Middle-aged bookstore owner Willa Chance is looking forward to the opportunity of appraising a valuable private library that hasn’t seen the light of day for 50 years…until she finds a dead body in the backyard and the ghost of the home’s previous owner anxiously waiting for her inside.
Hampered by the persistent ghost who insists on keeping secrets from her, Willa navigates a sea of confusing clues as she struggles to uncover the connection between the recent murder and two murders 50 years ago. Is the answer contained in the secret she found in the library? Or the unusual bequest left by the long-dead owner of the house? Or maybe it has something to do with the mysterious journal that everyone seems to be after.
Once again, Willa’s cat, Pandora, has to help her figure out the clues while she and the other cats of Mystic Notch try to keep vital mystical knowledge from getting into the wrong hands. Can Willa discover the identity of the killer in time, or will she end up being the fourth victim?
Who said that Witty mystery tale, but seriously, the best parts of the book is the dialogue between the cat and the dog. Animals do seem to know so much more than we credit them.
Fun book This cozy has everything–mystery, romance, ghosts, dogs and cats that solve troubles for their humans. The characters kept me interested. It’s a light, enjoyable read.
Paranormal mystery with a lot of cats This is a cute, cozy mystery for those who are prepared to overlook flaws in the story and not mind a totally predictable end. It’s hard not to like a story with cats and the cats in this one are banded together to protect their humans (and the world) from evil. Willa Chance is an older woman who runs a bookstore. A former crime journalist, she can’t contain her need to search for clues when she happens upon a murder victim. (And this is the second one that she has stumbled upon!) She has…