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Joe Grey #2
Cat Under Fire
A big, powerful, gray feline, Joe Grey is perfectly content with his remarkable ability to understand and communicate with humans -- especially now that he has company. A mysterious accident similar to the one that enabled him to speak and read has transformed his friend Dulcie as well. The trouble is, the cute tabby female not only hears human words, she believes them.
Now she's convinced the man who was jailed for murdering a famous local artist and burning down her studio is innocent -- simply because he says so -- and she's willing to do whatever it takes to dig up the evidence that will exonerate the accused. Joe would much prefer just lazing around the house doing kitty things, but the lady cat is determined. And Joe must admit that he is curious ... though everyone knows what that can lead to!
Now she's convinced the man who was jailed for murdering a famous local artist and burning down her studio is innocent -- simply because he says so -- and she's willing to do whatever it takes to dig up the evidence that will exonerate the accused. Joe would much prefer just lazing around the house doing kitty things, but the lady cat is determined. And Joe must admit that he is curious ... though everyone knows what that can lead to!
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1996
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Shirley Rousseau Murphy
62 books515 followersShirley Rousseau Murphy is the author of over 40 books, including 24 novels for adults, the Dragonbards Trilogy and more for young adults, and many books for children. She is best known for her Joe Grey cat mystery series, consisting of 21 novels, the last of which was published when she was over 90. Now retired, she enjoys hearing from readers who write to her at her website www.srmurphy.com, where the reading order of the books in that series can be found.
Murphy grew up in southern California, riding and showing the horses her father trained. After attending the San Francisco Art institute she worked as an interior designer, and later exhibited paintings and welded metal sculpture in the West Coast juried shows. "When my husband Pat and I moved to Panama for a four-year tour in his position with the U. S . Courts, I put away the paints and welding torches, and began to write," she says. Later they lived in Oregon, then Georgia, before moving to California, where she now enjoys the sea and views of the Carmel hills.
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Murphy grew up in southern California, riding and showing the horses her father trained. After attending the San Francisco Art institute she worked as an interior designer, and later exhibited paintings and welded metal sculpture in the West Coast juried shows. "When my husband Pat and I moved to Panama for a four-year tour in his position with the U. S . Courts, I put away the paints and welding torches, and began to write," she says. Later they lived in Oregon, then Georgia, before moving to California, where she now enjoys the sea and views of the Carmel hills.
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May 15, 2023
Cat lovers take note. I received this book as part of a huge lot of mystery novels from eBay. I do not find this whimsical type of story very entertaining myself, but the Beard, my brother from another mother is a cat guy. He (and others of his ilk) would love this book.
In this book you have actual house cats solving mysteries. It is ridiculous to me, but I read the book anyway. I feel if I am supposed to review a book, I have to read it cover to cover, which I did. The premise involves a mysterious fire which kills a well-known artist. The female cat hangs around the jail on a tree, where the innocent suspected murderer / arsonist speaks to the cat, not knowing that she understands him. She convinces her boyfriend, a grey tiger cat that they should try to solve the murder, because she believes the young man's story. Whenever the cats find a clue, they have to be creative in order to point the police in the right direction, because they can't actually speak.
The story is silly, so you have to buy into the novel's concept / MacGuffin. Suspension of disbelief was a little difficult for me. I'm not a cat-person, but I believe a cat-person would find the story both believable and fun.
In this book you have actual house cats solving mysteries. It is ridiculous to me, but I read the book anyway. I feel if I am supposed to review a book, I have to read it cover to cover, which I did. The premise involves a mysterious fire which kills a well-known artist. The female cat hangs around the jail on a tree, where the innocent suspected murderer / arsonist speaks to the cat, not knowing that she understands him. She convinces her boyfriend, a grey tiger cat that they should try to solve the murder, because she believes the young man's story. Whenever the cats find a clue, they have to be creative in order to point the police in the right direction, because they can't actually speak.
The story is silly, so you have to buy into the novel's concept / MacGuffin. Suspension of disbelief was a little difficult for me. I'm not a cat-person, but I believe a cat-person would find the story both believable and fun.
March 25, 2016
I love this series about two clever cats and their owners. It's fun to see them solve mysteries. The catty cats are not over the top paranormal weird, just one regular Tom cat and one female smarty pants with an adventurous spirit.
