The Diamond Cat
- Author Marian Babson
- Narrator Sarah Nichols
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 5 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths.
Titles Purchased
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- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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“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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