WELCOME to My Purrfect Library

Come In, Pull up a chair by the fire, Have a nice saucer of milk.
Maybe a bit of catnip tea to help you relax.

Newest books are at the top of the lists, before the Main Reading Room, and will remain for a while. I do hope that I can introduce you to at least one "new" author. Thank you for stopping in.(Be sure to check on page two for more great books.)

NEW

These are the best of the books
that I have read lately.
Check with your local library and ask if they have Downloadable Books. I get twice the books and can still get other things done while they play in the background.

Updated Oct.8, 2008

VISITOR SUGGESTED

I sometimes get visitors who have come across a writer that I have not read or seen at my local library. I like to get these suggestions and will post them here for others to check out.

• Fran Stewart books. Orange as Marmalade,Green as the Garden Hose,Blue as Denim,Yellow as a Legal Pad. Thanks to Suzanne for the heads up.
• Barbara Workinger. Shoofly Pie to Die

COMMING SOON

• The Tale of Briar Bank: The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, SEPT 30 by Susan Whitig Albert
• Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown NOV 4
• Warriors: Eclipse, Power of Three, Book 4 this book is now available
• Exposed (Maggie O'Dell Novels) by Alex Kava

(I always pre-order my books from Amazon. You can use the link at the bottom of the page to get your order in too.)
ALERT
Cat Who Smelled Smoke by Lilian Jackson Braun (Hardcover) - April 1, 2008,NOTE because of problem between the publisher and author,this book will not be available untill 2009.

Changes to the lists. New sections for Cozy Mysteries,Downloaded Books,and Audio Books.

COZY MYSTERIES

1. Curiosity Killled the Cat Sitter by Clement (great series)
2. Even Cat Sitters get the Blues by Clement
3. Abby Cooper, psychic eye, by Laurie (very good)
4. Murder at the Monk's Table by O'Marie
5. Cherry Cheesecade murder: A Hannah Swenson mystery, by Fluke
6. Cat on a Beach Blanket by Adamson
7. Carrot cake murder : a Hannah Swensen mystery with recipes. by Fluke, Joanne
8. Fearless Fourteen, Evanovich
9. Orange As Marmalade by Fran Stewart (not bad could be better,the cat is great)
10. Knit Fast,Die Young by Kruger
11. A Play of Knaves by Frazer
12. Dragonwell Dead:tea shop mystery #8 by Laura Childs
13. Died in the Wool by Mary Kruger (a knitting mystery)
14. Kilt Dead:a Liss CacCrimmon mystery by Dunnett
15. Sins and Needles by Monica Ferris
16. Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris
17. Kissing Christmas Goodby:Agatha Rasin mystery by M.C.Beaton

THE BEST OF THE REST

1. Master of Dragons (Mageverse, Book 8) by Angela Knight
2. Acheron (Dark-Hunter series book 12) Sherrilyn Kenyon (This book is so hot you have to wear gloves)
3. Dead of Night by J.D. Robb
4. Maximum Ride-School's Out-Forever by James Patterson
5. The Atlantis Prophecy by Thomas Greanias (as good as the Da Vinci Code)
6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
7. Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
8. Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
9. Devil May Cry by Kenyon
10. Kiss of the Night by Kenyon
11. French Pressed by Cleo Coyle
12. Unleash the Night by Kenyon
13. Iron Kissed by Particia Briggs
14. The Dream Hunter by Kenyon
15. Blood Bound by Patricia briggs
16. Deluge: Book Three of The Twins of Petaybee
17. Dance With the Devil by Kenyon
18. Better Read then Dead by Laurie
19. Upon the Midnight Clear by Kenyon
20. I Odd we Trust,Manga book by Dean Koontz
21. Dream Chaser by Kenyon
22. Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind
23. Wheel of Darkness by Preston
24. Taggerung(A Redwall Story) by Jacques
25. And Justice there is None by Crombie
26. Zapped:A regan Reilly Mystery by Clark
27. Nightshade by Susan Whitig Albert
28. Death wlaked in: a death on demand mystery by Carloyn Hart
29. BLIND SIDE by Penny Warner, A Connor Westphal Mystery

