A winner…For those not familiar with Joe and his lady friends, now might be a good time to make their acquaintance.” Californian

“An irresistible mix of riveting action and purr-fectly marvelous two- and four-footed charachters.” Monterey County Herald

“[The] premise, a mystery that withholds the identities of both the victim and the perp, is intriguing.”  Kirkus Reviews

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