When a fire takes the life of a friend of the kitty duo they are on the case. After things don't quite sniff out they start sleuthing around and their investigation eventually pans out. Now they must figure out how to get the message to the authorities without revealing themselves.
These are wonderfully light mysteries with excellent narratives. Great for anyone looking for a Nancy Drew type adventure.
When a fire takes the life of a friend of the kitty duo they are on the case. After things don't quite sniff out they start sleuthing around and their investigation eventually pans out. Now they must figure out how to get the message to the authorities without revealing themselves.
These are wonderfully light mysteries with excellent narratives. Great for anyone looking for a Nancy Drew type adventure.
April 1, 2018
In this delightful story by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Dulcie is watching the trial of Rob Lake for the murder of artist Janet Jeannots. She feel he is innocent and she talks Joe into helping her investigate the crime. In order to locate new evidence Dulcie stays for a few day with a neighbour of Janet's. Both Joe and Dulcie are chased by an ornery dog. Dulcie gets Joe to join her searching the art gallery for Janet's paintings. Joe manages to trips the alarm and the cops find them. This the the second book in the series.
November 5, 2014
I'm not usually good with fantasy and suspension of belief, but this book drew me in right away with it's talking cats that can open refrigerator doors to get their food, can make telephone calls, and can think and investigate with the best of the local police force. Joe and Dulcie are special cats but also have all the endearing and naughty traits of normal cats.
In this second book, one of their human friends, a well resound artist, has been murdered. The police have a suspect in jail, but he's been talking to the lovely cat who visits the jail. He doesn't realize that Dulcie can understand everything he's saying as he bemoans his innocence. Dulcie believes him and sets out to find the real culprit. Joe's not as enthusiastic, but he's dragged into the search by Dulcie.
This is a really cute mystery. The cats are so catlike within their human abilities. The search for the murderer is very well done and is solved very logically, though the cops are sometimes bamboozled by how some of the evidence and clues are found. No one knows that the cats can talk and understand everything said around them but their two owners. I listened to this on Audible and found myself laughing at the antics so well told by the narrator. Looking forward to reading many more of these tales!!
In this second book, one of their human friends, a well resound artist, has been murdered. The police have a suspect in jail, but he's been talking to the lovely cat who visits the jail. He doesn't realize that Dulcie can understand everything he's saying as he bemoans his innocence. Dulcie believes him and sets out to find the real culprit. Joe's not as enthusiastic, but he's dragged into the search by Dulcie.
This is a really cute mystery. The cats are so catlike within their human abilities. The search for the murderer is very well done and is solved very logically, though the cops are sometimes bamboozled by how some of the evidence and clues are found. No one knows that the cats can talk and understand everything said around them but their two owners. I listened to this on Audible and found myself laughing at the antics so well told by the narrator. Looking forward to reading many more of these tales!!
January 26, 2010
Cat Under Fire
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Avon Books
1996
Book 2 in the Joe Grey Mystery series.
Another of my Christmas gifts, this was a reread. In this book, a new character is introduced,Wilma's niece Charlie. Joe and Dulcie, the talking cats, will need to stay on their toes to not arouse Charlie's curiosity or to be found out as they investigate a local murder.
What I love about this series is how well the author depicts the cats to the reader. I read the thoughts of the cats that she wrote and I think, "Yes! That is what cats think." This series is a must for cat lovers who appreciate humor and sleuthing.
4 stars.
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Avon Books
1996
Book 2 in the Joe Grey Mystery series.
Another of my Christmas gifts, this was a reread. In this book, a new character is introduced,Wilma's niece Charlie. Joe and Dulcie, the talking cats, will need to stay on their toes to not arouse Charlie's curiosity or to be found out as they investigate a local murder.
What I love about this series is how well the author depicts the cats to the reader. I read the thoughts of the cats that she wrote and I think, "Yes! That is what cats think." This series is a must for cat lovers who appreciate humor and sleuthing.
4 stars.
March 8, 2023
The stories are fine once I get past my squeamishness of listening to the description of cats eating squirrels and other stuff 😁😁 Joe and Dulcie are determined to be sleuths and save the innocents
February 27, 2016
Dulcie the cat is convinced that the man in jail for killing a famous local artist is innocent and she and tomcat Joe Gray investigate. This is a really fun mystery series and is very special because the cats can talk. I only gave this particular book three stars because the mystery didn't grab me as some others have done.
