The Ice Maid’s Tail
The town is gripped by a big freeze and blizzard. The blizzard has engulfed the feline community, leaving shops and businesses snowbound. Hettie Bagshot and her sidekick, Tilly Jenkins, have found sanctuary by their fireside, but soon they are bucketed into a terrifying nightmare, called to investigate the disappearance of the town’s kittens as – one by one – they are taken in the snow.
Who are the strange cats living in Wither-Fork Woods? Will the ancient prophecy of the Ice Maid’s Tail become a reality, and can Hettie and Tilly defrost the fish fingers in time for tea?
Series: The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency – Book 8
Author: Mandy Morton
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Animal/Pet
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Page Count: 208
On Sale February 20, 2020
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From Duckworth Books https://duckworthbooks.com/ comes the newest addition to the unique cat cozy series, “The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency” from Mandy Morton, The Ice Maid’s Tail.
This cat cozy is genuinely unique. I love the idea of cats talking, shopping, going out to restaurants, and so forth. I also love that Hettie and Tilly are investigators. Known for their curiosity, cats are natural for this type of role. The two primary cats, as well as the rest of the cast, are marvelously human with fears, quirks, and everything we would typically associate with people. I am overjoyed that the author made the characters quirky, intelligent, loving, and compassionate.
The bad “guys” would be a nightmare to find if they were human and would have been almost impossible to prosecute. But like cats, they still have limitations of what they can do or where they can go, particularly during a blizzard. The culprits are caught and pay a stiff price for their crimes. As with any animal-based book, and especially in a cat cozy, readers will delight at the characters’ antics, attitudes, and lives.
The fact that it wasn’t necessary to have any humans involved to give readers a sense of family or community was delightful. In the end, this cat cozy delivers on entertainment and mystery. The plot is original, the characters are purrfect, the setting remarkably descriptive without getting bogged down in the mundane. I am happy to recommend The Ice Maid’s Tail. And now I’m going back to read all the other books in this series!
Read other wonderful cat-based cozy series such as Sofie Kelly’s https://sofiekelly.com/ “A Magical Cats Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/a-tale-of-two-kitties/ or Miranda James’ (Dean James) http://www.catinthestacks.com/ “Cat in the Stacks Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/the-pawful-truth/.
About the Author:
Mandy Morton began her professional life as a musician. More recently, she has worked as a freelance arts journalist for national and local radio. She lives with her partner, Nicola Upson, in Cambridge and Cornwall, where there is always a place for an aging long-haired tabby cat. The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series was inspired by her own cats, Hettie and Tilly.
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