August 8th is International Cat Day, which makes it the purrfect time to check out a cozy cat mystery. As you may know, plenty of fictional detectives are aided by their feline companions. Here are twelve series starters for cozy cat mystery series, which will make for great reading with or without a cat on your lap.
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Double booked for death
by Ali Brandon When the hottest best-selling author meets an untimely end during a booksigning at her store, which is ruled an accident, Darla Pettistone and her cat Hamlet find a clue that proves otherwise. |
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The cat who could read backwards
by Lilian Jackson Braun The first appearance in hardcover of the first installment of the author's ever-popular series features the unusual detective team of award-winning reporter Jim Qwilleran and Koko, his brilliant Siamese cat, who penetrate the world of modern art to solve a mystery. |
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Wish you were here
by Rita Mae Brown Mary Minor Haristeen, postmistress of Crozet, Virginia, joins forces with her willful cat, Mrs. Murphy, and her Welsh corgi, Tucker, to investigate a series of bizarre postcards sent to the town's inhabitants that forecast impending death. |
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Lending a paw
by Laurie Cass A debut entry in a lighthearted mystery series finds bookmobile-driving librarian Minnie Hamilton and her feline partner, Eddie, rolling through the streets of Chilson, Michigan, where they endeavor to fight crime and promote a good read. |
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Cat about town
by Cate Conte When her new feline friend finds the dead body of the town bully, cat cafe owner Maddie James finds all eyes on her and must sniff out the real culprit, while two eligible bachelors, who think she is the cats pajamas, vie for her attention. |
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The big kitty
by Claire Donally Arriving at the house of Ada Spruance, the town's elderly Cat Lady, to help her find her missing – and supposedly winning – lottery ticket, Sunny Coolidge, along with a stray tomcat named Shadow, is unwittingly plunged into a six million dollar murder mystery. |
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Black cat crossing
by Kay Finch Moving to Lavender, Texas, to write her first novel and help her Aunt Rowe manage her vacation-rental business, aspiring mystery author Sabrina Tate finds herself faced with a real-life mystery when her aunt's awful cousin is found dead with a local black cat, believed to be a jinx, by her side. |
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Murder past due
by Miranda James When famous author and former classmate Godfrey Priest is murdered after only being in Athena, Mississippi for one day, good-natured librarian Charlie Harris, with a little help from his Maine coon cat named Diesel, must read between the lines to catch a killer. |
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Cat chase the moon
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy Feline private investigator Joe Grey and his friends pounce on three cases that may connect to one larger, very personal mystery involving Joe Grey and Dulcie's missing teen kitten, who has been pampered by a deceptive human. |
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Caught dead handed
by Carol J Perry Reluctantly taking a job as the host of late-night horror movies after Ariel, the previous host, is murdered, Lee Barrett must unmask a killer in Salem, Massachusetts, as Halloween fast approaches, all with the help of Ariel's cat, who exhibits some strange powers. |
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The whole cat and caboodle
by Sofie Ryan When shop owner Sarah Grayson's elderly friend Maddie becomes the prime suspect in a murder, it's up to Sarah and her cat Elvis to clear the woman's name. |
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A spell of murder
by Clea Simon When she finds Suzanne's body, a coven member who was secretly seeing her ex, Becca becomes a suspect and begins her own investigation to find the killer. |