Thursday, January 16, 2020

Careless Whiskers

Charlie Harris has sworn off investigating crimes after his last and dangerous encounter. But in Careless Whiskers by Miranda James, he soon lapses especially when his daughter Laura is involved. (Careless Whiskers will be released by Berkley Prime Crime on January 21.)

Laura and her husband Frank Salisbury are involved in a production by the theater department at the Athena College in Alabama. When a sudden cast changes brings a disruptive actor to the cast, Laura and Frank worry about Luke Lombardi. 

He's a huge drama queen and everything has to revolve around him. This gives Laura and Frank the shivers and they hope they can manage him so the production is a success. 

Luke arrives with his entourage - his dresser and his mistress, Madame Delphine du Jardin, a wildly flamboyant woman whose husband happens to be Luke's dresser. A weird triangle. But there is anger and something more simmering under the triangle's relationship. Add in a reclusive playwright and there is a mystery afoot. 

When a series of incidents seem to target Luke, Charlie decides to step in along with Diesel, his Maine coon cat, to protect his daughter and the play. 

Another charming mystery with Diesel doing his best to solve the crime. Someday I would like to meet a Maine coon cat and have a discussion about crime solving with the cat. 


1 comment:

Denise Kainrath said...

I'm sure Joanna would let you do a meet and greet with her Maine coon, Tim!