What the Cat Dragged In
by Gilbert Morris
Published by Harvest House Publishers (March 2007 release)
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Reviewed by Gerry Hartsoe
If you love suspense and cats, you'll love What the Cat Dragged In. This Gilbert Morris book is the start of a series that includes two cats Cleo and Jacque, and their person.
Kate Forrest, and her son Jeremy are barely getting by in Memphis. Kate is a 29-year-old widow, trying to raise her twelve-year-old son, while working two low-income jobs. Mother and son are living in a run-down apartment with their two unusual cats. Kate suddenly finds she is the beneficiary to a large estate left to her by an unknown distant relative. Little does she know that there are strange stipulations to the inheritance, as well as another unknown relative with whom she will have to share the estate.
Jake Novak, a down-and-out Harley-riding, ex-Chicago cop, who hates cats and is trying to write the Great American Novel, thinks it is a good time to get out of Chicago. He decides this is the answer to be able to spend time working on his novel. Jake, Kate, Jeremy, Cleo and Jacque, head to White Sands, Alabama to fulfill the quirky requirements of inheriting the spoils.
Soon they are sharing the grand home on the beach and getting acquainted with the locals, as well as the inhabitants of the house: a parrot who talks dirty, a ferret and a raccoon, to name a few. Jake is trying to avoid the cats and other creatures, while Jacque and Cleo have their cat conversations about their "Person" and the Intruder (Jake). As they are all learning to live together in this menagerie, they soon find that one of their neighbors has been murdered.
Add a few gangsters, strange neighbors living in a shack, and of course the unusual cats, makes this a fun and quick read. I can hardly wait to see what this crew gets into next.
Armchair Interviews says: For those that love cats--and suspense in the same book, this one is for you.
Author's Web site: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/gilbert-l-morris