"Another killer to identify as the search for Oscar intensifies."
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted June 21, 2014
Mystery Cozy
With the former mayor or San Francisco, the police, a
journalist, and Oscar's niece all searching for the person
who killed the intern, the author takes us on a confusing
journey. One of the draws of the Cats and Curios
mysteries
is the exploration of San Francisco and it's unique
attractions.
Isabella and Rupert will follow their owner around the city
as she is led by the ghost of young Spider Jones to try and
untangle the clues that will lead to the identity of his
killer. Spider isn't sure why he is still there and why his
ghost can't be seen except by the cats.
Oscar and Sam are helping as they can while evading law
enforcement since they were last seen in the vicinity of the
body. The former Mayor knows that Oscar must be innocent so
he is also trying to find out what is going on.
As the reader follows along with the characters they
introduce us to the murals that were painted around the city
as part of the New Deal years ago. The murals tell a story
and lead the various people closer to the truth.
While I love the characters and the locations of these
books, I'm finding it harder and harder to follow the story
line in the series. There were a lot of point of view
shifts in HOW TO PAINT A CAT and sometimes I had trouble
keeping up. Even as they solve the mystery of who, the why
is left unanswered.
SUMMARY
San Francisco isn’t the biggest city in the country, but it
feels pretty vast when you’re canvassing its neighborhoods
looking for clues to your missing uncle’s hidden location.
Aided by my two cats, Rupert and Isabella, I try to follow
Uncle Oscar’s painted clues on a trail that leads from Coit
Tower’s famous murals through San Francisco’s New Deal art—
all while hoping my uncle’s sudden disappearance is
unrelated to the murdered intern at City Hall. Just when it seems our search has hit a wall, we receive
some surprising help from beyond. But will it be enough to
save us from our own brushes with death? Here’s hoping we
don’t paint ourselves into a corner…
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