DOWNOLADED BOOKS

1. Odd Hours Odd Thomas Series, Book 4
2. The Camel Club The Camel Club Series, Book 1 by David Baldacci
3. Plague Ship Oregon Files Series, Book 5 by Clive Cussler
4. Infected A Novel by Scott Sigler
5. Pardonable Lies A Maisie Dobbs Mystery, Book 3 by Jacqueline Winspear
6. The Chase by Clive Cussler
7. Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber
8. The Camel Club The Camel Club Series, Book 2 by David Baldacci
9. The Camel Club The Camel Club Series, Book 3 by David Baldacci
10. Wizard'd First Rule: Sword of Truth Series, Book 1 by Terry Goodkind

AUDIO BOOKS

1. Treasure Mountain by Louis L'Amour
2. The Warriors Path by Louis L'Amour
3. Louis L'Amour Collection (8 stories)
4. Winter Study: an Anna Pigeon mystery by Nevada Barr
5. The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters

MORE GREAT BOOKS IN THE NEXT ROOM

MAIN READING ROOM

MEOW

Lillian Jackson Braun

She must surely be "The Queen of the Cat Mysteries". Her "Cat Who" books are super. All of her books are a must read for the avid cat mystery reader. KoKo (Kao K'o-Kung) and Yum Yum, with their human Quilleran in tow, solve murder in a most abstract manner. They are best read in order. Start with "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards".

I have had several requests for a list of the "Cat Who" books.
So here it is but it is only the books
that have KOKO and Quilleran as primaries.
Her other books and related writings are listed after the KOKO list.
I will add to it as New Books are published.

1. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
2. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern
3. The Cat Who Turned On and Off
4. The Cat Who Saw Red
5. The Cat Who Played Brahms
6. The Cat Who Played Post Office
7. The Cat Who Knew Shadespeare
8. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue
9. The Cat Who Went Underground
10. The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts
11. The Cat Who Lived High
12. The Cat Who Knew A Cardinal
13. The Cat Who Moved A Mountain
14. The Cat Who Wasn't There
15. The Cat Who Went Into the Closet
16. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
17. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
18. The Cat Who Said Cheese
19. The Cat Who Tailed A Thief
20. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
21. The Cat Who Saw Stars
22. The Cat Who Robbed A Bank
23. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
24. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
25. The Cat Who Brought down the House
26. The Cat Who Talked Turkey (Jan. 2004)
27. The Cat Who Went Bananas (December 29 2004)
28. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell (Jan.2006)
29. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (Jan. 2007)
30. The Cat Who Smelled Smoke (sometime in 2009)

• The Cat Who Had 14 Tails (This is an Anthology)
• Short and Tall Tales, Moose County Legends
• The Cat Who Cookbook by Julie Murphy & Sally Stempinski
• The Cat Who...Companion By Sharon Feaster

Did you know that our wonderful author is over 90 years old? She was born in 1916.

Rita May Brown and Sneeky Pie Brown

These are fun mysteries. I just gobble them up. Better than fresh mouse. Mrs.Murphy (no relation) and her sidekick canine companion, Tucker, are one step ahead of the humans in solving murder. The setting is a little village in Virginia. The fun of these books is that the animals talk amoung themselves. They are a great read. I like them as much as the Cat Who books.

Wish You Were Here

Rest in Pieces

Murder At Monticello

Pay Dirt

Murder,She Meowed(also in video)

Murder on the Prowl

Cat on the Scent

Pawing Through the Past

Catch as Cat Can

Tail of the Tip-Off

Whisker of Evil (June 2004) Harry quits the Post Office!

Cat's Eyewitness

Sour Puss

Puss 'n Cahoots

The Purrfect Murder (Jan. 29, 2008)

Diane Duane

"The Book of Night with Moon" and "To Visit the Queen". They are more fantasy than mystery but are all from the Cats point of view. The Cats in these books are sort of wizards. They have their own tricks and are in charge of the "gates". I really like these books and recommend them to any cat lover who already knows that cats look out for us not us for them.

