Purrfect Murder

The Mysteries of Max, Book 1

Sometimes it takes a cat to catch a killer

There’s something special about Max. He may look like your regular ginger flabby tabby, but unlike most tabbies he can communicate with his human, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette Odelia Poole. Max takes a keen interest in the goings-on in their small town, by snooping around with his best friends Dooley, a not-too-bright ragamuffin, and Harriet, a gorgeous white Persian. Their regular visits to the police station, the barbershop and the doctor’s office provide them with those precious and exclusive scoops that have made Odelia the number one reporter in town.

But when suddenly the body of a bestselling writer is discovered buried in the last Long Island outhouse, and a new policeman arrives in town to solve the murder, it looks like things are about to change in Hampton Cove. Detective Chase Kingsley doesn’t take kindly to nosy reporters like Odelia snooping around ‘his’ crime scene or interviewing ‘his’ suspects. And to make matters worse, he’s got a cat of his own: Brutus, a buff bully, who likes to lay down the law. Soon Brutus isn’t just restricting access to all of Max’s usual haunts, but he’s getting awfully friendly with Harriet, threatening to break up the band.

Now it’s all Odelia, Max and Dooley can do to try and solve the murder, in spite of Detective Kingsley’s and Brutus’s protestations, and show the overbearing cop and his bullyragging feline how things are done in Hampton Cove. Will Odelia find the killer before Detective Kingsley does? And will Max prevent Brutus from moving in on his territory and taking over the town? Find out in Purrfect Murder, the first book in the popular Mysteries of Max series.

©2017 Nic Saint (P)2017 Nic Saint

Very entertaining cozy and performance

This is a very entertaining cozy mystery with a nice mix of mystery, humor, enjoyable characters, and cats that can talk to their owner. I love the insight the author has into cat behavior. If you like cozy mysteries and can imagine talking cats, you will enjoy this book! The performance is very good!

JOE HEMPEL SHINES IN THIS AMAZING SERIES!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES! IF YOU ARE A FAN OF COZY MYSTERIES AND LOVE THE IDEA OF FOLLOWING A CAT AS THE MC THIS IS THE SERIES FOR YOU! NOT ONLY HAVE NICK AND NICOLE SAINT WRITTEN AMAZING BOOKS BUT FULL CREDIT NEEDS TO GO TO JOE HEMPEL.
I'VE NEVER LISTENED TO A BETTER NARRATOR WHEN IT COMES TO FELINES AND CAT WORLD BUILDING!
AT THIS STAGE THERE ARE ONLY THE FIRST 4 BOOKS OUT ON AUDIO - BUT THE SERIES CURRENTLY HAS 98 BOOKS TO PHYSICALLY READ.
I AM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT JOE HEMPEL CAN COME BACK AND NARRATE MANY, MANY, MANY MORE IN THIS SERIES! HE IS A TRUE GIFT TO COZY MYSTERY AUDIOBOOK LISTENERS! THANK YOU JOE!!!!!!

purrfect cozy mystery series

I like how the leading lady can talk to cats. The conversations between the cats are fun. I will say that I like books 2-4 more than book 1, but I enjoyed it enough to get the series.

VERY DISAPPOINTING

I saw this on Facebook. I like cats and cozy mysteries. I love Rita Mae Brown's "Sneaky Pie" series. The review on FB mentioned that it was light and humorous. I stopped finding "potty" humor funny when I was twelve. There was too much dialogue and not very good at that. When a book has so much dialogue, it is essential for the reader to change his voice so that the character speaking is obvious. This was not done. In short, save your money and if you're looking for a cozy mystery invest in mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun or Rita Mae Brown.

Totally lacking

I tried so hard to like this book. I enjoyed Lilian Jackson Brown, so I was hoping for something comparable. Nope. Plot was meh - ridiculous conversations with the cats, grandma hitting on a young man... I don't think I even cracked a small smile during the "humorous" parts. I only kept listening cuz I was thinking it can't get worse, but alas, it got worse.