Bettina Bilby lives an uneventful, middle-aged life at home with her crotchety mother and the crew of cats she takes care of--until one of the cats finds a downed carrier pigeon with a carrier tube full of diamonds.
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Poor Bettina Bilby. Ever since her father's death, she's been living with her hectoring mother, without even a cat of her own to cheer her dreary life. And now a freak storm promises to ruin her long bank holiday weekend, trapping her inside, where she's at the mercy of a leaking roof and Mother Bilby's continuous carping-especially about Bettina's lack of sense in agreeing to take in four boarders for the weekend. The boarders are cats, of course-what would a Babson tale be without them?-and a lovely lot they are: irascible Adolf; pampered Bluebell; depressed Pasha; and Enza, so named because her owner opened the window one day and, well, in flew Enza. Then, in the midst of the storm, a carrier pigeon dies in the backyard, leaving Bettina to deal with its cargo of diamonds as well as with a steady stream of shifty strangers who, under transparent pretenses, try to gain access to the Bilby home. In her latest comic tale, Babson (Nine Lives to Murder) 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.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Marian Babson's name on a mystery is a guarantee of quality writing wrapped around an unusual crime."--Houston Chronicle
"Babson's latest exceptional plot will please cat fanciers, humorists, and mystery lovers...The fun continues."--Library Journal
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"Babson's latest exceptional plot will please cat fanciers, humorists, and mystery lovers...The fun continues."--Library Journal
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Cats and diamonds lead to mayhem and murder.,
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A glittering object drops to the floor.What's a hungry cat to do? Swallow it of course. That is part of the premise of THE DIAMOND CAT by Marian Babson. When a major storm hits a London suburb, a carrier pigeon is the victim. Needless to say, the four felines being boarded by a downtrodden spinster and her demanding mother are more than mildly interested. The bird is carrying a fortune in diamonds, mysterious begin to strangers haunt the neighborhood, and two murders ensue. This fast-paced book by American expatriot Babson will delight readers of traditional British mysteries and cat lovers alike.
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No matter how much you may happen to have an aversion to either mysteries and/or cats, one can't help but laugh out loud when the person telling the story is Ms. Babson.This particular murder mystery is done just as straight-forwarded and written with the dry humor we've come to expect. No one gives a more accurate picture of the English countryside and the people who live there than Marian Babson: her characters are well defined but she never gets wordy or preachy about it. It is the same with the deaths that take place in her novels: no gruesome details, just facts and good reading. Do yourself a big favor and pick up this, or any of Ms. Babson's novels: you won't regret it.
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After her first few sleepy blinks, the clock on the bedside table came into focus, registering the time in an evil glow: 2:00 a.m. and the end sleep. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Inspector Hughes, Bank Holiday, Jack Rawson, Water Board, Huntley Forrest, Vivien Smythe, May Cassidy, Jelwyn Accessories, Sylvia Martin, Darren Ames, Where's Adolf, Zoe Rome New!
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- The Cat Next Door by Marian Babson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- Spiced To Death: A Culinary Mystery (Culinary Mysteries) by Peter King in Back Matter
- Murder at the Cat Show by Marian Babson in Front Matter
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