Shirley Rousseau Murphy (no relation(sigh))

"Cat on the Edge","Cat Under Fire" and "Cat Raise the Dead" these are, perhaps, my favorite books. Joe Grey is the cat, along with his very feminine companion, Dulcie, who really solves the crimes here. There is usually more then one thing wrong but they all come out right in the end. Joe is a talking cat, his human and one other person know he talks, but they don't tell anyone. These are great stories. Purrfection in purrint.

1. Cat on the Edge
2. Cat Under Fire
3. Cat Raise the Dead
4. Cat in the Dark
5. Cat to The Dogs
6. Cat Spitting Mad
7. Cat Laughing Last
8. Cat Seeing Double
9. Cat Fear No Evil
10. Cat Cross Their Graves
11. Cat Breaking Free (2006)
12. Cat Pay the Devil(Mar. 2007)
13. Cat Deck the Halls (Oct 2007)

Gayle Greeno

"The Ghattis Tale"-- I personally think all cats are telepathic. We just don't bother to use our abilities much with humans. Your minds are too cloged with other mundane things. This trilogy is about a planet of telepathic catlike creatures. They have the unique ability to form a mental bond,life long, with the humans who have settled there. They are great books.
I really wish I could find the rest of the series.
First Series is the "Ghatti's Tale

1. Finders-Seekers
2. Mind-Speakers Call
3. Exiles' Return

Second series is Ghattens' Gambit

1. Sunderlies Seeking
2. Farthest Seeking

Nick Smith

Milk Treading and The Kitty Killer Cult

Very unusual. Not your typical cat mystery. In this world the sentient rulers are the Cats,Dogs and Rodents.
"...The cats live in a city called Bast, a sprawling world of alleyways and claw-shaped towers. Julius has to contend with political intrigue, territorial disputes and dog-burglars. For murder, mystery, mayhem and milk treading....join Julius as he prowles deeper and deeper into the crooked underworld of Bast."

Tad Williams

"Tailchasers Song" A brave and dedicated young cat goes on a dangerous quest searching for his missing love. A wonderful story that is well written and full of danger and adventure.

Tanya Huff

Oh this was a great fun book. The cat is a talking one and the main characters are great fun. It's somewhere in the relm of Fantasy but not quite. "When the Keeper isn't watching, who'll protect the world from the minions of Heaven and Hell?" Read these and find out.

• Summon the Keeper
• The Second Summoning
• The Long Hot Summoning
• Gate of Darkness,Circle of Light

Erin Hunter

WARRIORS series
1. Into the Wild
2. Fire and Ice
3. Forest of Secrets
4. Rising Storm
5. A Dangerous Path
6. The Darkest Hour

WARRIORS: The New Prophecy series
1. Midnight
2. Moonrise
3. Dawn
4. Starlight
5. Twilight
6. Sunset

Warriors:The Power of Three

1. The Sight

Other Warrior books

1. Warriors Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans
2. Warriors Super Edition: Firestar's Quest

Rosemary Stevens

UPDATE: I read the first of the series and have decided that these stories belong with the other cat mysteries.

death on a silver tray-a Beau Brummell Mystery

Not my usual type of mystery. I prefer something more up to date. However, once I got into it I found it a light easy read and an enjoyable mystery.
Purrhaps the dashing Beau Brummel should pay more attention to his gift from the King of Siam. This is the first of the Brummel mysteries. Of course, I started with the second one. This one was just as entertaining and offered several chuckles as well. I read it all the way through and will start on the third one.
This one introduces us to the main cast of characters in her stories. The dashing hero,the lovely Duchess, and the all knowing cat. If everything were as simple as it seemed, oh well, you will have to discover for yourself.

the bloodied cravat-a Beau Brummell Mystery

This is her second book. I think there are three so far.
A story set in 1805 England. Has a cast of enjoyable characters, both real and fictional, and a string of red herrings, hidden motives and plot twists as intricate as a well-tied cravat, this story will delight both, cat lovers, historical mystery, and Regency fans.

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Garrison Allen

"Stable Cat" I think if he would give "Big Mike" a bigger part in the crime solving the book would be purrfect. However, it is fun watching Penelope Warren solve the murder. He has several books involving Penelope and Big Mike. They are all a fairly good read.

