On Flashback Fridays I will share with you the books I missed when they were first
released that have been screaming at me from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.
I am so happy to be catching up on this series. This is why I started Flashback Fridays!
A Midwinter’s Tail:
A Magical Cats Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting – Minnesota
An Obsidian Mystery (October 7, 2014)
An Imprint of New American Library
Published by The Penguin Group
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0451414717
E-Book ASIN: B00ISEOMAO
Kathleen Paulson is snowed under running her library and caring for her extraordinary felines, Owen and Hercules. But when a fund-raiser turns deadly, she’ll have to add sleuthing to her already full schedule….
Winter in Mayville Heights is busy and not just because of the holidays. Kathleen is hard at work organizing a benefit to raise money for the library’s popular Reading Buddies program. She has her hands full hosting the event. And when a guest at the gala drops dead, her magical cats, Owen and Hercules, will have their paws full helping her solve a murder.
The victim is the ex of town rascal Burtis Chapman, but she hasn’t lived in the area in years. And though everybody is denying knowledge of why she was back in town, as Kathleen and her detective boyfriend, Marcus, begin nosing around, they discover more people are connected to the deceased than claimed to be. Now Marcus, Kathleen, and her uncanny cats have to unravel this midwinter tale before the case gets cold.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Owen and Hercules are two of my favorite literary felines. They sure do keep Kathleen on her toes!
Winter has come to Mayville Heights (so nice to read during this heat wave) and it is a perfect time for a fundraiser for the library’s Reading Buddies Program. But when a former resident returns to town and then ends up dead in the middle of the gala, the entire program is at risk. Marcus and Kathleen are both working the case and confiding in each other as much as possible but all the clues are just not adding up. Maybe Owen and Hercules can “see” what they are missing or cause enough mischief to point the humans in the right direction.
The cats are evolving in this series which quite magical. If you are a fan of this series you already know they are extraordinary. They are also still cats, cats that at times just tolerate each other. They antics at times had me laughing out loud.
There is also a lot happening in this story, Marcus and Kathleen romance is moving forward, the friendships of the female characters continue to grow. A wedding is being planned where the groom is a bit “zilla” wanting everything perfect. Then there is the fundraiser, happenings at the library and of course the murder. With subplots galore the pages practically flew. As the final reveal started I truly was on the edge of my seat.
This is a strong series and this was a fine edition. I am so happy Kathleen has decided to stay in Mayville Heights!
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Now for a funny story!
I am usually so careful with my review books. I keep them in a safe place when I put them down. I never eat around them. But with my sore back I have been eating in bed with my feet up in the evenings. Mr. Dollycas brought me a delicious dish of his lasagna bake the other night and when I went to put my copy of this book down a couple of the bottom corners of the pages caught a drop of the sauce. I was so upset, trying to clean it up but there are still stains at the book. I want to share this book with one of you but I want to be clear about what you are getting.
So if you don’t mind a little sauce with your story, please Click Here To Enter.
Maybe I can even get Mr. Dollycas to share his recipe 🙂
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
I am more interested in reading about the cats & the mystery than a little stain. All of us have done that at some time. Loved the review & the confession. I haven’t read this series for some time but have it on my list to go back to & read from the beginning. Thanks for the giveaway. An interesting fact is that the first several books I have gotten from my new library here in Iowa have all had food or drink stains, even the newest ones out. Kinda of surprised at first but I think the library buys one copy of each book so that they are used more than usual. But they do buy many, many books & so many of them are cozies. Not bad for a library with no branches in a town of 27,00+. Have a wonderful weekend!
This sounds like a good book and series – thanks for the review and giveaway!
Thanks for this captivating and unique cozy which I would enjoy greatly.
The sauce shows the book is loved.
A little sauce never hurt anyone… 😉 I’ve not read this series but I like the sounds of it and have a few friends I’m sure would love to give it a try too!
Cute book cover. Sounds like a good book.
Sue B
This is a great series, would enjoy reading, sauce and all. Don’t you hate when that happens to one of your books? I know how bad I feel when I do that, too.
I love a saucy story.. This is a series that has been on my TBR pile for some time.. Thanks for the chance to win..
Thanks so much for the chance to win. I love this series!