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Mew is for Murder (Theda Krakow Mysteries, No. 1)

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Author: Clea Simon
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

(19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 385781

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8

ISBN: 1590583086
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781590583081
ASIN: 1590583086

Publication Date: August 30, 2006
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Who killed the cat lady? April 3, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Theda Krakow is a freelance writer. She goes to interview cat lady Lillian and finds her dead. Everything points to her death being an accident except for the fact that someone keeps breaking into Lillian's house. It is rumored there is hidden treasure in the house. Theda is determined to get to the bottom of things and prove Lillian was murdered and why.

There are quite a few suspects including the real estate neighbor, the schizophrenic son, and a waitress who helped Theda with the cats. Can Theda find out who the killer is without putting herself in jeopardy?

I really enjoyed this first novel. I can't wait to read another one in this series. I am not fond of the many cat mysteries, but even though this was is billed with a cat, the cat is not prominent and does not solve the crime.

The characters and setting were well written. The plot was well crafted and there are plenty of red herrings to keep the reader guessing.

I highly recommend this book.

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4 out of 5 stars

Definitely a keeper. February 4, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

A fast, fun read. A delightful debut mystery that I hope will be a long running series.

Theda Krakow has recently quit her steady job at a local newspaper to try her hand at freelance writing. Her boy friend has left town and worst of all her cherished kitty has died. Can things get any worse? Of course they can. And do!

Theda arrives to interview a woman who she suspects may be a cat collector or hoarder. Instead Theda finds the woman dead and her house overrun with cats. When animal control arrives to collect the cats Theda rescues a kitten. The cats and their fate now interests Theda. She decides to try and find out why the dead woman had so many cats and with the help of friends starts looking into the life of the "cat lady". The more Theda learns the more it looks like the cat lady's death was no accident.

5 out of 5 stars

Clea Simon Has A Winner December 16, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Clea Simon has a winner! This is a mystery that cats are really cats; and that is so refreshing. Theda Krakow a freelance writer decides to write about a cat hoarder in her neighborhood. Only to discover that the woman in question is lying dead in her kitchen on the day she goes to interview her. Is the cat lady's death an accident as the police have reported it?

Theda not quite ready to adopt a cat yet so soon after the death of her own cat, but she rescues a limping kitten. The other cats in and about the house are rounded up and taken to the shelter. Somehow, she cannot see the kitten going into such an uncertain future. Something keeps drawing Theda back to the house and she begins to suspect murder.

Is it the young girl who has a punk band and sneaks in to take car of some of the cats left behind? Is it the woman next door who is a real estate dealer and wants to see the large house sold to someone who can take care of the property and raise the property values around the neighborhood? Some Theda is not sure she is comfortable with as she lives in the same neighborhood and gentrification will put her and many of her neighbors out.

What about the prejudice behavior towards the cat lady's mentally ill son? Would someone have killed her to keep him away from the neighborhood? To hunt for a supposed hidden treasure that he would not be able to handle. Why are people so nasty about her son?

Who are the other characters that show up at the house off and on and what are they looking for? Why is everyone interested in the cat lady's house and was she a true cat hoarder or was she someone who really took care of the cats and rescued them?

Read this book for a great mystery with real cats that do not talk or read books. You may find yourself rethinking your views on gentrification, mental illness and thankful that Clea Simon has provided the information in a great story with interesting characters. I can't wait to read about Theda, Musetta, and hopefully Violet again.

Liz Straw

2 out of 5 stars

Don't Let this Cat Out of the Bag November 3, 2005
4 out of 12 found this review helpful

Theda Krakow's life is changing. Her boyfriend has recently moved from Massachusetts to Arizona, she quit her job as a copy editor to become a freelance journalist, and her cat James died. Of all of these, it's the death of her cat that's hit her hardest. She's spent the winter hiding from her friends and doing as much work as she can from home.

She's just beginning to get over her grief when she meets Lillian Helmhold, a "crazy cat" lady a few blocks over. Deciding that an article on a cat hoarder could make a great assignment for a paper, Theda goes back to interview her only to find Lillian dead. The police are quick to rule it an accident. Lillian's friend Violet feels differently, however, and begins to convince Theda that there is more to this then meets the eye. Might the neighbor who wants to handle the estate have had something to do with it? What about Lillian's son?

This is the author's debut novel, and it shows. The plot is weak, with equal time devoted to Theda's work and social life. In fact, there are times when they take over the story completely, stopping any progress on the mystery. The reader might care about this if we already knew her, but as it is, it bores more often then not. The villain was easy to spot. Ironically, the pace of the story picked up after I did so, but slowed back down before the weak climax.

It's a shame the plot is weak because the characters are interesting. Theda is likeable enough and I'd like to spend more time with her. In the course of the story, Theda adopts a kitten temporarily, and her interaction with the cat was so adorable, it made me want to get a cat despite my bad allergies. Violet was an abnormal character for the series I read, but she was solid as the driving force behind the investigation and really likable as well. Even Lillian and what the reader learns about her in the course of the story makes her sympathetic.

The writing style was also distracting. In the beginning, it felt a little over written, as if the author had tried too hard to get it polished. I had to struggle to follow what was happening. As often happens, the style seems to smooth out as the book progresses, but there were still times the author would show us a reaction then explain what had happened. It made for hard reading.

This book needed another couple drafts before it was published. It's a shame because I like Theda. I'll think long and hard before I visit her again, however.

4 out of 5 stars

Lots of Fun For Cat Lovers and Mystery Readers October 20, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Anyone who enjoys a good mystery centered around a cat theme will enjoy this debut book. No anthromorphic cats here, just cats acting like real cats. Has a nice little romontic twist at the end that will keep me wiating for the next book.

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