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The Whole Cat and Caboodle

Second Chance Cat Mystery Series #1

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The Whole Cat and Caboodle

By: Sofie Ryan
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Sarah Grayson is the happy proprietor of Second Chance, a charming shop in the oceanfront town of North Harbor, Maine. At the shop she sells used items that she has lovingly refurbished and repurposed. But her favorite pet project so far has been adopting a stray cat she names Elvis. The big black cat with a scar across his nose turned up at a local bar when the band was playing the King of Rock and Roll's music and hopped in Sarah's truck. Since then he's been her constant companion and the furry favorite of everyone who comes into the store.

But when Sarah's elderly friend, Maddie, is found with the body of a dead man in her garden, the kindly old lady becomes the prime suspect in the murder. Even Sarah's old high school flame, investigator Nick Elliot, seems convinced that Maddie was up to no good. So it's up to Sarah and Elvis to clear her friend's name and make sure that the real murderer doesn't get a second chance.

©2014 Darlene Ryan (P)2016 Tantor Amateur Sleuths Animals Cozy Crime Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Cats Feel-Good

Critic reviews

"This tale is enjoyable from beginning to end." ( RT Book Reviews)
Engaging Characters • Fun Mystery • Clever Cat • Unexpected Twists • Clean Content • Pleasant Listening Experience
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The story starts off with a information dump. But after that the story was great.

That Cat is Cool.

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Gavin’s nasally, thin voice is difficult to listen to, although the story itself is pretty good.

Not very magical

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I chose to take a break from the murder mysteries (though this
is one) and the heavier stories. Fun to listen to... and the cat character is so cute!

fun lighthearted book

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I thought this would involve more of Elvis solving the crime. It was an okay book. Light reading.

It was okay

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I enjoy these Books series by Sofie Ryan,She is so much fun, Joy !

I Love It and Narrator & the Arthur THE BEST

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it was so real that you can actually see the cat doing his thing with everyone

Elvis

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I enjoyed this mystery - it was a tad far fetched but cozy mysteries often are. The cat was a cute element to the story and made me smile. I also enjoyed the backdrop of the second hand shop. I found the descriptions of what characters were wearing to be a bit much at times - but not a big distraction. It was a light and amusing mystery.

The most annoying thing about this book was that the narrator changed the pronunciation of the name "Arthur Fenety" on a regular basis. Sometimes it was "Fen-e-tea" (I would guess 40-50% of the time) and sometimes it was "Fen-e-thee." (50-60% of the time), even though there is no 'h' in the name. The same applied to the use of the same last name for his sister's character. I don't mind whether it's one way or the other, but for goodness' sake....stick with one or the other! I ended up having to check a print version to see how the actual name was spelled. I thought the narrator did a great job, in general, and did the voices well for all characters, but pronouncing a critical last name differently throughout the narration became really irritating for me.

Good cozy mystery, some pronunciation frustration

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I loved it. The characters were great and very funny. I laughed out loud many times!

Excellent!

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I thought this book was great, I loved the cat Elvis, and the senior who decided after there was a murder and their friend was accused of doing it that they would be Charlie's Angels and jumped into action

Fun mystery

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Hi good story, but to much “ he said, she said” the cat Elvis is a cute idea and cat lovers will appreciate it

Good story

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