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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2425 KP) rated Claws Out in Books

Sep 17, 2025 (Updated Sep 17, 2025)  
Claws Out
Claws Out
Cate Conte | 2025 | Mystery
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Taking the Cafe on the Road for a Cat Lit Fest
Maddie James and her family and friends are taking their cat cafe on the road thanks for a giant food truck donation. They are heading off island to Provincetown to a literary festival that focuses on cats in fiction. But Maddie keeps hearing things that show not all is well behind the scenes. On the second morning, one of the headlining authors is found murdered. Who killed her?

I love how the author came up with such a creative way to take the cat cafe on the road. The murder took a bit of time to happen, but there was enough set up I didn’t find my interest waning. Maddie seemed to abandon her responsibilities a bit more than normal to investigate, but we got some good twists along the way to a logical if rushed climax. I was bothered by a couple needless misandrist comments that were irrelevant to the story. There were also a couple of glitches that I couldn’t tell if were poor editing or unclear writing. I appreciated how many series regulars we got, although one subplot with them wasn’t developed as well as it felt like it should have been. While there were lots of small things that annoyed, overall, I did enjoy this entry in the series.
  
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CBorden (67 KP) is asking for a recommendation

Feb 8, 2018  
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Looking for my next bingeworthy series... I’ve binged on TWD, FTWD, Supernatural, Grimm, Fringe, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek (all the series), The Frontier, Downton Abbey, all the Marvel
Series, When Calls The Heart, The Red Road... I am interested in well-done series, no subtitles (I binge watch and work), no excessive sexual situations. Ready? And go! ?