March 11, 2015
No. The entire thing was a prime example of telling instead of showing. Add in absolutely zero likeable characters and the entire thing was a slog.
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August 14, 2022I’ve read a couple of other books in the series. They’re a lot of fun. Murphy’s cats do break a few physiological rules as well as being anthropomorphic speaking and thinking cats. They see in colour. They sweat. And, of course, they solve murders. Most of the humans are not too stupid, but they don’t seem to have the same drive to track down the killers as Joe and Dulcie.
April 6, 2017
Oh, I am going to love these! The continuing adventures of Joe Grey will be part of my reading hours for a while.
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November 4, 2022
Very cute cozy mystery. I love this series because they are told from the cats perspective, very entertaining and of course I love cats!!
July 15, 2013
This was the second book in a series where cats are the main characters. The cats provide most of the action and do all the mystery solving. The first book set up the premise that a couple of cats suddenly were able to speak human English speech and read. They were able to discover clues and mentally figure out what humans did and why, much like a human detective might, and could even manage to do some things that would be physically challenging for a cat (using a telephone, making photocopies on a machine. distinguishing the artistic style of a painter). It was stretching belief, but I thought there was enough possibility that with improved writing and a little more actual human involvement the series might become captivating. I could see where people who are cat lovers might fall in love with these books, but after reading this second one, I find the "cat" aspect is not enough to make me really like them.
I have to say that the mystery, the who-done-it, is a workable plot, both in the first book and this second one. The writing, however, is far from prosaic. I found myself getting distracted by the overuse of certain words to describe the cats' actions, such things as "dashing across the road," leaping off the porch," "perching on the window sill". A lot more creativity in descriptive writing would have improved the literary value a great deal. If I had already acquired more books in this series, I would probably read them, but I don't expect to actively seek them out as something to read.
I have to say that the mystery, the who-done-it, is a workable plot, both in the first book and this second one. The writing, however, is far from prosaic. I found myself getting distracted by the overuse of certain words to describe the cats' actions, such things as "dashing across the road," leaping off the porch," "perching on the window sill". A lot more creativity in descriptive writing would have improved the literary value a great deal. If I had already acquired more books in this series, I would probably read them, but I don't expect to actively seek them out as something to read.
December 5, 2013
The Joe Grey’s mysteries.
From a friend I got my first ‘Joe Grey Mystery’. I will be thankful to her forever. The lovely books from Shirley Rousseau Murphy became my most favorite Cat Detectives. I adore them. They are so wonderful!
Joe Grey is a beautiful and very intelligent tomcat, but he can be very stubborn when he sets his mind to it. There is trouble in the little village Molena Point where Joe, his mate Dulcie, Kit and their people live. The humans, who should be on the case don’t seem to have a clue. But Joe Grey has already solved more murders than most average human detectives. And that without letting them know it was him and his friends who sent the secret messages and some evidence to their office. The thing is.. Joe, Dulcie and kit not only understand what people say but they also can talk with them. Only that must stay a secret of all secrets…
Oh, they are thrilling, the Joe Grey Mysteries! I adore them and I fell totally for Joe and Dulcie and kit. They are so like my cats.
From a friend I got my first ‘Joe Grey Mystery’. I will be thankful to her forever. The lovely books from Shirley Rousseau Murphy became my most favorite Cat Detectives. I adore them. They are so wonderful!
Joe Grey is a beautiful and very intelligent tomcat, but he can be very stubborn when he sets his mind to it. There is trouble in the little village Molena Point where Joe, his mate Dulcie, Kit and their people live. The humans, who should be on the case don’t seem to have a clue. But Joe Grey has already solved more murders than most average human detectives. And that without letting them know it was him and his friends who sent the secret messages and some evidence to their office. The thing is.. Joe, Dulcie and kit not only understand what people say but they also can talk with them. Only that must stay a secret of all secrets…
Oh, they are thrilling, the Joe Grey Mysteries! I adore them and I fell totally for Joe and Dulcie and kit. They are so like my cats.
January 26, 2017
Cat Under Fire by Shirley Rousseau Murphy is the second book in the Joe Grey series and was an enjoyable read.
