A Cold and Calculating Tail: A Talking Cat Cozy Mystery

A Sassy Sarcastic Cat Cozy Mystery #2

by Rachel Woods

A scattered scribe. A fatal knot. Can she prove her detecting skills are up to scratch? St. Mateo, the Palmchat Islands . Sophie Carter is treading water. Despite closing a killer story on her last assignment, the aspiring investigative journalist still fears becoming yesterday’s news if she doesn’t impress her boss soon. But when she’s tasked with a fresh feature, she’s dismayed to learn the macabre break headlines a young woman who’s been strangled. Baffled by a slew of sketchy statements, the harried reporter turns to her snarky talking Calico for clues. But after the feisty feline finally tracks down a witness to the murder, Sophie's frustration grows when it ends up being a hamster… who’s gone missing. Can the crime-solving pair find the furry rodent and put his statement on the front page? A Cold and Calculating Tail is the endearing second book in The Sassy Sarcastic Cat Cozy Mysteries. If you like tenacious heroines, sandy settings, and laugh-out-loud shenanigans, then you’ll love Rachel Woods’ head-scratching whodunit. Buy A Cold and Calculating Tail to pounce on the truth today!

182 pages, Paperback

Published April 2, 2023

Reviews

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Cold and Calculating Tail was a fast paced mystery with a lot of cheesiness.
Sophie is a junior reporter that is assigned to a case to prove she is ready to be an investigative reporter.
She has a lot of help solving the case from her talking cat named Callie.
Overall I thought this story was cute and I got a chuckle out of most of the character names. However, I did find Sophie’s character to be somewhat annoying and a little oblivious of things.
I’m interested to see how this series progresses and how/if Sophie’s character becomes less annoying.

I received an e-arc if this book for review.

[Shelly Joyce]

A Cold and Calculating Tail is the second book in the A Talking Cat Cozy Mystery (A Sassy Sarcastic Cat Cozy Mystery), from author Rachel Woods. This book was a pretty fast-paced, very intriguing read. I found that I did not want to put down! I finished it in one sitting. The story had a bunch of great, complex and detailed characters. The story has very vivid descriptions in great detail. This book kept me captivated from the first page to the last. A cute and fun read! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Cold and Calculating Tail: A Talking Cat Cozy Mystery (A Sassy Sarcastic Cat Cozy Mystery), my fourth read from author Rachel Woods. A cozy mystery very different than her books I'd read earlier.I received a free Kindle copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fast-paced, interesting read, that I found I did not want to put down! Great, multi-faceted characters. Vivid descriptions. Kept me captivated from the first page to the last. A uniquely-cool read!

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

[Robin Blanksguster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting tale about an aspiring woman journalist, Sophie, who comes out of a coma and is able to communicate with a calico cat named Callie. Diamonds get stolen, people are murdered and the cat plays an integral part in the investigation. Callie is an independent, snarky cat who is totally lovable.

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[Tom Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the detailed details in this book, it is a fun, easy to read story with lovable characters.
The interaction between Sophia, Calico and Officer Chutee have me giggling especially with the "What did he say" parts of the story.
I found the storyline to be a joy to read and I recommend adding this book to your must read list.

[Amy Webster · Rating 1 out of 5]

Simply not for me.

I couldn't visualize any of the characters, although I felt I might be culturally biased against talking cats who run free and speak hamster as well as human.

The heroine is easily confused and does really dumb things. Guess I really like characters who take control and are smart. One of those stories where I really didn't care a bit about the ending...

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who killed Cynthia Snowpearce and Willie Peters and why??? diamonds??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

[Jan Sjostrand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Acute and enjoying story Love Sofie and her sassy cat Sofie is a young journalist who is trying for her big break She tracks and murder through many twists and turns.

[Sandra M. Diamanti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool Cat ditzy girl

A fun read good for depressed people because you can laugh a lot. Story is pretty easy to figure out before the end.

[Dwayne Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Callie, a talking calico cat, has chosen Sophia as her human though only Sophie can understand and talk to Callie. Sophie is trying to make it as a journalist and is trying to solve a murder. Callie is helping by talking to other animals in the area to get clues. Enjoy this cozy mystery.