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Synopsis
"Of course I worry.What if the cops witness a cat opening a skylight andmasterminding a robbery?The tabloids will love it."There's a new pair of thieves in MolenaPoint, California, a renegade yellow-eyedtomcat with a cold disdain for the law,and a scruffy human partner who isno better. The two, clever and silentat their work, are bad news indeedto crime-solving cats Joe Grey andDulcie. But when Joe learns the pair'sconnection to a good friend, and then an innocent couple turns up dead in the library garden, Joe and Dulcie must engage in some fancy paw work to unmask the deceptions and route the real killer -- before his brazen criminal crime spree careens madly toward them.
Is Cat in the Dark appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this cozy mystery features sentient cats solving crimes, with murder as a central plot element (bodies found in a garden) and moderate peril from confronting criminals, though violence is not graphically depicted.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder and death.
Who'll love this
Kids who love mysteries and talking animals will enjoy following clever cats Joe Grey and Dulcie as they solve crimes and outsmart human criminals.