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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061056006

ISBN-139780061056000

eBay Product ID (ePID)847532

Product Key Features

Book TitleCat on the Edge : a Joe Grey Mystery

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicSmall Town & Rural, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / General

GenreFiction

AuthorShirley Rousseau Murphy

Book SeriesJoe Grey Cat Mystery Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight5.2 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-489907

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"A delicious romp . . . of murder, revenge, and jealousy, interlaced with fantasy. This is excellent reading, whether you believe or not. Not to be missed!" -- Armchair Detective "This is delightful entertainment. It would be a true cat-tastrophe if you let it pass you by." -- Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio, Four Stars (Highest Rating) on the Joe Grey Series "A complex, well-crafted plot and lively, credible characters will leave fans purring with pleasure." -- Publishers Weekly on Cat Breaking Free "A special treat for cat mystery fanciers." -- Library Journal on Cat Deck the Halls "[A]delightful mix of humans, sentient cats, mystery, and humor." -- Booklist on Cat Fear No Evil "Murphy's raised the stakes of the feline sleuth genre." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A delicious romp . . . of murder, revenge, and jealousy, interlaced with fantasy. This is excellent reading, whether you believe or not. Not to be missed!" -- Armchair Detective "This is delightful entertainment. It would be a true cat-tastrophe if you let it pass you by." -- Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio, Four Stars (Highest Rating) on the Joe Grey Series "A complex, well-crafted plot and lively, credible characters will leave fans purring with pleasure." -- Publishers Weekly on Cat Breaking Free "A special treat for cat mystery fanciers." -- Library Journal on Cat Deck the Halls "[A]delightful mix of humans, sentient cats, mystery, and humor." -- Booklist on Cat Fear No Evil "Murphy's raised the stakes of the feline sleuth genre." -- Kirkus Reviews "Author Shirley Rousseau Murphy is, as always, a great storyteller....After all this time, these books still are so much fun that they can't be put down, cat lover or not." -- Suspense Magazine

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

SynopsisIt's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerfulfeline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli - and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe's got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime - because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice., The charming first book in the delightfully cozy Joe Grey Cat Mystery series. Joe--a tomcat who is suddenly able to understand humans--is the sole witness to a murder in the quaint coastal village of Carmel-by-the-Sea and finds his relaxing days of curling up and catching mice are now on the line. He thought it was a perfect crime... the only witness was a cat. It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First, the large, silver feline is alarmed to discover, when his owner yells at him to dispose of a mouse, that he can understand human language and even more shocking, that he can speak it as well! Then he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli--and worse, to be seen witnessing it. It's all a nightmare for a cat who would prefer to sleep the day away carefree. With his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe has no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime--because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice., It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerfulfeline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli -- and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe's got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime -- because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice., It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerfulfeline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli -- and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe's got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime -- because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice.

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