Stink Files, Dossier 003: You Only Have Nine Lives, The

The Stink Files #Dossier 003

by Holm & Hamel, Jonathan Hamel, Brad Weinman (Illustrator)

James Edward Bristlefur is living like a king.

The sophisticated secret agent has won a competition to be the new spokescat for the delectable cat food Le Chat Gourmet. (He looks fabulous, even if his humans insist on calling him Mr. Stink.) So the Green family is off to France, the land of fine food and beautiful felines.

What starts off as a pleasant holiday takes a sinister turn as a mysterious assassin shadows Mr. Stink's every move. Who is the dark figure lurking in the background? A secret in Mr. Stink's past will soon be revealed, and the hidden paw will at last appear.

In his most thrilling adventure yet, the international cat of mystery is about to find out who he really is.

Genres: Animals, Mystery, Childrens, Humor

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr.Stink and the Green family travel to France thanks to Stink's new title of spokescat for Le Chat Gourmet cat food. While there, James/Stink has more troubles and adventures and learns his true identity. These books keep getting better and better, I am sad that this is the last one written.

[H. Givens · Rating 4 out of 5]

The same fun writing of the others, although the plot is rather more fanciful. The ending was surprising alarming, since there aren't any more books... Stink and Macavity both fall to their dooms a la Reichenbach Falls. So, he's obviously not supposed to be dead and all the books encourage kids to report "sightings," which is a cute idea since he's just drawn as a gray tabby cat even though he's supposed to be a Bengal, but still.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

kids who love cats will like this a lot.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book in The Stink Files series by Jennifer L. Holm and Jonathan Hamel. It's a fun, fast read and has a nice mixture of animal quirkiness and espionage intrigue.

I thought the description of the various locations in France was interesting and although the plot is highly implausible, I liked that Stink was able to 'go home again.'

Our oldest and I read this book independently. She's a big fan of 'spy' books right now, so it really fit the bill. The story ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I am surprised that more books haven't been published in this series. Perhaps they just weren't good sellers.

[Nikki]

I loved it!

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Stink the cat has an adventure in Paris.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stink files is a great book about a spy agent cat. I think everyone should read this book because it is so fun and awsome!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

a realy good book.