Sleight of Paw, Sofie Kelly
Sleight of Paw, Sofie Kelly
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Sleight of Paw
A Magical Cats Mystery

Author: Sofie Kelly

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 14 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2014


Synopsis

Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But after Owen and Hercules followed her home, she realized her mind wasn't playing tricks on her-her cats have magical abilities.

When the body of elderly do-gooder Agatha Shepherd is found near Kath's favorite local café, she knows Owen's talent for turning invisible and Hercules's ability to walk through walls will give the felines access to clues Kath couldn't get without arousing suspicion. Someone is hiding some dark secrets-and it will take a bit of furtive investigating to catch the cold-hearted killer.

About The Author

Sofie Kelly is the pseudonym of young adult writer and mixed-media artist, Darlene Ryan. Sofie/Darlene lives on the east coast with her husband and daughter. In her spare time she practices Wu style tai chi and likes to prowl around thrift stores. And she admits to having a small crush on Matt Lauer.How did you get started as a writer?I've been writing forever. (I won third prize in a poetry contest in third grade.) I wrote radio commercials for years and lots of bad short stories that I couldn't get published--for good reason--they were awful. But the more I wrote, the more I learned.Did you always want to be a writer?No. I wanted to move to California, become a director and marry Michael Cole from The Mod Squad, which gives you an idea of how old I am. I think I became a writer by evolution. I went from writing commercials and short stories to writing articles and eventually books.Was English your favorite subject in school?It wasn't--which always surprises people. My favorite subject was math, at least until calculus came along.Where do you get your ideas?Everywhere. It could be something I hear on the news. It could be something someone says to me, or something I overhear. (Yes, I'm guilty of eavesdropping in public.) And I like to watch people and make up stories about who they are and what they're doing.What's the secret to writing a book?The secret to writing a book is...that there is no secret. Writing a book is like everything else in life, you have to show up and do it. There may be writers who wait for inspiration to hit and then the words just pour out, but I'm not one of them. I work from an outline and I write a certain number of words each day. Some days it's easy. Some days I keep clicking on the Word Count and moaning, "Am I done yet?"What do you like to read?The short answer is everything. I read a lot of mystery and paranormal, but if something about a book intrigues me--the title, the subject, sometimes even the cover art--I don't pay any attention to the genre. I tend to read more than one book at a time and one of them is usually non-fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on March 17, 2021

It has taken six years to revisit Sofie Kelly’s series because I loathed the first book. I gave both of these two stars. I do not know how people of my acquaintance graded it highly. Darlene Ryan compelled me to coin a term: “false action”. Nothing happens in the chapters, not even being a librarian......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on December 31, 2014

I enjoyed this second book almost as much as the first one, but there were a few issues that dampened my enthusiasm somewhat. I still loved the small-town setting with its dramas and secrets and quirky, zany characters, although the introduction of so many characters at times was overwhelming and it......more

Goodreads review by Dani(elle) on September 18, 2020

There are cats. They are magical. I am satisfied 😌......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on August 04, 2020

This one was not quite as good as the first, but still fun. I do like all the characters who populate Mayville Heights, and of course I love the cats! You know the old trope of the pretty blonde in a horror movie who always goes down into the basement? That’s one of my least favorite tropes, and this......more

Goodreads review by Kav on September 15, 2019

Pawsitively the best literary cat duo ever! Owen and Hercules are my heroes! And I love the way Kathleen talks to them and the way they respond to her. This author must be a cat whisperer! This is actually the second book in the Magical Cats series but it reads wonderfully well on it's own. Kelly doe......more


Quotes

Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Magical Cat Mysteries
 
“Owen and Hercules are a delight.”—Kings River Life Magazine
 
“If you are a fan of Miranda James’s Cat in the Stacks mysteries, you will want to read [this series].”—MyShelf.com
 
“Coziness at its finest. I adore those magical cats!”—Socrates’ Book Reviews
 
“With great characters and an interesting story, readers will be in for a treat with this classic whodunit.”—RT Book Reviews
 
“Small-town charm and a charming cat duo make this every cat fancier’s dream.”—The Mystery Reader