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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

Curl Up With This Purr-fect Cosy Crime Fiction for Cat Lovers

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The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime listen for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and S. J. Bennett’s The Windsor Knot.

'Charming and original. This book is the cat’s whiskers' - Anthony Horowitz, author of The Twist of a Knife

Meet Conrad. Conrad is a cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before.

Neither has Lulu Lewis, until he walks into her life one summer’s day. Mourning the recent death of her husband, the former police detective had expected a gentle retirement, quietly enjoying life on her new canal boat, The Lark, and visiting her mother-in-law in a nearby care home.

But when her mother-in-law dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, Lulu senses foul play and resolves to find out what really happened. And a remarkable cat named Conrad will be with her every step of the way . . .

 Animals Cosy Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Cats Feel-Good Crime

Critic reviews

A charming, off-beat story with some great characters and wonderful London locations. I’m sure it will make readers long for their own canal boat, and quite possibly - if they don’t already have one - their own talking cat. Conrad is a delight (SJ Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot and A Three Dog Problem)
A captivating, charming and gentle tale, perfect for all those who love their crime cozy (Peter James, author of the Roy Grace series)
Charming and original. This book is the cat’s whiskers (Anthony Horowitz, author of The Word is Murder and the Sherlock Holmes novels The House of Silk and Moriarty)
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Fab written story, so enjoyable to listen to another superb narrating by Imogen Church, hope we can get more Conrad meaws soon :)

Fabulous audiobook!

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fun and light hearted very easy listen to, thoroughly enjoyed it. etc etc etc etc etc

easy listen

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The story is entertaining although too easily predictable. I found the narrator fairly unendurable; every phrase is delivered with such emphasis that you expect a vital plot point to be revealed, when quite often it is only a simple description. The writing is a bit lazy; Emily is described by almost every person as “a lovely lady” - could the adjectives used not have been more varied? I liked Conrad, though he did seem to have some very un-catlike spheres of knowledge! But it was an undemanding listen and I was satisfied by the expected unmasking of the villains!

Predictable but quite fun

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Really enjoyed listening to this book. Narration was very good. I wasn't sure at first about a talking cat. However I soon became fond of Conrad and his wise counsel. On the whole a very enjoyable story.

Very enjoyable

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The story is pretty predictable but there is a twist at the end which makes it slightly more interesting. The narrator gets a bit much and all the men have the same voice as the cat!

Stick with it

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