Basil and the Cave of Cats

Written by Eve Titus

Narrated by Ralph Lister

The Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world solves another thrilling case!

Basil the moust detective sets off on a journey to solve one of the greatest mysteries of mousedom: Do miniature cats exist? Leading mouse scientists aren't certain, but they believe answers can be found in the Far East.

Thus begins the story of an unusual quest. As Basil sets sail for the Far East - and the lost island of Kataarh - danger stalks him at every turn. Our hero is determined to unravel the mystery of these mini-cats and their mouse king!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oasis Audio
• Release date: Mar 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781621886785

Eve Titus

Eve Titus (1905–2002) wrote many books for children during her long career, including the Basil of Baker Street books and the Anatole series.

Reviews for Basil and the Cave of Cats

[Samantha Johnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very cute beginner chapter book. My kindergartner loved listening to it.

[blbooks-14314 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

First sentence: Miniature cats! Breathes there, in all the world, a mouse who is not stirred by those two words? Did the miniature monsters actually exist? Our leading mouse scientists were not certain, but they all believed the answer would be found in the Orient.Premise/plot: This one was originally titled Basil and the Pygmy Cats. (It's being rebranded/republished as Basil and the Cave of Cats. On this one Basil and Dr. David Q. Dawson go traveling the world. There are two sub-stories--they are out to help a friend/ruler get his kingdom back AND to solve the so-called mystery of if miniature cats ever existed. My thoughts: I thought this one was lacking in mystery, lacking as a detective story. It's like the series has taken a turn from being a detective story with a traditional detective and turned into a archaeological quest. This one was 99% world-building. That sounds like it would be a good thing. But imagine it more as an encyclopedia type of world-building. Readers are essentially getting a text-book education on mouse lore that is thousands of years old. Was I interested? Not really. It requires a LOT of suspension of disbelief. Like mice traveling the globe; mice ruling countries. It was just a little too much for me to really enjoy. I much preferred the idea of a mouse living in a mouse town in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' residence.

[maydacat_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this installment of this clever series, Basil is called on to explore a lost island where it is said miniature cats live. Could it be true? Leave it to Basil to get to the bottom of things! Though entertaining for children, this one also has a message and a moral. You shouldn’t fear the unknown and you should help others when you can.

[allawishus_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Basil and his faithful companion David Dawson go on a seafaring adventure to look for the lost island of the pygmy cats. It's a mild, very short and simple children's adventure - kind of a transitional chapter book for primary readers. I like Basil very much, even though he is the smartest, most awesome, best at everything kind of mouse. He doesn't even shoot heroin like the real Holmes, sigh. Basil instantly is able to speak the Pygmy cat's language, rescue the Maharajah, foil Professor Ratigan not once, but twice!! Yes, he's too good a mouse to be true. Alas.