Cries and Whiskers (Theda Krakow Mysteries, No. 3) - Hardcover

Simon, Clea

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9781590584644: Cries and Whiskers (Theda Krakow Mysteries, No. 3)

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ISBN 10: 1590584643 ISBN 13: 9781590584644

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2007

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Reporter Theda Krakow is caught up in investigating the rise of a dangerous new designer drug that threatens the musicians and fans who make up the club scene she considers her second home.

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About the Author:

Clea Simon is the author of the Theda Krakow mystery series as well as three nonfiction books. A contributor to such diverse publications as The New York Times, Cat Fancy, Rolling Stone, Salon, Ms., the Boston Globe, and the Boston Phoenix, she lives in Cambridge, Mass., with her husband Jon Garelick, and their cat, Musetta.

Review:

In Simon's energetic third Theda Krakow mystery (after 2006's Cattery Row), freelance music journalist Theda delves into the seamy underside of the club scene and the radical side of animal rights. When Animals Now activist Gail Womynfriend is killed in a hit-and-

run, Theda and her pet-sheltering punk rocker friend, Violet, take over Gail's efforts to save feral cats from the brutal Boston winter. The more they investigate the accident, the more they learn about tensions among Animals Now's members, and Theda becomes uncomfortably suspicious of a friend. She's also hunting a dangerous new designer drug making the rounds of music venues and wondering about its connection to an elusive group of musicians who want Theda's attention, but only on their own terms. When her beloved cat, Musetta, goes missing, Theda risks everything to get her back and solve all these mysteries once and for all. Readers will thrill to

Theda's engaging adventures in amateur sleuthing. --Publishers Weekly (10/8/2007)

Freelance journalist Theda Krakow is back with a cat story that is anything but cozy. When an animal-rights activist who cared more about wild creatures than people is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Theda is not particularly upset. She is busy covering the Cambridge, Massachusetts, club scene and investigating a new designer drug that is endangering both musicians and patrons. Her boyfriend, Bill, a

homicide detective, is recuperating from a broken leg, and her cat, Musetta, resents the time that she spends with him. When Theda learns that the accident victim was rescuing feral cats during a winter storm, she decides to help her friend Violet, a punk rocker who owns an animal shelter, investigate. As she learns more about the tensions within the animal-rights group and the origins of the dangerous drug, Theda finds that she may have the biggest story of her career. It may also be her last. Simon has written a fast-moving story full of lively characters, both two- and four-legged. This series is highly recommended for mystery fans who love cats but who prefer to leave

the crime-solving to humans. -- Barbara Bibel, Booklist

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