Lydia Adamson

Her cat books all start "A Cat --" so on. They are "Alice Nestleton Mysteries". She is a sometimes employed actress, who cat sits for well-to-do people. She solves the murder,that always has a cat involved in some way, but the cat does not help solve it. They are good books..

1. A Cat in the Manger (1990)
2. A Cat of a Different Color (1991)
3. A Cat in Wolf's Clothing (1991)
4. A Cat in the Wings (1992)
5. A Cat by Any Other Name (1992)
6. A Cat with a Fiddle (1993)
7. A Cat in a Glass House (1993)
8. A Cat with No Regrets (1994)
9. A Cat on the Cutting Edge (1994)
10. A Cat on a Winning Streak (1995)
11. A Cat in Fine Style (1995)
12. A Cat in a Chorus Line (1996)
13. A Cat on a Couch (1996)
14. A Cat under the Mistletoe (1996)
15. A Cat on a Beach Blanket (1997)
16. A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock (1997)
17. A Cat on Stage Left (1998)
18. A Cat Of One's Own (1999)
19. A Cat with the Blues (2000)
20. A Cat With No Clue (2001)
21. A Cat Named Brat (2002)
22. A Cat on the Bus (2002)

Marion Babson

These are fun and easy to read. They are "light" mysterys. I enjoyed them. My favorite was "Nine Lives to Murder", about an actor who changes places with the stage cat and has to figure out who tried to kill his human body. Great fun. Her other books have cats in them but not as the main character.

1. "Murder at the Cat Show"
2. "Whiskers and Smoke"
3. "The Diamond Cat"
4. THE CAT WHO WASN'T A DOG
5. Please Do Feed the Cat

CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS

Midnight Louie, on his own, is featured in:

1. The Cat and the King of Clubs (1999)
2. The Cat and the Queen of Hearts (1999)
3. The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds (2000)
4. The Cat and the Jack of Spades (2000)

   Temple Barr, public relations freelancer and Midnight Louie, tomcat sleuth in Las Vegas, Nevada, is featured in:

   1. Catnap (1992)
   2. Pussyfoot (1993)
   3. Cat on a Blue Monday (1994)
   4. Cat in a Crimson Haze (1995)
   5. Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (1996)
   6. Cat With an Emerald Eye (1996)
   7. Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (1997)
   8. Cat in a Golden Garland (1997)
   9. Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (1998)
   10. Cat in an Indigo Mood (1999)
   11. Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (1999)
   12. Cat in a Kiwi Con (2000)
   13. Cat in a Leopard Spot (2001)
   14. Cat in a Midnight Choir (2002)
   15. Cat in a Neon Nightmare (2003)
   16. Cat in an Orange Twist (2004)
   17. Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (5/05)
   
   
   

   Allen Dean Foster

   
   

   "Cat-a-lyst"..I really liked this book. It was fun for a change. Of course, I always knew We were more that human.

   
   
   Earl Stanley Gardner
   

   Even Perry Mason needs a cat to help out once in a while. "The Case of the Caretakers Cat" is one of his better cases. But you know how it will end. With the cat, of course.

   
   
   

   Jack Lovejoy

   
   "Outworld Cats" as the name implies, these two are from another planet. Traped here for,who knows how long. They get the best of the bad guys and find a compatable human in the process. I hope there will be more of their adventures in the future.
   
   
   

   Larry Niven

   
   "The Man-KZIN Wars" Imagine, if you can, space faring warlike cats. Of course, I don"t have a problem with this concept, but you humans might. I enjoyed these books.
   
   

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   Elizabeth Boyer
   "Keeper of Cats" this is one strange and unusual tale. It is set in a different time and place. Sort of like ancient celtic or something. Anyway it was amewsing to read.
   
   

   Johnathon Barry
   "Cat Magic" A tale of modern witchcraft. An experiment with death and life. Unnatural forces unleashed in a small town. Who will save them. Read the book. A dark stormy night with lots of thunder and lighting would be a good time.
   
   

   William W. Johnstone
   "The Devil's Cat" I am sure glad I don't prowl in a small town. They seem to have all the monsters. This is another book of evil beasts,vampires,zombies and devil cats. They are vanquished in the end but getting there is the good part.

   
   

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