A Novel Way to Die (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425251691 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
S. Ali Brandon is the pen name for Diane A. Born in the West Texas town of Lubbock, she earned her degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. She now lives in South Florida with her husband, Gerry, and a menagerie that includes their two orange tabby boys, Butch and Sundance…neither of whom consented to be in her author photo! . Stuckart, author of the Leonardo da Vinci Mysteries, as well as several acclaimed historical romances and numerous works of s
"A first class mystery with a cat you can't help but love!" according to Cozy Reader. Darla Pettistone inherited her Great-Aunt Dee's bookstore, Pettistone's Fine Books, is getting used to life as a bookseller, alongside Hamlet, the bookstore cat she also inherited. Hamlet is picky about who he hangs out with and as Darla is quickly finding out that means searching for new employees can be very difficult. While trying to find a new employee that Hamlet gets along with, she becomes involved in murder when one of her customers is found dead in the brownstone building next door.I really enjoyed Ali Brandon's debut mystery, Double Booked for Murder, and. The perfect bookstore cat M. Lapierre Robert, Robert, RobertI'm in love with this new character in Ali Brandon's fantastic Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series. A tough kid with a heart of goldhis "fist bumps" with Hamlet made me grin from ear to ear.I loved watching Darla and Hamlet grow closer in this book as they teamed up to solve the murder of a man (the business partner of a potential love interest for Darla) who is in the process of renovating a local brownstone. Whacked over the head with a crowbar in the basement, it appears Hamlet was the only witness. The sleuthing feline has a very unique way . Darla and Hamlet Solve a Case J & L Rigod Darla Pettistone has inherited her Great Aunt's Brooklyn, NY book store and cat, Hamlet. In this second book of the series, we slip right back into the story as Darla finds new challenges to adjusting to her new life.The book store is flourishing and Darla is making friends in her new life far from Texas. Darla needs a new part-time worker and the one obstacle is Hamlet who is very particular as to choosing his friends. Enter Robert, a young eighteen year old that has his own mysteries. Hamlet likes Robert and although Darla isn't sure of the Goth child, she is ope
Darla Pettistone may have inherited her great aunt Dee’s Brooklyn bookstore, but it’s the store’s mascot—an oversized black cat named Hamlet—who acts like he owns the place. He chases away applicants who don’t meet his approval, finally settling on an unlikely candidate: Robert, a book-loving Goth kid who has a secret only Hamlet knows.And Hamlet can’t seem to stay out of trouble. And when someone turns up dead, Hamlet smells something rotten in Brooklyn…As the owner of Pettistone’s Fine Books, Darla is settling nicely into her new life, even reaching an uneasy truce with Hamlet. Unfortunately, when she needs to hire a new clerk, the finicky feline decides to lend a paw to the hiring process. One of the bookstore’s regular customers, a man who is renovating a local brownstone, claims he’s seen Hamlet prowling the neighborhood. With the crafty cat’s help, she wonders if they just might be able to pounce on a killer. When the man’s business partner is found dead, Darla discovers that Hamlet m
A fun mystery that kept me guessing to the end!"—Rebecca Hale, New York Times bestselling author of the Cats and Curios Mysteries . “Make sure the new Black Cat Bookshop series is on your bookshelf.”—Elaine Viets, national bestselling author of the Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper Mysteries"Brandon's light, easy style welcomes readers into the cozy confines of Pettistone's Fine Books