"A new series featuring a girl investigator and a mystery to solve"
Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted October 23, 2007
Romance Suspense | Romance Contemporary
Catnapped is Gabriella Herkert's first book in her new
Animal Instinct Mystery Series. The reader is introduced
to Sara Townley, a legal investigator with a case to
solve. A cat by the name of Flash is missing and a
concerned party wants him found. This cat isn't just an
ordinary house pet; he's the heir to a $2 million trust
fund from his late owner Millicent Millinfield. Millicent was the personal assistant and live in house
guest to Stuart Masterson, a wealthy business man. After
her accidental death, the cat stayed in his home with him.
The concerned party, Jeff Randall, says Stuart Masterson
is out of town and he is concerned because his cat is
missing. He hasn't seen the cat in a while and he would
like him found. While putting together clues for her case, Sara returns
home to find Connor McNamara in her kitchen. Sara met
Connor in Las Vegas and ended up marrying him after only
knowing him for one week. Connor is a Navy Seal and has
been away on duty for the last four months since his
quickie wedding to Sara. His sudden reappearance is rather
shocking to her since she never expected to see him again.
Instead of granting her a divorce, Connor decides they are
going to cohabitate as husband and wife. While investigating the missing cat case, Sara discovers
that the Masterson family has a lot of secrets and perhaps
some stolen money. Sara realizes that to solve her case
she is going to have to unravel the yarn of lies the
family has entangled her in. No one is who they seem to be
and there is something sinister going on here. After uncovering a couple accidental deaths that just
don't add up, Sara starts to fear for her life. Instead of
avoiding and pushing Connor away, she works together with
him to solve the case. Will Sara and Connor's new marriage
stand the test of a murder investigation or will this tear
them apart? CATNAPPED is a hilarious, fun, mystery that kept me
interested throughout the whole book. The writing is
comedic at times and you can't help but love Sara Townley.
The premise of this book slightly reminded me of the
Stephanie Plum series because of the girl investigator
with man trouble concept. That's a good thing though! CATNAPPED is a great book, the mystery is tightly plotted,
and the characters are engaging. My only complaint is that
the title and series name does not fit the storyline that
well. There is romance, comedy, mystery, but almost no
animals except for a few pages. I didn't mind though,
because the book turned out to be surprisingly really
good! If you are a fan of Janet Evanovich, then I am sure you
will enjoy this new series by Gabriella Herkert. I look
forward to reading the next book in this series, Doggone,
out in 2008.
SUMMARY
Nine lives go fast...
Legal investigator Sara
Townley's not feeling too good about her recent Vegas
wedding to a Navy SEAL she barely knows, and her
assignment to the case of a missing cat-despite the fur
ball's multimillion dollar inheritance-only confirms that
her life is in the litter box. When the Navy man comes home from active service to make
good on his vows, and a rendezvous with an informant puts
Sara face to face with a dead body, her personal and
professional lives suddenly get serious-and she'll need a
sharp survival instinct to make it out alive.
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