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Cat Spitting Mad

Written by: Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Narrated by: Susan Boyce
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While Joe Grey has played tricks on Max Harper, Molena Point's head lawman, he's never had anything but respect for the dedicated sheriff. Now Harper's in trouble, suspected of murdering two friends, and the only witness, a young girl named Dillon, has disappeared. Both Dulcie and Joe know Harper is innocent, and Joe is hissing to prove it - and find Dillon. Their sleuthing, however, is hampered by something soft and small - their new "ward," a vivacious kitten whose curiosity could get them all killed. With backs up and claws bared, Dulcie and a spitting mad Joe must use all their cleverness and amazing talents not only to find a killer, save a little girl, and clear their friend's name - but keep their secret safe, too.

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The Best Yet!

I loved this book and performance; definitely My favourite instalment thus far!

I found that the story flowed easily through the entire-book, and thoroughly-enjoyed the addition of the fascinating and endearing New-Characters — as the Author finally lifts the veil on the Human/Cat side.
Shirley Rousseau Murphy had certainly hit her stride, and Susan Boyce (as usual) narrates a-treat!

I can’t wait to read the next-book!

Enjoy, All!!!

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Kept me on the edge of my seat

Right from the start, this book kept me wanting to know what was to come. Suspense at the end of each chapter kept me listening even when I should be asleep. Yet another excellent tale in the wonderful Joe Gtey mysteries series.

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Biased, uninformed non-facts re crime & criminals

Usually, I enjoy books in this series, even though, as a criminologist, I am aware that each contains some false information re crime and criminals, information based not on facts, but on biased ideas held by certain law enforcement members. THIS book, though, really crosses the line, into spreading quite harmful, erroneous myths. This book appears to have been originally published in print in 2000, when crime in the U.S. was lessening. It had been for awhile, and would continue to do so for some years. Yet, just as in the book immediately before this one, the author has authoritative, supposedly well-informed characters stating that [in 2000] crime is on the rise in America! And, the characters state that some proof of that is the rise in the number of prisoners currently [back in 2000] in prison, rather than stating the truth that more and more people [especially people of colour] were being given sentences vastly disproportionate to their crimes, sentences harsher than had been handed out in decades.

Also, portraying federal prisons as places with “free room and board”, where life is good thanks to “unlimited phone privileges”, is irresponsible at best, very harmful at worst. Logical thinking, as well as extensive research, shows that having your daily life strictly controlled, with you having no say, including what you do when (even access to food), where you go when (within a very limited selection of places), with whom you interact (including those who are violent and attack-prone), and more, is NOT a good life.

At some point, at least one character in this book states that it was better in the past, when prisoners weren’t treated so leniently. Again as a criminologist, I know from my research that prisons were horrific in the past, leaving the majority of those who were lucky enough to be released broken and/or convinced that supposedly law-abiding Americans deserved no good treatment, as they voted in governments that established and perpetuated the severely abusive prison conditions.

Shame on the author for being so very irresponsible.

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