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Ladataan... The Company of CatsTekijä: Marian Babson
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. August 15, 1999 In the Company of Cats Marian Babson Really enjoyed this book, and would like to read more by this author. I think all her mysteries carry the cat theme. Annabel is an older woman – probably middle-aged, though they never say – who has two dead husbands in her past. The story is set in England – in London – and Annabel lives in a “flat”. Normally, she “gets her living” (a very British phrase!) by supplying gossip magazines with celebrity scandals, and I guess she does this by making the rounds of parties, so she’s a society dame or something. At one of these parties a mysterious man mistakes her for an interior decorator (she was having a conversation about the subject and must have sounded knowledgeable), and hires her to re-do his flat. His “flat” turns out to be a huge, several-floored affair, and he’s a multi-millionaire. Also living there his rude, snotty secretary, whom Annabel refers to as The Broomstick, and several equally obnoxious family members. When he turns up dead, and the family learns that he’s left the bulk of his fortune to his beloved tabby cat, Sally, all hell breaks loose. Everyone’s out for Sally’s poor neck, and Annabel spirits her away, along with a few imposters. Happy ending, good kitty anecdotes, great sense of humor. A++! näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
A millionaire's pet tabby is the only witness to his catty murder. When millionaire Arthur Arbuthnot mistakes gossip maven Annabel Hinchby-Smythe for a decorator, and hires her to redecorate his apartment, the fiscally challenged Annabel can't refuse. When she sees Arbuthnot's tatty London flat, she knows anything will be an improvement. And any gossip she can dig up will be pure gold for the tabloids. But when Arthur is found dead, his frisky relatives begin to lick their chops. Arbuthnot's beloved tabby, Sally, was the only witness to the homicide, and the sole heir to his estate. Suddenly, cat-hating family members are eager to claim her and control the family fortune. Annabel's only hope to save the cat and catch a killer is to kidnap Sally, and see who comes sniffing around. Once the cat's out of the bag, murder is sure to follow ... Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Little does she know that she will get a bigger story than she bargained for when her client is found mysteriously deceased. Only she seems to believe he was murdered; his relatives are only interested in the fortune he left behind.
The members of the household clearly dislike his beloved pet cat and several overtly wish it harm now that its owner is dead. Annabel scoops up his cat to take home with her to keep it safe until a new home can be found for it.
When it turns out Arthur’s huge fortune has been left to the cat, the family scrambles first to find the cat and then, failing that, to find a look-alike cat and each claim the fortune.
The author definitely knows her cats and there were some really funny bits. There’s nothing surprising or complicated in the plot, but I liked this light and Fluffy (excuse the pun) mystery enough to pick up another by this author if one crosses my path. ( )