A friendly feline and a feisty librarian merrily roll along in the newest Bookmobile Cat mystery…until murder stops them in their tracks! It’s the summer season in Chilson, Michigan, and the town is packed with tourists ready for a fabulous Fourth of July fireworks show. Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, have spent a busy day on the bookmobile, delivering good cheer and great reads to … and great reads to even the library’s most far-flung patrons. But Minnie is still up for the nighttime festivities, eager to show off her little town to her visiting niece, Katrina.
But then, during the grand finale of the fireworks display, Katrina discovers a body. Minnie recognizes the victim as one of the bookmobile’s most loyal patrons. And she knows she—and Eddie—will have to get to the bottom of this purr-fect crime.
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Read 3.8.2021
Love this series! Minnie’s teenage niece is staying with her for the summer and she is having difficulty bonding. After the 4th of July fireworks, Minnie’s niece, Kate, trips over the dead body of a bookmobile patron. To help Kate get over her nightmares, Minnie vows to investigate the man’s death. Eddie the bookmobile cat later finds another bookmobile patron dead and Minnie starts to wonder how these deaths could be related. I really enjoy the characters in this series and it was fun to get to meet more of Minnie’s relatives in Kate and cousin Celeste, who has taken over the boarding house. I enjoy Minnie and Rafe’s relationship and can’t wait to see what’s next for them. Eddie the cat saves the day in this book and just shows how smart cats can be. Highly recommend!
Great as Always! Eddie was his usual dork self and made for a lot of laughs, but he was also a hero. The last chapter was my favorite even if I teared-up a little. I loved every page and I’m sad I have to wait for the next book.
Gone with the Whisker is another excellent installment in Cass’s Bookmobile Cat cozy mystery series. This series is still one of my favorites, and this latest installment definitely did not disappoint. Minnie finds herself having a house guest for the summer when her niece, Katrina, comes to stay with her. Things are a little rough as Minnie has to become more of a parent to her niece rather than the fun aunt, but Minnie is sure that she can handle it. She was a teenager once too. Things go wrong though when her niece discovers a body, and Minnie is determined to solve this case to make her niece feel safer.
Cass does a great job at setting up the personal conflict between Minnie and her niece. This family conflict makes this mystery even more important for Minnie to solve. It also shows readers a different side of Minnie as she tries to work through this new type of relationship with her niece. The book’s mystery is also well done keeping the reader guessing until the end. There are enough twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages to see what would happen next. Overall Gone with the Whisker proved to be an entertaining read that I would most definitely recommend. I look forward to reading Minnie’s next adventure.
Received a copy of Gone with the Whisker through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
This has been one of my favorite cat and library cozy series since Eddie uttered his first Mrr in Lending a Paw. This cozy mystery, Minnie, and Eddie are as fresh and exhilarating as in the first of the series, even better! If you enjoy a witty novel with a librarian who loves to drive the bookmobile around the county with her best feline friend, you might want to try this series!
Minnie is the assistant director of the library in Chilson, Michigan, in the upper northwest of the lower peninsula. She grew up downstate near Detroit and visited her Aunt Frances summers when growing up. She and Chilson have been good for each other. One accomplishment has been working to get the bookmobile for the library. One of the best things that happened since moving there is when Eddie adopted her. Eddie quickly became the adored friend of Minnie and the beloved bookmobile cat. And her partner in crime-solving. He has behaviors that many of us owned by cats can laugh – or cringe – at.
Minnie and Rafe, who she met the first time she came to Chilson to visit Aunt Frances, are now an item. It has taken many long years for her to realize she loves him, even as he somewhat patiently waited while she dated their friend and a local deputy, Ash. Rafe is the middle school principal and a man who loves to laugh and have fun while he is remodeling his home.
There are three ongoing events this summer. One, Minnie’s teenage niece Kate is staying with her for the summer with all the snark a teenager can muster. Two, Aunt Frances, recently married, is going through withdrawals after running her boardinghouse for decades and turning it over to a cousin. Finally, the library board is determining how to use a huge bequest made to the library by a man who valued the bookmobile. All of the staff has ideas of how to spend the money, but only the board gets the discussion and final say.
