Probable Claws (Theda Krakow Mysteries) - Hardcover

Simon, Clea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159058564X ISBN 13: 9781590585641

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Theda tries to balance her struggling love life and floundering career while investigating a series of cat poisonings at an animal shelter and the murder of the shelter's veterinarian.

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Boston reporter Theda Krakow must uncover who is behind these feline poisonings before her own furry friend becomes the next victim.

Reviews

Music journalist Theda Krakow once again proves a feisty and determined sleuth in Simon's lively fourth cat-themed mystery (after 2007's Cries and Whiskers). Theda alternates between the cat world, dominated by her pet, Musetta, and the Boston area music scene, about which she writes for local magazines and newspapers. When her retired policeman boyfriend, Bill, buys into a successful club that's a cop hangout, Theda can't help feeling a little jealous, though she admits she also has a problem with Bill's attitude—he's too patronizing. Meanwhile, contaminated cat kibble at the animal shelter run by her friend Violet may be the work of a poisoner. When Theda, guided by blood on Musetta's paw, discovers Rachel, a shelter vet, lying on the treatment-room floor with a fatal stab wound, she gets arrested for Rachel's murder. Well-drawn characters, a plot with many strings to unravel and plenty of appealing cats make this another winner for Simon. (Apr.)
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Music critic Theda Krakow and her now hefty kitty, Musetta, are back in the fourth entry of the cozy cat series. In the running for a staff reporter job, Theda is pressured into investigating the poisoning of several of the cats at a no-kill shelter, which is how she ends up in the back rooms of the city shelter covered in blood, with a scalpel in her hands, and standing next to the body of the shelter vet. An otherwise solid mystery is made somewhat unbelievable when Theda is immediately arrested and charged with murder but has no contact with the cops after she’s out on bail. As usual, Theda uses her investigative-journalist skills to save herself and help the cats of Cambridge, all while keeping in touch with the rock-music scene and negotiating an increasingly serious relationship with boyfriend Bill. With lots of the story framed around Theda’s friends from previous books, this isn’t a great choice for newcomers, but it will please fans of the series. --Jessica Moyer

Edition details

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159058564X
• ISBN 13: 9781590585641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 255