The Diamond Cat, Marian Babson
The Diamond Cat, Marian Babson
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The Diamond Cat

Author: Marian Babson

Narrator: Sarah Nichols

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2016

Synopsis

The cat who swallowed more than a canary …A lifetime of craving cuddlier companionship than her hectoring mother has led fortyish Bettina Bilby to board her neighbors’ felines—an expectant tabby, a pampered blue-eyed Balinese, a depressed ginger Persian with a cod-liver-oil addiction, and Adolf, an imperious mouser with a patchwork face—for a long holiday weekend.But a freak storm sets the pigeon among the cats: a carrier bird downed on the doorstep with a tiny load of large, flawless diamonds. And Bettina’s dilemma escalates as Adolf gobbles up one of the gems and a succession of elegant but shifty strangers prowl the gardens, offending the cats and bringing in their wake backdoor bloodshed and murder.

About Marian Babson

Marian Babson (1929–2017) wrote more than forty novels in the traditional amateur-sleuth style, “murder most British.” In 1996 she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the library category for her body of work. Her many interests—theater, cinema, art, cooking, travel, and cats—were often reflected in her novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sabine

This book was very easy to read. As a cat lover, I enjoyed the personalities of the cats in the story because I could literally see them in my mind and understood their behaviors so that I would laugh, and nod knowingly at many parts of the book. I was pleasantly surprised at the ending of the book.......more

Goodreads review by Lorna

3.5. A fun and light read!......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

By the end of the FIRST chapter I hated Bettina’s mother so much I didn’t know if I WANTED to get thru the rest of the book! I will say, if the author’s goal was to write a character the reader would hate, she did that very well! Every time I read “BETTINA!” I could HEAR it! So maybe my rating isn’t......more

Goodreads review by Tania

I liked the book overall. The ending came together very quickly like trying to rush to the end of the story. Not so sure I liked some parts of the ending. Can't say why or it will give something away.......more

Quotes

“In her latest comic tale, Babson mixes high-tech theft, high-flying ransom, and a denouement that finds Bettina savoring a sudden but welcome freedom. The Diamond Cat is a jewel.” Publishers Weekly

“Babson’s latest exceptional plot will please cat fanciers, humorists, and mystery lovers…The fun continues.” Library Journal

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