Oh. Kate follows in Minnie’s footsteps in one of the qualities she hadn’t shared with her family. After the Fourth of July fireworks, Kate found the body of a man who had been murdered. Sadly, he was one of the bookmobile patrons, Rex, who Minnie had just seen a couple days earlier. When Kate is tormented by nightmares, Minnie glossed over the number of dead people she found, simply telling her that she found one before. As she had helped the detectives find that killer, Kate wants her to help find whodunit to get rid of her bad dreams.
Rafe, ever the devoted boyfriend, will help Minnie find who the bad guy is, mostly by listening and sharing ideas. Before too many days went by, Minnie and her assistant Julia were on the bookmobile when Eddie started desperately yowling. When he got out of the bookmobile, the two women ran after him, where he led them to the dead body of another of their patrons, Nicole. Later, it was determined that she, too, was murdered. They need to come up with a new set of clues or accept that there are two killers on the loose.
Plot twists bring surprises, and the real whodunit and why were almost complete surprises! Chilson will no longer be a boring place for Kate to visit, as there are still a couple surprises coming. I highly recognize this to anyone who enjoys well-written cozy mysteries with cats, libraries, and a bookmobile.
It’s summer in Chilson, Michigan and tourist season is in full swing. Librarian, Minnie Hamilton, and her rescue cat, Eddie, have been busy with the bookmobile and Minnie’s niece, Katrina, is visiting for the summer. When Katrina literally stumbles over a body at the fireworks show things begin to get a little crazy. Minnie recognizes the man as a bookmobile patron and Katrina is having nightmares so Minnie sets out to find the killer. Things take a turn for the worse when another body is found. Can Minnie and Katrina along with Eddie solve the mystery before something else happens?
I absolutely love this series and this book is no exception. It’s a prime example of why the series is one of my favorites. You just can’t go wrong with books and cats. I just love Eddie and really like the way that he and Minnie communicate. 🙂 The book is well-written with well-rounded characters, some of whom you’ll like and others you won’t. It grabbed my attention from the start and kept me hooked until the end. This intriguing mystery is full of twists and turns that keep you guessing. The only bad thing is waiting for the next book to come out as I’m already eager for it. I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order.
Gone with the Whisker by Laurie Cass is the 8th A Bookmobile Cat Mystery. It can be read as a standalone if you have not read the prior books in the series or skipped a book or two. Gone with the Whisker contains good writing with friendly characters in a charming small town. Minnie Hamilton is happy to have her niece, Katrina—aka Kate—visiting for the summer. She did not count on the teenage attitude nor Kate’s addiction to her phone. Minnie is busy driving her bookmobile providing books and other materials to those who cannot make it to the library in town. After enjoying a day celebrating the Fourth of July and her birthday, Minnie and her family are heading home. Kate suddenly trips and then lets out a screech. She stumbled upon bookmobile patron, Rex Stuhler who dead from a gunshot. Minnie and her sidekick, Eddie begin delving into the case and providing helpful information to Detectives Wolverson and Inwood. When a second bookmobile patron ends up dead, Minnie believes the cases are connected. She needs to prove it and then find the killer so her niece will stop having nightmares. Minnie comes up with several suspects and a variety of theories with the help of her niece, Kate. I thought the mystery suited the town and relates to an ongoing problem in our country. The whodunit can be solved before the tense conclusion (earlier if you are an avid reader of the genre). I loved Eddie’s part in aiding Minnie. It is cute how Minnie talks to Eddie and he responds with his adorable “mrr”. Anyone who has cats can relate. It is a good thing Eddie is around when Minnie needs him. There are enjoyable cozy moments in the story as Minnie spends time with her family and friends. The ending of Gone with the Whisker is special and will leave you smiling. I am curious when Rafe will finish the house and who will end up winning the pool. I believe everyone in town has placed a bet on the finish date. Gone with the Whisker is a lighthearted cozy mystery with a fun feline, bundles of books, fabulous fireworks, tasty treats, a bustling bookmobile, and continuous construction.