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Mew is for Murder
Mew is for Murder
Mew is for Murder
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Mew is for Murder

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Theda Krakow is in a funk. Her sometime boyfriend is gone, her beloved cat has died, and the career leap she's made from copy editor to freelance writer has left her finances—and her spirit—flat. She desperately needs a headline. One day, strolling in her Cambridge neighborhood, Theda spies an adorable stray kitten who leads her to an old woman holed up in a decrepit house full of cats. Could this be the story to catapult Theda out of the dumps? Or deeper into something more sinister?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 30, 2012
ISBN9781615952014
Mew is for Murder
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Clea Simon

Clea Simon grew up in New York, before moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Harvard. She fell in love with the city and lives there still with her husband and their cat, Musetta. She is the author of the Dulcie Schwartz, Theda Krakow, Pru Marlowe, Blackie and Care and, most recently, Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery series.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    3.5 starsTheda is a reporter and has an idea for a story on cat hoarders after she comes across an older lady in her neighbourhood who seems to have an abundance of cats. She may or may not be a hoarder, but the neighbour sure doesn’t like the woman or her multiple cats. When Theda comes around again, she discovers the woman dead. The police think she just fell, so it was an accident, but Lillian (the old woman)’s young friend and helper (and musician) Violet, doesn’t agree. She insists Lillian must have been murdered. 30-some years old and Theda’s still a bit of a partier, so I wasn’t crazy about that (I thought she acted way younger than her age). Wasn’t as interested in the bar hopping and the music, but loved the cats! So, it was up and down for how interested I was in certain parts of the book, but overall, I liked it enough to look into the next in the series. If it has more focus on animals, I’ll continue; if it’s more focus on music, it’s unlikely. (Another one with a cat title, so I will continue on.)
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Pretty decent mystery though Theda, despite her experience as a journalist, seemed peculiarly willing to trust what many people told her.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Theda Krakow is a writer who has quit a permanent job and taken a freelance one. After having an encounter with an older woman over a kitten, she asks her editor if she might write a story about her. She discovers the woman takes in unwanted cats and cares for them. Trying to decide if the woman is truly caring for the cats or a hoarder, she soon finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when what the police think is an accident seems more like something else.First off, let me state that I love books with animals, so I was really looking forward to reading this. But I just couldn't get interested in the plot nor in Theda. She seemed rather boring, honestly. And the plot, while intriguing, couldn't keep my interest. It took me several times to finish this book, and that's never a good sign.While I know that Ms. Simon is a prolific author, and this is the first in the series, I'm hoping that others will prove to be better (as they usually are); I at least plan on giving one more a shot in the hopes I'm right. When we come to the end and all is discovered, it seemed okay, but sort of as if something was missing. Not one of my favorites, but perhaps others will like it better.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I liked the book and the concept (I loved the kitten) until I realized who the bad guy was early on in the book so that diminished the rest of the book for me. I have ordered another of her books to try out so I will definitely give her another chance on this and one of her other series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Loved this book! As a fellow redhead, I loved Theda's enthusiasm for music and cats. I was surprised at the end, although I thought I had it figured out earlier in the book. I am officially a fan of Theda Krakow and purchased the next book in the series right after I finished this book. If you love cats and music with a good mystery, check out this book!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'd probably give this one a 2.5 if available. Not very action-packed; in fact, the pace was a little slow at times, but I liked it well enough to keep on going and finish! :-) The price was right, too. (I think it was offered as a Kindle freebie.) It's always good to try a new author, to boot.

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