Murder at the Cat Show

by Marian Babson

Book Overview

Catty Murder Doug Perkins doesn't dislike cats-he just isn't especially interested in them. But the struggling young London public relations firm of Perkins and Tate can't afford to be choosy about the jobs they take. So when Doug is asked to do the PR for a glorified feline extravaganza called "Cats Through the Ages," he doesn't hesitate. But it isn't long before he wishes he had hesitated... There are some very valuable cats on exhibit-even a few...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312989741
• ISBN13: 9780312989743
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Another enjoyable read

If you want to just kick back and enjoy a light funny murder mystery you can't go wrong with anything written by Marian Babson. This is an entertaing mystery that will keep you guessing. Lots of quirky oddball characters. Sure to please the cat lover in all of us.

A wonderful cat mystery -- cats play a major role

If you dislike cats, I wouldn't recommend this mystery, because it's all about cats. This book took me a little time to get into, but after the first 25 pages or so, I was hooked. My heart was won by Pandora, an 8-month old Siamese with a lot of personality but a neglectful owner. Pandora plays a major part of this mystery, as Doug Perkins, the central character (aside from Pandora), goes from being a person indifferent to cats to being a true cat-lover. Pandora wins his heart, just as she won mine. The plot involves a cat show in London. Perkins is doing PR for this show (kind of an odd show, but I guess this is Britain, after all). One of the exhibits is a pair of tigers; another is a gold statue of a cat, which gets stolen. One of the characters is murdered. Are the two crimes connected? But much of the book involves descriptions of a half-dozen show cats and their humans, and all the goings-on at this London event. This is a very British book in tone, and the pace is fairly leisurely up until the last 30 or so pages, when things really heat up. THis is the first mystery I've read by this author, but I intend to read more -- many more.

Bet you can't read just one

If I had to pick a favorite from Marian Babson's "cat mysteries," this would be it! This is the first of her books that I read, and since then I've been a compulsive Babson fan. These are the most true-to-life, hilarious cats and cat owners (and cat haters) I've ever read about. I never tire of re-reading this book, the prequel, both sequels and every other Babson book I've been able to get.