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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sarah Grayson is the happy proprietor of Second Chance, a charming shop in the oceanfront town of North Harbor, Maine. At the shop she sells used items that she has lovingly refurbished and repurposed. But her favorite pet project so far has been adopting a stray cat she names Elvis. The big black cat with a scar across his nose turned up at a local bar when the band was playing the King of Rock and Roll's music and hopped in Sarah's truck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GIve it a chance
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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When Sarah Grayson opened a secondhand shop in the quaint town of North Harbor, Maine, she was expecting peace and quiet. Then she was adopted by a rescue cat named Elvis and a kooky trio of senior sleuths known as Charlotte's Angels. Now she has nine lives' worth of excitement.... Sarah's friend and employee Rose is delivering a customer's purchase when the quick errand becomes a deadly escapade. Rose arrives just in time to see the customer murdered by his wife, but before she can call the police, she is knocked out cold.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good read
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Spring has come to charming North Harbor, Maine, and with the new season comes a new haul for Second Chance, the shop where Sarah Grayson sells lovingly refurbished and repurposed items. Sarah is turning her keen eye to the estate of collector Edison Hall, hoping for fabulous finds for Second Chance - but when her rescue cat, Elvis, discovers a body in the kitchen, everything goes paws up. The body belongs to an appraiser who had been hired to check out Edison's wine collection.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's Summary
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson often seems to gets mixed up in murder, but luckily, her very special cats always find a way to help her close a case....
The charming Minnesota town of Mayville Heights is hosting a music festival, and the whole place is bustling with musicians and tourists. Kathleen is looking forward to taking in some fabulous performances - and her two cats, Owen and Hercules, are looking forward to taking in some fabulous sardine crackers. But then the trio stumbles across a dead body by the river.
The victim is a close friend - who also happens to be a lookalike of a popular cabaret singer set to perform at the festival. Who could have wanted to harm this innocent girl? Was it a case of mistaken identity?
As accusations abound and suspicions swirl, Kathleen, Hercules, and Owen will put their abilities - both mundane and magical - to the test and lay down the paw.
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- Nancy
- 03-22-19
I LOVE THE STORY'S CHARACTER'S AND CATS!!
Please don't let these stories end! So few authors can bring the characters to life. I have read all the books I truly enjoy. I am reading Your books over again. I'm in love with those Amazing felines! THANK YOU!!!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Bulls-Eye
- 03-05-19
The Cats Came Back
As with all of Sofie Kelly's books, it was great! Waiting for next one to come out. Cassandra Campbell is terrific as narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-19
Fun read
I loved the book can not wait for next book in the series. thank you
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- Catherine Jaime
- 09-21-18
Love this series!
There are only a few books that I buy as soon as they become available - and the Magical Cat books are towards the top of that list. This latest one continues the wonderful tradition.
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- Beatrice
- 09-08-18
5 stars
I love this series. The characters are engaing and are constantly growing. The plot is fresh and well developed. I look forward to the next book.
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- Dawn
- 09-08-18
Another winner
Sofie Kelly has another winner with the latest installment in the Magical Cats series. It has all the heartwarming moments and characters we’ve all grown to love. Cassandra Campbell, as always, brings it all to life with her stellar performance. If you enjoy cozy mysteries starring cats, then you won’t want to miss this one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-18
The cats came back
Really liked it!! !bareback g to writecats and then you should come down for some!lol