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Meow Means Murder - Jinty James (Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mysteries, book 2)
Synopsis
A gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat, a cat café, a food critic, and … murder! The small town of Gold Leaf Valley is aflutter with a food critic’s arrival. His online column has made him famous in this part of Northern California, but not everyone is pleased he’s in town. When café owners Lauren Crenshaw and Annie, her silver-gray tabby, stumble across his body, what should they do? Investigate the crime themselves? Or … leave it to the police? Is Lauren under suspicion for delivering pastries to the dead man’s motel room? Or did his intern bump him off in order to gain a promotion? Lauren’s cousin Zoe is keen to help investigate the crime. But are there too many red herrings in this case to uncover the truth? Zoe is also busy turning knitting club into knitting/crochet club and teasing Lauren about her budding romance with attractive Detective Mitch Denman. Can the trio uncover the truth about the food critic’s death – before the killer strikes again? This is a fun, clean, cat cafe cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths – and a beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat!
My Thoughts
It didn’t take too long for Annie, the titular Norwegian Forest cat, to steal the show in this book. From showing customers to their seats, finding lost teddy bears, and even sniffing – or meowing – out murder, Annie is a cat of many talents.
And while she’s busy being adored and fawned upon by customers and her owners alike, Lauren and Zoe, the aforementioned owners, are puzzling out the mystery of the murdered food critic.
And honestly, the guy got what was coming to him. But I digress.
This book was fast paced in that it was fairly easy reading. Annie kept the flow going, tending to customers in the café in her own way, while Lauren puzzled out the mystery – while definitely not getting involved, and not crushing on the handsome detective in town.
But one thing that bothers me about this book is the relationship between Lauren and Zoe. They’re cousins, but Lauren tends to scold Zoe like a mother would a child. They’re both grown adults, but Lauren tends to scold Zoe for being herself – outspoken and straightforward. And that doesn’t quite sit right with me.
Despite that, I still find myself hooked on this series. I enjoy the twists and turns, and I definitely enjoy Annie’s contributions to the story!
With this mystery all wrapped up (and while I still say the murder victim was a scumbag), it’s onto the next one for our clever feline and her humans.