Sleight of Paw

Sleight of Paw
Read of the year: #1


This is the second in a cozy mystery series which I love.  Kathleen is a librarian in a small town.  She has two cats, Hercules and Owen.  Both cats seem to have some magical powers but Kathleen has not quite figured out how that is possible yet.  In this book, a former school teacher, Agatha, is run over and Ruby, one of the local people, is arrest for the murder.  Kathleen does not believe Ruby hurt Agatha so she sets out on her own investigation.  Of course Marcus, the local detective, cautions her against doing so--and it turns out that he has a good reason to be cautious.  Kathleen gets herself into some jams while doing her investigation.


I love this series.  I love Owen and Hercules.  The small town setting is nice and the characters are strongly developed and I have come to care about them.  The mystery in this book is good and had some good twists and turns.  I would recommend this series highly.  I cannot wait for book #3 to come out.