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How To Paint a Cat

How To Paint a Cat, March 2014
Cats and Curios Mystery #5
by Rebecca M. Hale

Berkley Prime Crime
Featuring: Rebecca
369 pages
ISBN: 0425258866
EAN: 9780425258866
Kindle: B00EOAS040
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"Another killer to identify as the search for Oscar intensifies."

Fresh Fiction Review

How To Paint a Cat
Rebecca M. Hale

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.

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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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