Wordy on Wednesday with Biblio-Kitty Amber #65 featuring The Ghost of Christmas Paws (The No 2 Feline Detective Agency Series Book 4)

Welcome To

With me, Amber ~ The Self-Appointed Biblio-Kitty

Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

Hello my beautiful furriends, I do hope that mew didn't miss me too much last week.  Many apologies fur my absence but I was having one of those days, do mew effur get them; the ones where mew just can't be fluffed to do anything at all?

And then Basil starts reading into the situation as though there's something completely amiss and calls an emergency meeting in the bunker and even got Angels Humphrey, Snowie & Posie to attend - they were actually having a pawty at the Rainbow Bridge and weren't best purrleased at the untimely summons! 

But mew know its really nice that they all care enough about me to go to those lengths, but I have to say this to them...

... and then I reverted instantly back to my normal self in less than 0.2 seconds... and was all sweetness and light once again! 

Mew know I really hate to shout but sometimes it's the only way!

Now I think it's time to share this weeks book as I think I just strained a vocal cord.

This week I'm sharing

The Ghost of Christmas Paws

• The No 2 Feline Detective Agency BK IIII 
• by
• Mandy Morton 

Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:

It's a week before Christmas and Hettie and Tilly set out on a very dangerous case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency. Lady Eloise Crabstock-Singe has summoned them to Crabstock Manor in the village of Porthladle on the Cornish Coast to solve the mystery of Christmas Paws, a servant cat who haunts the Manor intent on killing off all the Crabstocks. 

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Mew may remember that I have reviewed all previous books in this series:

The No 2 Feline Detective Agency

Cat Among The Pumpkins

The Death of Downton Tabby

This is another great read, the characters just get better and better as the series progresses.

And this time the hardened detective's Hettie and Tilly are summoned to deepest, darkest Cornwall and the infamous Bodkin Moor to assist an ailing kitty who believes that she is next on a hit-list to purrmanently eradicate her furrmily.

There are many trials and tribulations in this story as its set midwinter, making effurything so much harder to solve when there's a raging blizzard outside and snow so deep in places your ears barely peek out! 

The myriad of twists and turns as the plot hurtles along keeps mew on your paws and there are many things to make mew wunder what is actually going on, but mew know I can't say anymore as it would spoilerize it far too much - howeffur I can say this, it is all revealed at the end and your deductions are purrobably right! MOL

All in all, another top read or listen from the No 2 Feline Detective Agency, I cannot recommend this series enough, but if mew haven't read any yet, start at the beginning as mew'll see how the characters evolve.

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Audio: 6 hours 21 mins

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: ALLISON & BUSBY; UK ed. edition (20 Oct. 2016)

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

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The Ghost of Christmas Paws

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

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

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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 don't furget that I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew.

Happy reading or listening

Bestest biblio purrs and kitty kisses

Amber xox

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Wordy on Wednesday with Biblio-Kitty Amber #33 featuring Cat Among the Pumpkins (The No 2 Feline Detective Agency Series)

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Self-Appointed Biblio-Kitty

Many happy greetings fellow biblio-cats

*waves paw*

Well things have calmed down somewhat, but now the lawn has disappeared, what devilry is this?

We woke up on Monday morning to the sounds of a mini-digger again and when we looked out of the window, that's what we saw - above - where's our lawn and fur Bast's sake be careful of the bunker hatch!

Basil was going off his dial, he raced to find the P.A.. "Jeez, like WTF is happening on the lawn?"

The P.A. replied. "Basil we're having new turf, it'll be lovely!" She beamed widely. "It's going to be flat as a bowling green and I'll finally be able to get the antique croquet set out of storage."

"But what if they damage the bunker hatch in the lawn, how will we get all the equipment in and out?" he paused fur breath then added. "If they dig any deeper they'll be hitting metal... OMC this is such a disaster!"

"Stop being so melodramatic!" the P.A. answered. "That's as deep as they're going but they will be adding a layer of new top soil."

"WHAT????"  Basil almost choked. "How much extra weight will that be?"

The P.A. shrugged. "I have no idea, why will it be a problem!"

"OMC WTF!" Basil wailed. "The hatch was calibrated purrfectly to lift the precise weight of the old lawn, by adding all new soil and whatnot, this is changing effurything and if the hatch hydraulics can't lift the new one and the motors burn out, we're screwed!"

"Basil, Basil, Basil, take a breath sweetie," the P.A. said patting him gently on the head and tickling his ears. "It'll be fine, we'll just get a bigger hydraulic system."

Basil pondered this fur a moment. "But how will we get it down there if we have no access?"

"Ah, good point," the P.A. conceded. "Well I'm sure with all your brain capacity you'll figure it out,"  then she added smiling widely. "I can't wait to play croquet!"

"ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" 

That was the last thing I heard before the digger rumbled back into life!

OOOOOPS!!!

An emergency meeting was called in the control room immediately.

As Fudge and Pandora haven't completed their Kitty Commando Training yet, they were not at the meeting as they don't have the clearance level.

We'll have more news on this current situation as it unfolds.

Howeffur Basil did say this, "Jeez this would be the wurse time effur fur a new adventure to start when we have no access to our larger equipment!"

Anyhoo I think it's time fur this weeks book...

This week on book reviews with Amber, I'm sharing

Cat Among the Pumpkins 

The No 2 Feline Detective Agency Series

by

Mandy Morton

Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, Hettie Bagshot of The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency has more than just a ghost and warlock tart on her plate. Along with her faithful sidekick, Tilly, the tabby duo set out to investigate an old crime and a spate of new murders.

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This is the second book in the series, mew can read my review of the furst one here.  I loved this book, it carries on from book one and is totally fab.  Hettie and her partner in crime are back with a new adventure.  There's a crime spree happening and so many red herrings to throw them off the scent.  

There are plenty of new characters to keep mew entertained and I can safely say this is a great sequel that will leave mew wanting more, which is good because there's another 2 more to read and hopefully more will be added.

I did read a couple of the reviews on amazon UK and one said that the book was racist due to names of Indian food being used fur cat names and said cats with Indian food names were running corner shops, which if I may be so bold to say this:  I didn't think it was racist, I just think that it should be read as what it is, pure fiction and not start pulling it apart because of a few name choices, that may or may not be politically incorrect.

My advice: Read it, enjoy it, it's only a book - let's not be stressed by it! MOL

Paperback copy: 256 pages

Audio Edition: 6 hours 6 mins

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

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Cat Among the Pumpkins

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I hope mew enjoy this book if mew do take the plunge and buy it... and if mew've read it already, tell me what did mew think?

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 we'll be here again on Friday.

Happy reading or listening

Bestest biblio purrs

Amber xox

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