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Meow Mayhem

  • Author: Lisa J Lickel
  • Other Titles by Lisa J Lickel

     

    $5.99
    After being left at the altar, Ivy Amanda McTeague Preston uproots herself and her cat, an Egyptian Mau named Memnet, from her boring and lonely life to start over at the urging of Mayor Conklin, a fellow pedigreed Mau owner. Ready to move in a fresh direction, Adam Thompson, accepts the...
    After being left at the altar, Ivy Amanda McTeague Preston uproots herself and her cat, an Egyptian Mau named Memnet, from her boring and lonely life to start over at the urging of Mayor Conklin, a fellow pedigreed Mau owner.
    Ready to move in a fresh direction, Adam Thompson, accepts the mayor’s invitation  and uproots himself and his beloved Mau, Isis, to open a branch of his trendy bookstore and coffee shop in the small town. 
    When Ivy takes a mysterious message while the mayor is away on business, only her criminology professor mom and Adam believe there’s something rotten in Apple Grove. Then Ivy discovers the community grant money that Adam was allotted to start the store is mysteriously being siphoned off, a dead body surfaces, and the victim’s missing Mau becomes the primary suspect. . .just another day in Ivy’s far-from-boring new life.
    In love with Apple Grove and with Adam, Ivy hopes to carry on their romance while saving the town from further mayhem.
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    If you are a fan of Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, you will enjoy Meow Mayhem, first in the series of Fancy Cat Mysteries, by Lisa Lickel. Both offer a challenging puzzle to unravel in a relatively wholesome setting—as murder mysteries go. My wife and I appreciate Meow Mayhem for its intriguing characters and realistic portrayal of small-town manners and mores. The central question—who killed Mayor Donald Conklin—leads protagonist Ivy Preston to a string of suspects, allies, and love interests. Written in the first-person point of view, the story allows readers to get to know the actors in this drama as they reveal themselves to Ivy. As “the new kid in town,” she forms initial impressions, becomes emotionally involved, is disillusioned, and revises her judgment of them, much as we all do in real life. Lickel uses description, dialogue, and action to paint a vivid picture of the people and places. We recognize the “types” of characters, yet they are not stereotypical; They are fl

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