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Sam the Cat Mystery #3
The Maltese Kitten
The Edgar-Award nominated Sam The Cat Detective returns in his third adventure. For ages 9 to adult.
133 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2002
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About the author
Linda Stewart
9 books7 followers Linda Stewart, who’s been nominated for Edgar and Agatha awards, has written "something of everything"--17 published novels and novelizations (under her own name and a variety of pseudonyms); television dramas and documentaries, magazine journalism, newspaper book reviews (Washington Post and Chi Trib, among others); advertising copy (at 4A agencies and, later, freelance), and lyrics, sketches and special material for nightclubs and Off-Broadway. She has also taught writing and literature courses at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Her novels have been reviewed by The New York Times Sunday Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, New York Newsday, The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January Magazine, and TV Guide, among many others. Her biography appears in “Contemporary Authors” Vol. 101; “Who’s Who in Entertainment,” (1988-1993) and “Voyage au bout de la Noire” Gallimard, Paris, 1986.
She is the niece of Morrie Ryskind, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright ("Of Thee I Sing") and screenwriter (most of the Marx Brothers movies) and was married to screenwriter Donald Stewart ("Jackson County Jail," "Hunt for Red October," and "Missing," among others).
Her novels have been reviewed by The New York Times Sunday Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, New York Newsday, The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January Magazine, and TV Guide, among many others. Her biography appears in “Contemporary Authors” Vol. 101; “Who’s Who in Entertainment,” (1988-1993) and “Voyage au bout de la Noire” Gallimard, Paris, 1986.
She is the niece of Morrie Ryskind, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright ("Of Thee I Sing") and screenwriter (most of the Marx Brothers movies) and was married to screenwriter Donald Stewart ("Jackson County Jail," "Hunt for Red October," and "Missing," among others).
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January 2, 2018
Some genuinely funny bits in this kids' mystery centered on Sam the Cat Detective. These books have elements of screwball comedy and film noir in them; pretty neat for kids.
A sample:
Picture two cats walking down the sidewalk, one of them having been drugged:
Buster said, 'Walk.'
It seemed like an interesting, funny idea. I started walking. Walking was nice. It was something like dancing, without the music. I started humming.
Buster said, 'Man, you are just so out of it. Lucky I stayed.'
'For which I thank you,' I said, 'from my bottom.'
He looked at me sideways.
I said, 'From my heart. From the heart of my bottom. Is that how it goes?'
He looked at me sharply. 'I'm walking you home.'
A sample:
Picture two cats walking down the sidewalk, one of them having been drugged:
Buster said, 'Walk.'
It seemed like an interesting, funny idea. I started walking. Walking was nice. It was something like dancing, without the music. I started humming.
Buster said, 'Man, you are just so out of it. Lucky I stayed.'
'For which I thank you,' I said, 'from my bottom.'
He looked at me sideways.
I said, 'From my heart. From the heart of my bottom. Is that how it goes?'
He looked at me sharply. 'I'm walking you home.'
August 31, 2008
Of all the Sam the Cat Detective books, this is my least-favorite, probably because it was so confusing when I first read it. It just did not have the completely same feel as the first two as far as the solidity of the mystery. Still, it was very enjoyable, and definitely a must-read.
September 30, 2012
Read with daughter, her rating.
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