**FELINE FICTION FIX** Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library #273 featuring **Purrfect Heat ~ The Mysteries of Max Book 4** by Nic Saint **PLUS** Friendly Fill-Ins Blog Hop

Hello gorgeous library guests 

and 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ 

Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today, and as it's St Patrick's Day on Sunday I thought I'd better join in and get a head start on the fun! 

Smooch was giving a purrsonal escort to the laundry the other day, as he wanted to make sure I got there safely! MOL

It was not that safety was an issue; it was more that he didn't want me to get lost on the way.

Well, my mind does wander these days! MOL

Anyhoo let's see what's on offer today!

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. I enjoy watching ___________________.

2. I __________________ on St. Patrick’s Day.

3. Others come to me when they need help with _________.

4. _________ is my lucky charm.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. I enjoy watching Young Sheldon. Well, I like watching lots of things, but that's the first one that came to mind! LOL

2. I will be cooking lunch on St. Patrick’s Day. Sundays are always the same at BBHQ! LOL

3. Others come to me when they need help with life, cats and everything. Apparently, according to others, I have a bit of a knack for helping/problem solving/sorting things out/words of wisdom, and general assistance should it be required. 

4. _________ is my lucky charm. It depends on my mood and what lucky charm I'm vibing with at the moment. Right now, I'm vibing with an amethyst pendant and a Herkimer diamond crystal.

This week's top book pick is...

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

Purrfect Heat

The Mysteries of Max Book 4

by

Nic Saint

       Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:      

If you can't stand the heat… The peace and calm of Hampton Cove is brutally disturbed when celebrity chef Niklaus Skad, famous for his show Kitchen Disasters, is found cooked in his own oven. The chef wasn’t a well-liked man, and there are plenty of suspects to go around. Odelia Poole, Hampton Cove Gazette reporter and civilian consultant to the police department, teams up with Detective Chase Kingsley to catch the killer, but soon finds this proves a lot harder than she thought. Max, Odelia’s blorange tabby, would love to help out, but is faced with a cat emergency when Odelia takes in a new stray. Diego soon proves to be a handful, and when he sets his sights on Harriet, it’s war in the cat menagerie. 

I did review the first three in the series way, way back in 2018, so if mew want to check that post out, click here. I don't know why it's taken me so long to get back to this series, but better late than never! MOL

Purrfect Heat by Nic Saint is a cozy mystery novel that follows the adventures of Odelia Poole, a reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette, and her feline sidekick Max. This one is the fourth in The Mysteries of Max series, and if mew haven't read any of the previous titles, it can be read as a standalone. The story begins when celebrity chef Niklaus Skad is found dead in an oven at a restaurant he was featuring on his celebrity cooking show. He was not a well-liked man, and there are plenty of suspects to consider. Odelia teams up with Detective Chase Kingsley to solve the case, but they soon discover that it's not going to be easy. Meanwhile, Max has his own cat emergency to deal with. Odelia has taken in a new stray named Diego, who proves to be quite a handful. Max is not happy about this new addition to the household, and when Diego sets his sights on Harriet, Max's or Brutus's girlfriend (depending on who's asking - MOL), it's war in the cat menagerie. Despite the distractions, Odelia and Max continue to investigate the murder. They interview suspects, follow the clues, and even attend a cooking competition to try and catch the killer. Along the way, we get to know more about the quirky residents of Hampton Cove, which adds to the flavour of the story. The book is full of humour, suspense, and adorable cat antics. The author does an excellent job of capturing the personalities of the feline characters, and their antics add charm and a bit of comedy to the story. The human characters are also well-developed, with their own quirks and secrets, all waiting to be revealed at the appropriate time. This is a pawesome read that will appeal to all fans of cat cozy mysteries. The book is really well-written, engaging, and will keep mew guessing until the very end. And my favourite cat is still Brutus! MOL

There are eighty-four books in the series, like wow, so many and mew know how much I like a series! MOL And if mew are subscribed to Kindle Unlimited mew can download the the boxsets, three books at a time in the catalogue to read for free, right up to book 78.

Another Totally Top Paw Read

Paperback: 238 pages

Audiobook: 5 hours 31 mins

My Ratings Scale

Ratings of:

Purrfect Heat

Overall Enjoyment

Other Fun Blog Hops to Join in Today

          Brian's Home   Catblogosphere    Feline Friday   Nature Friday    Flashback Friday   Friendship Friday       

I'm off to read next week's books, as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time! 

Don't forget, if mew are looking for great books with cats, check out the Book Review page, just click the link here or at the top of the page, as that's the place to visit to get your feline fiction fix. 

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

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Feline Fiction on Fridays #83 at Amber's Library featuring **The Mysteries of Max Books 1 - 3** by Nic Saint

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish

Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library

Mew'll neffur believe what happened this week, there I was minding my own business [well sort of] in the library when Pandora hurtled through the door yelling in her odd, little foreign accent. "Amber! Amber! Amber!" [It actually sounded like AMM-BEARE - really it did!]

