Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan – a Review
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Description:
Sarah and Elvis can always be found at a charming secondhand shop in the village of North Harbor, Maine. Despite the small-town setting, the daring duo often find themselves wrapped up in murder, but luckily they have help–a quirky group of senior citizens runs an amateur detective agency called Charlotte’s Angels out of the store.
The Angels are hired to look into who is sabotaging cat shows in the state, and they decide the best way to do that is to send Elvis the cat undercover as a contestant. But then one of the cat show volunteers is murdered just before the latest competition, and Sarah and the Angels have to catch a killer in two shakes of a cat’s tail!
Review:
Undercover Kitty by Sofia Ryan is the 8th book in her Second Chance Cat Mystery series. This is my first time reading this series, and I have to say I really enjoyed Undercover Kitty, as it was a fun, cute mystery.
Sarah Grayson runs a resale/repurpose store called Second Chance, and she has a smart adorable black cat named Elvis; together they are for the most part our heroes in this series. Also, part of this series is a detective agency called Charlotte’s Angels, which have a wonderful group of senior citizens (Rose, Liz, Charlotte and the one man, Mr. P), who reside in Sarah’s shop and investigate cases they are hired for.
Sarah learns that Rose and Mr. P want to use Elvis to be their undercover cat at a cat show, since they have been hired by cat show organizers to investigate some vandalism and sabotages over the last few shows. Of course, Sarah, allows Elvis to be part of it, and makes sure to check out the venue to insure everything is ok, and along the way meets some new people, as well as enjoying the overall cat show vibe. I have to admit, I totally fell in love with Elvis, especially his cute side bending glances at people, and his total understanding of what people maybe saying or doing. I really need to go back to the first book of this series, to learn more about Elvis and Sarah.
What follows is an exciting, fun, cute mystery whodunit, with wonderful recurring characters, which kept my attention from start to finish. When one of the ladies Sarah meets ends up dead, the investigation escalates with Sarah, Angels, and two other local men helping with security, to find the killer. There were a number of twists and surprises that kept changing the game, and Sarah finds herself doing her own investigations.
I really loved the friendly banter and relationship with Sarah, and The Angels, as they were all smart and savvy, with no fear among them. There is also a slow built romance between Sarah and Mac, which I’m sure will move forward in future books. I got a kick out of the banners at the show, with all kinds of cat sayings.
Undercover Kitty was a delightful, humorous and charming story, with a fantastic group of recurring characters, as well as our wonderful Elvis, all of whom have a wonderful bond together. If you enjoy a lighthearted mystery, a smart cute cat, and wonderful heroine, then I suggest you read this series, so very well written by Sofia Ryan.
Reviewed by Barb
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wonderful review, barb. i need to read this book, especially with cats, mystery, murder.
Thanks for another wonderful review Barb
Terrific review, Barb. This looks like a fun mystery and a feline hero. 🙂
Looks great, thanks Barb
Very nice review, thanks Barb.
Wonderful review, Barb. The premise sounds like a fun series.
Wonderful review, Barb. Looks like a fun cute story. Thanks.
Great review, Barb. Looks like a fun read.
Terrific review, thanks