Dulcie is determined to to solve the murder of a human friend. She is sure that the man arrested for it is not guilty. Joe, of course, will assist her. They also need to warn the police about a a possible string of burglaries. A new character is introduced in this story, Wilma's niece, Charlie. She's a smart woman and I think she might catch on sooner or later as to how unusual these two cats really are. Although I'm still becoming used to Joe and Dulcie talking and thinking like humans, the adventures that they experience along the way of their investigation is all cat behavior. The smoothly paced plot did bog down at some points due to detailed descriptions of scenery; but all in all, it was an intriguing mystery.
Dulcie is determined to to solve the murder of a human friend. She is sure that the man arrested for it is not guilty. Joe, of course, will assist her. They also need to warn the police about a a possible string of burglaries. A new character is introduced in this story, Wilma's niece, Charlie. She's a smart woman and I think she might catch on sooner or later as to how unusual these two cats really are. Although I'm still becoming used to Joe and Dulcie talking and thinking like humans, the adventures that they experience along the way of their investigation is all cat behavior. The smoothly paced plot did bog down at some points due to detailed descriptions of scenery; but all in all, it was an intriguing mystery.
November 11, 2025
I always enjoy Joe Grey's adventures. I thought I had read this one, but I had not. This is shortly after he and Dulcie have awakened to their new abilities and they are still trying to understand how to use them and accept the differences it has made to their lives. There is an easy acceptance to the two, but there is also an uncertainty and nervousness about things. There are boundaries that they haven't yet figured out and unresolved questions within themselves.
But Dulcie is still determined to find out what happened in the death of a friend and she has begun to dream of Janet's missing cat. Dulcie finally manages to bring Joe around to her way of thinking and interest him in the investigation.
But Dulcie is still determined to find out what happened in the death of a friend and she has begun to dream of Janet's missing cat. Dulcie finally manages to bring Joe around to her way of thinking and interest him in the investigation.
March 16, 2018
Light-weight page turner for cat and mystery lovers. Second in a series about two cats who've acquired the ability to speak and engage themselves in following a murder in their town. I would always look at my little kitties and wonder what was going on in their little brains. Here, Joe Grey and Dulcie put those wonderings to work and act out just as I would suspect curious kitties would behave. Great fun.
July 8, 2015
This story was less wonky, but the writing was absolutely horrible.
Enjoyed the tale (hahahahahah - I crack myself up) though and will read more
Enjoyed the tale (hahahahahah - I crack myself up) though and will read more
June 11, 2017
Another great read
Another treaty mystery.
Enjoyed beginning to end.
On.going story that will fill many more books.
Best cat mystery series I have read.
Another treaty mystery.
Enjoyed beginning to end.
On.going story that will fill many more books.
Best cat mystery series I have read.
June 29, 2025
𝑪𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒖 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒚'𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒋𝒐𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒛𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎!! 😘😘😘
𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒛𝒚 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚! 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔! 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒊𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒓-𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒌𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔! 𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕-𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑪𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚! 𝑰 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔! 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓!! 😍😍😍
𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒛𝒚 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚! 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔! 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒊𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒓-𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒌𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔! 𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕-𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑪𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚! 𝑰 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔! 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓!! 😍😍😍
January 7, 2019
I'm reading this series (for the first time) in order and so far so great! You don't have to read them in order, but I think the backgound story in the first book is important enough that it should be read first. I've read and enjoyed other mystery series featuring felines, such as the Midnight Louie mysteries and The Cat Who... series, but this series is different. So far, it is the only mystery series I've found in which the cats independently solve the mysteries. Joe Grey is not just your ordinary cat. And his sidekick, Dulcie, isn't either. This book was engaging, interesting, and fun. There is just enough danger and potential injustice to make me really care about the two main cat characters. And the primary human characters are well developed and attractive enough to make me care about them, too. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys both cats and mysteries.
October 13, 2018
All about the hunt
I loved this second installment in the Joe Grey series. In the first novel, the cats have to solve the mystery because the murderer is after them. In Cat Under Fire, it’s all about the hunt. Dulcie is dreaming about the missing cat of the murdered woman, and soon she and Joe are are on the hunt for the truth, chasing after it as if it were an elusive mouse. I also love the writing. The author is alive to the world of senses, from scent to texture to the breeze on whiskers. Perhaps a cat really is the writer.
