Customer Reviews

Stable Cat (Big Mike Mystery)

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I proudly list "Stable Cat" among my very favorite books, Mr. Allen has done it again. There is never a dull moment in the life of Ms. Penelope Warren, all of the characters are life-like, fresh, new...I am so happy that finally there is another type of murder-mystery besides the gloomy, dead-serious world of Agatha Christie. This book deserves more than five stars, I have read it twice and plan on reading it again.

I love Mikey and the person he owns. I've read all so far and can't wait til the next one comes out. The Mikey and Penelope books are easy to read. And very funny. At least once every book I find myself laughing out loud and tears running down my cheeks. The characters are one of a kind.They are outragous, lovable, contemptable, and very very strange. Enjoyable reads when you just want to kick back and get some fun out of reading with a little mystery thrown in.

Have read all of this series and plan to continue future ones. The cat is great. Like him having a dog for a friend and the fact that he can walk through life and leave chaos in his wake as crimes are being solved.. It is nice to recognize areas I have lived near and be able to picture the scenes in my mind. What I really like is the fact that a lot of the characters have a true love relationship with their partners and there are some interesting parings. The unfortunate part of these couples is that is seems they have to pretend to be someone else or become an exhibitionist in order to have sex with their partner. And the "real" cowboy still alive in this town appears to make his living being a gigolo. All in all this series is a good read but dear author your male bias still shows through in spite of the male calendar which I would like see described in more detail in next book along with reactions of the characters. Author, keep on with the funny stuff and please please keep the animals traveling through your books.

I found this book in a library on board a cruise ship. It was the purrfect book to lie in the sun and read while crusing. I have read all the books in this series and wish there were more.

Big Mike is on the prowl again! He is the ultimate purrivate eye, with his macho-ism and his keen observation of the human goings on around him. In these books, the cat "detective" is really a bystander, but his contribution is great nonetheless. His human, Penelope Warren really does the detecting. She wouldn't be able to do it without the help and protection of Big Mike. These books are fast moving and have a lot of unusual interchange among the human characters. This is a worthy addition to the cat detective genre.