The Cat Next Door, Marian Babson
The Cat Next Door, Marian Babson
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The Cat Next Door

Author: Marian Babson

Narrator: Sarah Nichols

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/28/2019


Synopsis

Returning home to England from New York, Margot finds her family in chaos. Her cousin Chloe is in prison awaiting trial for murdering her twin sister Claudia, their mother has withdrawn into the imaginary world of her romance novels, Claudia’s fourteen-year-old daughter has regressed to early childhood and refuses to leave her bed, and to top it all off, the family cat has decided to live with the neighbors.As Chloe’s trial approaches, the atmosphere in the house becomes increasingly fraught, and Margot begins to wonder whether someone else is responsible for Claudia’s death. Is Chloe taking the blame for the family’s sake? It’s not until a second murder that the pieces begin to fall into place and the cat agrees to come home.

About Marian Babson

Marian Babson (1929–2017) wrote more than forty novels in the traditional amateur-sleuth style, “murder most British.” In 1996 she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the library category for her body of work. Her many interests—theater, cinema, art, cooking, travel, and cats—were often reflected in her novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peggy

It was not what I thought it was going to be like. Not enough cat interaction with the story line. Still it was an easy and entertaining read.......more

Engrossing I stayed interested through the whole book. I enjoy Miss babson's writing style. Her characters are interested and well created. The plot was good. The end was surprising. I would like to read more of her books.......more

The plot of this one was sedate to the point of soporific--literally. I found myself dozing off within a couple dozen pages every time I tried to read it. The characters were so bland I couldn't keep them straight, nothing happened but talk for the first 130 pages (of a 190 page book), and the endin......more


Quotes

“From the author of To Catch a Cat, this is one for all those cat-oriented mystery fans.” Library Journal