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Catnapped! (2014)

by Elaine Viets(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0451466306 (ISBN13: 9780451466303)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

NAL Hardcover

series

A Dead-End Job Mystery

review 1: Helen Hawthorne, she of the formerly-dead-end-job-holders, at 41, is now able to spend her time solving cases with her husband of one year, Phil Sagemont; together they run Coronado Investigations. The two murder investigations for which they are hired in this newest series entry threaten the most important things in their lives: The agency’s very existence, as well as that of their home in the Coronado Tropic Apartments. The latter is due to the crumbling condition of the condo complex, as well as the fact that their landlady finds herself charged with first degree murder, the former a likely outcome of possible lawsuits.Helen and Phil are charged with clearing their client, socialite Trish Barrymore, with the murder of her wealthy husband, Mort. In the throes of a... more bitter divorce, the only thing upon which they agreed was shared custody of their beloved cat. But the husband turns up dead, and the four-month old cat is missing, apparently catnapped. The ensuing investigation takes Helen undercover working in a cattery and into the world of cat shows and their prize-winning entrants, not to mention the obsessive cat owners, where she soon learns almost more than she ever wanted to know about all of the above. For the reader as well, I might add! (But only “almost”; I am a cat-lover myself, and had no idea about cat shows, having only known of the dog variety.)The second mystery to be solved involves another once-happily-married couple: Their landlady is arrested for the murder of her ex-husband, from whom she has been divorced for 30 years after he was sought by the Feds for drug-dealing, compounded by his infidelity. All the action takes place in just under two weeks, with an epilogue tying up any loose ends of the plot and the lives of the various characters, each of whom, I might add, is wonderfully drawn. The resolution is very satisfying, as is the book as a whole. A perfect beach read, and most enjoyable.
review 2: Helen and her husband Phil are hired to find an AWOL cat, whose custody is shared between estranged wife Trish and her CPA husband Mort. But when they go to Mort's house to pick up the kitten, they find Mort's murdered body. Soon Trish gets a call from the catnapper, but she's so busy trying to avoid arrest--it's always the spouse, right?--that the job of paying the ransom goes to Phil. Meanwhile, back at home, the owner of the couple's apartment building is having problems with her ex-husband, especially when the police get involved. less

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