Benedict's Reviews > Paws and Effect

When I was in America a few months back, I stopped by a Barnes and Noble. One of the disadvantages of using GoodReads as a Brit is that it's very US-centric, and I get a lot of recommendations for interesting looking books that don't actually get published over here. So of course I dragged the bf for a big book-finding session. When in Rome, and all that.

He was sort of bored and went looking on his own (he's not a big reader). He came back a while later holding this book, and presented me with just the blurb.
"What one word do you notice on here?"
"Uuh... lets see... detective... murder... investigating... feline partners in crime... HOLD ON, feline?"
He shows me the front of the book. "Paws and Effect: A Magical Cats Mystery". OH HELL YES.

So yes. It's a detective mystery where the main character happens to own two magical cats. Owen can turn invisible, Hercules can walk through walls.

It's so adorable and quirky. Quite a light read but the story flows well and the mystery ties up neatly with enough hints along the way that it made sense. The cats are hilarious and it made me feel a bit LESS of a crazy cat lady; at least I've never taken my cats on random trips in the car. Weirdos.

Random. Cute. Good cozy story. Apparently this is the eighth in the series but it works as a stand-alone novel. I will absolutely be reading the others though.