A quilter by trade and a cat lover by nature, Jillian Hart
has established a home in South Carolina. She has been
drawn into the lives of others in this small town where she
and her husband planned to retire. Instead, Jillian is a
widow who lives alone with her three cats.
Her love of animals leads to her volunteering at the local
animal shelter. When an expensive, pampered cat shows up at
the shelter, Jillian is asked to find out why the owner
isn't responding to the calls letting her know where her cat is.
Jillian manages to get into the home of Ritaestelle
Longworth but her introduction to its owner is short and
upsetting. When she is told by the police chief to leave
Ritaestelle alone, Jillian's internal antenna lets her know
that something is going on in the Longworth home.
When Ritaestelle shows up on her doorstep late one night to
claim her cat, she tells Jillian a wild story of being
drugged and someone blackening her name. Jillian finds Isis
stuck in a basket so her retrieval of the animal takes
longer than expected. When she returns to her living room,
Jillian is shocked to find Ritaestelle outside with the body
of her assistant in her lap.
Once again Jillian will be drawn into danger as she
investigates the wild claims of Ritaestelle and who would
have had a reason to kill Evie Preston. With the help of Tom
Stewart, a man who wants to be more than just a friend,
Jillian will be drawn into the complicated life of
Ritaestelle and learn that being part of a big family isn't
always a blessing.
The third in this series, Ms. Sweeney manages to engage and
confound the reader with the search for the identity of the
killer. A big
fan of Ms. Sweeney's Texas series, I've been a little less
involved in this series. While I love animals, I find it
hard to read books in which the protagonist gushes over the
animals she owns. Ms. Sweeney manages to keep away from the
overly sweet tones and thus keep me reading.
The twists and turns of the Longworth family made this
interesting reading and the fact that even Jillian had a
hard time liking Isis kept me amused. The identity of the
killer was skillfully hidden until just the right time and
the final events were a real surprise.
Cat quilter Jillian Hart finds a gorgeous stray cat
belonging to the fabulously wealthy Ritaestelle Longworth,
who believes she's being drugged. Before Jillian can get to
those charges, a body turns up in the lake-and her cat
Chablis finds Ritaestelle nearby. Can Jillian's cats aid her
in solving a mystery with decades old roots?
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