Sarah Grayson has just started a combination used furniture/
thrift store called Second Chance. She is doing well selling
re-purposed items. Her favorite acquisition is a cat she has
named Elvis. Elvis lead a hard life as evidenced by the scar
across his nose, but he fits right in at Second Chance.
Elvis is very popular with her customers, except for one
customer he just doesn't like. Arthur Fenety brought in some
items to sell and later called to get them back. Elvis
didn't like Arthur at all, and Sarah wasn't impressed with
him either. There was something about him that just didn't
ring true.
When Arthur is found dead in Mabel Harrington's back yard,
everyone is ready to believe Mabel killed him, except for
Sarah. Sarah sets out to prove her innocence. What Sarah
learns will put her in danger. With Elvis by her side, Sarah
will identify the real killer and stop the town of North
Harbor, Maine in its tracks.
Sofie Ryan has a successful series with the Mystery
Cats, and The Second Chance Cat series is likely
to be just as successful. Elvis is a charmer, and Sofie Ryan
has chosen a perfect sidekick for him in Sarah. Personable
and ready to defend the right, Sarah makes a great friend. I
really enjoyed THE WHOLE CAT AND CABOODLE. There are just
enough twists and turns to the story so that the reader is
kept guessing about the killer's identity.
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.
Elvis has seen nine lives—and then some. 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. Since then, he’s been her constant
companion and the furry favorite of everyone who comes into
the store.
But when Sarah’s elderly friend Maddie is found with the
body of a dead man in her garden, the kindly old lady
becomes the prime suspect in the murder. Even Sarah’s old
high school flame, investigator Nick Elliot, seems convinced
that Maddie was up to no good. So it’s up to Sarah and Elvis
to clear her friend’s name and make sure the real murderer
doesn’t get a second chance