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A review by kinglee
Cat on the Scent by Rita Mae Brown
2.0
Crozet, Virginia is a small town that is about to get a lot more exciting. The whole town seems to be a buzz about the Civil War reenactment. But, a local man, Tommy Van Allen, has disappeared and no one has seen his plane in a few days. Things get worse when during the reenactment, a man gets shot. Mrs. Murphy along with her friends seem to be the only ones to solve the case.
The best part of this story was the interaction between Mrs. Murphy, Pewter and Tucker. The two cats and a dog worked well together and were entertaining together. They were smart, probably far too smart for their own good. They even figured out how to drink a cat and took it for a little ride. Ridiculous? Yes, definitely. But, a little entertaining? Yeah for sure.
Story wise, I didn't find it as compelling. It seemed a little mixed up. The disappearance of Tommy Van Allen was introduced early in the story, but then was completely forgotten about until around 50% through the book when everything when wrong at the Civil War reenactment. It took far too long for me to feel involved in the plot and even then I still wasn't involved in the plot. I continued to be bored and didn't care who did it.
The ending was frustrating without a satisfying conclusion. It left me even more frustrated that I had slogged through this book. On top of that, there were a lot of Bible verses quoted within here, which isn't always a bad thing, but I didn't sign up for that. Anytime the Bible was quoted I shut down a little bit.
Overall, this wasn't a cozy mystery that has me eager to read more in this series. Despite the interactions between the animals, the chaotic feel of the plot left a lot to be desired.
The best part of this story was the interaction between Mrs. Murphy, Pewter and Tucker. The two cats and a dog worked well together and were entertaining together. They were smart, probably far too smart for their own good. They even figured out how to drink a cat and took it for a little ride. Ridiculous? Yes, definitely. But, a little entertaining? Yeah for sure.
Story wise, I didn't find it as compelling. It seemed a little mixed up. The disappearance of Tommy Van Allen was introduced early in the story, but then was completely forgotten about until around 50% through the book when everything when wrong at the Civil War reenactment. It took far too long for me to feel involved in the plot and even then I still wasn't involved in the plot. I continued to be bored and didn't care who did it.
The ending was frustrating without a satisfying conclusion. It left me even more frustrated that I had slogged through this book. On top of that, there were a lot of Bible verses quoted within here, which isn't always a bad thing, but I didn't sign up for that. Anytime the Bible was quoted I shut down a little bit.
Overall, this wasn't a cozy mystery that has me eager to read more in this series. Despite the interactions between the animals, the chaotic feel of the plot left a lot to be desired.