Sep 13, 2016

First Chapter: Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly

Paws and Effect  (A Magical Cats Mystery #8) by 


First paragraph:
The body was lying on the swing on the back deck, the wooden seat swaying gently back and forth. Definitely dead, I decided. And it had been placed there no more than half an hour ago. 
Book description: Magical cats Owen and Hercules and resourceful librarian Kathleen Paulson are back in the latest from the author of Faux Paw...
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11 comments:

  1. I love the titles of cozies, and I love stories about libraries. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “ALL THE UGLY & WONDERFUL THINGS”

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  2. It sounds very cute and might make a nice diversion from my normal mysteries. I hope you enjoy it.

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  3. Oh this looks fun. Magical cats and a librarian. Yep, I'd keep reading.

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  4. No cozies made my list today, I noticed. That makes me sad. This one sounds really good.

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  5. I agree, all. I need something magical right about now.

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  6. This looks like a cute story. I have two cats, Lucy and Ethel, so I like it. Enjoy!

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  7. I must tell you that the body in the first paragraph belongs to a vole killed by the cats and placed there as an offering to their humans.

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