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Cat's Claw (2012)

by Susan Wittig Albert(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0425245276 (ISBN13: 9780425245279)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Berkley Hardcover

series

China Bayles

review 1: Although this is the 20th book in the series it was the first for me. I really enjoyed it. A nice cozy afternoon read with a mystery thrown it. Very everyday and identifiable characters and setting in a small town. I loved the ladies quilting circle. I'm sure I know every one. A nice added feature was the main characters interest in herbs, gardening and cooking. Especially like the recipes at the end for the food mentioned in the book. Not prize winning fiction but an enjoyable read and I will be looking for some of the others in the series.
review 2: Book 20 in the China Bayles Herb Shop series. I've been a bit hesitant about starting this book after seeing some previous reviews from fellow friends. I can see why the ratings were a bit low on this parti... morecular addition to such a wonderful series that I've followed for years. In this particular book, the point of view is shared between two characters: China Bayles and new police chief Sheila Dawson. Albert has done this style of writing before. Sometimes it works because you get to learn a few more facts about a popular side character. I think Sheila's point of view was a bit more descriptive instead of following dialogue between characters for the majority of those chapters. This caused the story to be a tad slow in parts or repetitive. China and Sheila are investigating an apparent suicide in this book. Once they start piecing together the clues, they quickly realize that there is a connection between a previous break in report. Everything points to blackmail and involves a very prominent member of the community who is trying to hide a horrible secret. The mystery was very good and had me double guessing a few times. I definitely look forward to reading the next book and getting back to China taking full rein on the investigations. less

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