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A Cat McDaniel Mystery #4

by Jen Estes

Once upon a time, Cat McDaniel had it all: dream job, fancy loft, doting fiancé. Now she’s out of work, homeless and oh-so-lonely. In desperate need of a change, she decides to hang up her heels: she’s out of the snooping game.

Until a minor league player is arrested for the death of a baseball groupie. Forced out of retirement by her despairing former team, Cat’s a veteran against the familiar lineup of lying players, scheming owners and shady spectators.

The sportswriter sleuth goes back to the minors in the final book of the Cat McDaniel Mystery Series. But can Cat clinch this one or is everything she loves going… going… gone?

344 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Born and raised in the Midwest, Jen had to choose between staring at corn or reading books. Corn husks just didn't have the appeal of the Baby-Sitters Club, and so a bookworm was born. Reading later turned into writing and in 2011, Jen published her first novel with Camel Press. After releasing four books in the mystery genre, Jen finally gave in to the literary demands of her inner teenager with her YA debut, FIFTEEN (The Dreamwalker Diaries).

Jen is an active member of the National Writers Union. As an author, she has been featured in Penthouse Magazine, the State Journal-Register, Mystery Scene Magazine, and more. When she isn't writing, Jen enjoys sci-fi in all its mediums, attempting yoga, using her passport, watching baseball, and reading a good book. She lives in Illinois with her husband Nathan under the tyranny of their three cats: Wrigley, Ivy and Captain Moo. To balance the feline:human ratio, they are expecting their first child this spring. You can find Jen on the web at www.jenestes.com, on Tumblr as AuthorJenEstes, and tweeting under @jenestesdotcom.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent story line and good writing, but Jen Estes REALLY needs to invest in a (new) editor. Grammatical errors aside (contrary to 1st grade mentality, adding an er or est to an adjective isn't always correct. More fonder and more stern, NOT fonder or sterner.), I was embarrassed for her by the blatant typos.

[Jenn]

I've enjoyed this series, and the latest book didn't disappoint. I definitely hadn't figured out what had happened ahead of time!