I peered at her from my rather toasty sofa, [it now has a heated pad under my cream rug] as I replied. "Yes Pandora, how may I help mew?"

"The BBHQ Catmas cards 'ave arrived!" she beamed at me and dropped a box on the floor. "I just spoke to Smooch, and he said that it vas Parsley's turn to send them out."

I nodded, knowing exactly where this was going. "Uhuh!"

"So I vent to find Parsley, and he said that it vas Fudge's turn to send them out!" she continued.

"Uhuh!" I replied as my eyes narrowed by the second.

"And Fudge said it vas my turn to send them out," she said. "But I don't 'ave any addresses, and as mew're the most supurr organised I thought that mew could send them out as they're going all offur the wurld and..."

I waved a paw to silence her, "And mew thought muggins Amber would send them out?"

She nodded at me most enthusiastically and said. "Of course, that is it exactly!" 

"UHUH!" I replied through clenched teeth. Why am I always the one who gets these jobs? then suddenly I had a brain-wave.  "Go find the P.A., she's really, really busy at the moment and they say, if mew want a job done ask a busy purrson, she's your gal fur sure... now beetle off because I'm reading!" 

And my top tip fur all mew kitties this week, is: 

DELEGATE, DELEGATE AND DELEGATE SOME MORE! MOL

And now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing not one but three books...

The Mysteries of Max Books 1 - 3

by

Nic Saint

Here's a little snippet of the book blurbs:

Purrfect Murder: Volume 1

There’s something special about Max. He may look like your regular ginger flabby tabby, but unlike most tabbies, he can actually communicate with his human, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette Odelia Poole. Max takes a keen interest in the goings-on in their small town, by snooping around with his best friends Dooley, a not-too-bright ragamuffin, and Harriet, a gorgeous white Persian. Their regular visits to the police station, the barbershop and the doctor’s office provide them with those precious and exclusive scoops that have made Odelia the number one reporter in town. But when suddenly the body of a bestselling writer is discovered buried in the last Long Island outhouse, and a new policeman arrives in town to solve the murder, it looks like things are about to change in Hampton Cove. 

 5 hours 20 mins

>^.^<

Purrfectly Deadly: Volume 2

When famous eighties pop star John Paul George is found floating face down in his pool, Hampton Cove’s premier sleuthing tabby Max and his feline friends are on the case. Soon they’re chasing leads and following clues, helping their human Odelia Poole, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette, solve the murder. Meanwhile, new cop in town Chase Kingsley has his own problems to deal with. An old scandal threatens to get him kicked off the force. And even though Odelia and Chase don’t always see eye to eye, she decides to help him clear his name, even if it means keeping Chase’s cat Brutus, Max’s self-declared nemesis, in town. 

4 hours 59 mins

>^.^<

Purrfect Revenge: Volume 3

Blorange tabby Max and ragamuffin Dooley are on the case again. This time a world-famous reality star has been found murdered in her own bed, and it looks like the crime just might be terror-related. The Kenspeckles, stars of the well-known reality show Keeping Up with the Kenspeckles, are in town to film a new season of their show, so the case soon turns into a complete media circus, with the Kenspeckles insisting the entire investigation is filmed for their show. Odelia Poole, Hampton Cove’s premier reporter, teams up with Detective Chase Kingsley to catch the killer, but with cameras filming their every move, and every Kenspeckle a suspect, they’re not making a lot of progress. 

5 hours 13 mins

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I've been meaning to share these fur a while, but as I've had an influx of books from publishers, these have had to wait, but today I finally get to share them with mew - woo hoo! 

So what did I think? I actually loved this series, it's witty, the characters are fun, the cats are really cute, there's plenty of conflict, action. And the plot, twists and turns like a roller-coaster keeping mew turning those pages.

Each book is really fun, and there are echoes to real-life famous peeps in the most tongue-in-cheek way, mew'll recognize exactly what I'm saying from the book blurb, but obviously I can't point out the obvious! MOL 

There are 7 books in total, so I've got another 4 to get my mittens on and I really can't wait, as I'm saving them fur my Catmas break.

If mew asked me who my favourite kitty is at the end of book 3, I'd have to say it's Brutus, who's rather misunderstood and deep down is a real softy, but mew know I won't say anymore than that, as I've already spoilerized it and mew know how much I hate that! MOL

I think this is a really great series and if mew love a kitty cozy mystery then these will be right up your alley!  

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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

The Mysteries of Max Books 1 - 3

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this series if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page, plus if mew'd like an exclusive Library Card fur speshal access to my library, just email me at:

deardrbasil @ gmail . com

Happy reading or listening until next time

Soft purrs

Amber xox

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