I loved this second installment in the Joe Grey series. In the first novel, the cats have to solve the mystery because the murderer is after them. In Cat Under Fire, it’s all about the hunt. Dulcie is dreaming about the missing cat of the murdered woman, and soon she and Joe are are on the hunt for the truth, chasing after it as if it were an elusive mouse. I also love the writing. The author is alive to the world of senses, from scent to texture to the breeze on whiskers. Perhaps a cat really is the writer.
March 6, 2022
These books are fun (even though they are murder mysteries) because the detectives are cats. They can talk, read and speak English. I read the first book of the series last year for a similar book challenge. In this book they try to solve the murder of an artist and also find out if her art was burned in the fire or stolen? Great for cat lovers and cozy mystery lovers as well.
Using this book for the The 52 Book Club 2022 Challenge prompt #22 - An Unlikely Detective
Using this book for the The 52 Book Club 2022 Challenge prompt #22 - An Unlikely Detective
February 13, 2018
Joe and Dulcie are my two favorite cats characters. I always had a feeling that cats can speak. They just don't do it in front of their humans. How do you explain them getting into everything? Especially if it has nothing to do with them. How do you explain them laying on your keyboard or notepads when you're trying to do some work. They are like a new relationship which demands attention until you give in to please them. Cannot wait to read their next adventure.
September 8, 2019
Another Fun Quick Read
These books are great for animal and mystery lovers alike. Enough twists too keep you interested but not overly complex. Just as entertaining as the first book in the series and with better writing overall. Wouldn’t we all like to think our cats can talk, use the phone and solve crimes! Could use a little less dog abuse but coming from the mind of a cat I guess it’s okay!
These books are great for animal and mystery lovers alike. Enough twists too keep you interested but not overly complex. Just as entertaining as the first book in the series and with better writing overall. Wouldn’t we all like to think our cats can talk, use the phone and solve crimes! Could use a little less dog abuse but coming from the mind of a cat I guess it’s okay!
September 28, 2019
A delightful tale and a good mystery and very imaginative characters. Really well narrated by Susan Boyce, doubles the pleasure of listening. The inflections are quite nice and the story, interesting enough to listen to it completely, in 2 days! I am doing a dreaded task of cleaning, but the audio keeps me going. Thanks, Shirley for your excellent imagination and Susan for your pleasant narrating skill!
May 5, 2022
The author chose an amusing storyline told from Joel and Dulcie's perspective as they solve a mystery. They're not exceptional detectives just a tom cat and pampered house cat. Dulcie sees the trial of Rob Lake for the murder of artist Janet Jeannots. She's not convinced Lake is guilty. Dulcie talks Joe into helping her find the real killer. Naturally, things don't go as planned but then what murder mystery does.
December 1, 2017
Another light and entertaining talking cat adventure. In this one, Joe Grey's cat-love Dulcie plays the major role in solving the murder of a local artist. Dulcie would love to be more human, but Joe is quite happy with the way things are. I don't really think you'd enjoy these books if you're not a cat lover, but if you're curious, give them a try.
November 2, 2022
3.5
Another cute cat mystery with the same characters and a new mystery for the cats to solve
The characters were consistent with the previous book
This time Dulce decides to help a man she believes has been wrongly arrested and wants to catch the real killer but time is running out as the trial progresses and they are requested the death penalty
It’s cute and easy to listen to
Another cute cat mystery with the same characters and a new mystery for the cats to solve
The characters were consistent with the previous book
This time Dulce decides to help a man she believes has been wrongly arrested and wants to catch the real killer but time is running out as the trial progresses and they are requested the death penalty
It’s cute and easy to listen to
March 18, 2023
Second installment of Joe Gray Mystery.
Once again a delightful story involving magical cats who can talk, problem solve, and do other human things to solve mysteries. I like Joe Gray’s owner, Clive, with his snarky comments and humor. Normally, I am not inclined to read the fantasy genre but this is a mix of fantasy and mystery mixed into a cozy mystery. Cozies are the way I cleanse my palate.
Once again a delightful story involving magical cats who can talk, problem solve, and do other human things to solve mysteries. I like Joe Gray’s owner, Clive, with his snarky comments and humor. Normally, I am not inclined to read the fantasy genre but this is a mix of fantasy and mystery mixed into a cozy mystery. Cozies are the way I cleanse my palate.
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