Mystereity Reviews's Review of Cat With A Clue (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #5)

by Laurie Cass

The national bestselling author of Pouncing on Murder returns as librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat Eddie discover there’s a true crime story unraveling in their own nonfiction section. . . .

Early one morning while shelving books in the library, Minnie stumbles upon a dead body. Authorities identify the woman as an out-of-towner visiting Chilson for her great-aunt’s funeral. What she was doing in the library after hours is anyone’s guess . . . but Minnie and Eddie are determined to save the library’s reputation and catch a killer.

As rumors about the victim circulate through Chilson, the police are in a bind over a streak of baffling break-ins. Luckily, Minnie and Eddie are traveling the county in their bookmobile, and they'll stop at nothing to find the spineless killer before the final page is turned on someone else.

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Minnie arrives at work one morning, and as she is shelving book, stumbles onto a woman lying dead on the floor. Soon after, the library, the bookmobile and a local shop are vandalized. Is the murder connected to the vandalism? Minnie and Eddie find themselves once again looking for a killer.

Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars, but I rounded up to 4 because of Eddie. Although enjoyable, it meandered a bit (ok, maybe more than a bit) in the middle. I think there was too many other things going on that distracted from the plot; the search for a new library director, Kristin's insecurities, her aunt's strange behavior, it was a bit too much packed into one book.

I love that Minie is such a book nerd, it makes her more relatable to me than anything else. "I breathed deep, drawing my favorite smell into my lungs: books. Flowers were all well and good, but what could compare to the scent of stories, of knowledge, of learning, of history?"

And, of course, there's Eddie. He's the star of the show, (mrr!) and he knows it. There's a note at the beginning of the book that the real Eddie passed away earlier this year. How very sad. RIP Eddie *sad mrr*

Overall, I enjoyed Cat with a Clue, but I do think this would've been better with fewer plot threads. This book can be read as a standalone, and I and recommend the series to cozy mystery fans looking for a light read.

Cat With A Clue (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #5)

by Laurie Cass

Reviewed by Mystereity Reviews on Sep 29, 2016

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