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Shock and Paw - by Cate Conte (Paperback)

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  • The eighth installment in a charming cozy mystery series set on an island off the New England coast and featuring the cat cafe owner Maddie and her cat JJ.Beware the cats of Christmas past... It's the holiday season on Daybreak Island, and Maddie James is looking forward to stepping out of the limelight, watching the island's Christmas decoration competition from afar, spending time with her boyfriend and family, running tours for visitors as part of the festivities and spreading holiday cheer through cute cats in jingle bell collars.
  • About the Author: Cate Conte writes the Cat Cafe Mysteries and the Full Moon Mysteries.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective

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Book Synopsis



The eighth installment in a charming cozy mystery series set on an island off the New England coast and featuring the cat cafe owner Maddie and her cat JJ.

Beware the cats of Christmas past...

It's the holiday season on Daybreak Island, and Maddie James is looking forward to stepping out of the limelight, watching the island's Christmas decoration competition from afar, spending time with her boyfriend and family, running tours for visitors as part of the festivities and spreading holiday cheer through cute cats in jingle bell collars.

But trouble hits close to home when word gets out that Donna Carey, the publisher of the island's only daily newspaper where Maddie's best friend Becky is editor, may be selling the business. Becky is a diehard journalist and to her, selling the only newspaper on the island is a fate worse than death. She publicly opposes the potential sale, wreaking havoc on her relationship with her big boss.

Maddie is sympathetic, but she has her own problems - like getting pulled into a role on the Christmas event committee despite her best efforts to stay far removed, and solving the case of a mysterious cat breeder trying to sell expensive designer cats as holiday gifts on the island. But then Donna winds up dead--electrocuted by her own Christmas decorations--and it appears to be more than an accident. To make matters worse, Becky becomes suspect number one. Maddie is thrown into another murder investigation in order to save her best friend from a Christmas behind bars.



Review Quotes




Praise for Shock and Paw:

"An easy to read murder mystery. Fans of this series will enjoy this one." - Red Carpet Crash

Praise for the Cat Cafe Mysteries:

"An excellent choice for readers who love cozy mysteries, cats, and/or Halloween. This book would be a worthwhile addition to cozy mystery sections to complete the series or as a stand-alone." - Library Journal




About the Author



Cate Conte writes the Cat Cafe Mysteries and the Full Moon Mysteries. As Liz Mugavero, she writes the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, the first of which was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel. She lives in the Boston area with her rescue pals.
Dimensions (Overall): 6.4 Inches (H) x 3.9 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Theme: Cozy, Cats & Dogs
Format: Paperback
Author: Cate Conte
Language: English
Street Date: August 20, 2024
TCIN: 91160451
UPC: 9781250883971
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-0155
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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2.0 out of 5 stars with 1 reviews
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Book 8 in the Cat Cafe series

2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
fdarlene491 - 8 months ago
Thank you to NetGalley, Cate Conte, and St. Martin's Paperbacks for providing this advance readers copy of the book. Below is my honest review. When you don't have a dead body until the 50% mark then it's not much of a mystery. Taking that long to set up the big event was tedious and not enjoyable. I had to stop myself from skipping around at first but later I did just that. I had lost interest and didn't care who-done-it. There wasn't much of the cafe or cats; JJ was an afterthought. In the first few chapters there were instances of repeating information a couple of times, it was like listening to an elderly relative tell the same story every family reunion. Maddie spent a lot of time going from one place to another and then to another, with nothing getting finished, it's exhausting. The Christmas events were a mess and I found it hard to believe that that many people could have done so little work. I didn't see the twist coming, all the people involved hadn't had much interaction. I will say that death by Christmas lights was an interesting way to kill off Donna. #NetGalley #CateConte #ShockandPaw #CatCafeMysterySeries #St.Martin'sPaperbacks #mystery #murdermystery
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