Nine Lives to Murder

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Summary: Cat afficionados have a new ally
Review: English thespian Win Fortescue and Monty Mousa, theater cat, are thrust into each other's lives by the intervention of someone with murder in mind. Quirk and serendipity lands Win in Monty's body and vice versa; will the murderer finish the job, will the cat and the man be trapped forever in the other's frame? Wives and mistresses past and present decorate the scenery; actors, stagehands, Dames, managers, the wardrobe mistress, a celebrity reporter, a scandal photographer, doctors, Matrons, nurses, The Dutchess of Malfi, a siren called Butterfly, theater mice, and even a dog parade across the page. The resulting draught of their passage causes the mists of obfuscation to pale till, like in all good stories and plays, the truth is revealed. Will Win and Monty get back their own bodies; can all be made right? To know the answers you will just have to read Nine Lives to Murder for yourself.

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Summary: A funny book
Review: I admit it. I'm a smart woman who is a sucker for cat mysteries. I can't help it.

I just started reading Babson's books, picking them up here and there, and I very much enjoy them. I like having different characters in every book (rathering than wondering which character in the little town of Catville is going to get murdered this year).

Babson's books are a joy to read. They do not insult your intelligence (as much as other books in this genre), the characters are developed, the stories are interesting.

If you like cat mysteries and have never given Babson a try, please do. You will be very pleasantly surprised. She's quite a good writer, her stories are fun...and you can always be sure the cats never get seriously hurt. ;-)

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Summary: Purrfect little mystery
Review: I admit it. I'm a smart woman who is a sucker for cat mysteries. I can't help it.

I just started reading Babson's books, picking them up here and there, and I very much enjoy them. I like having different characters in every book (rathering than wondering which character in the little town of Catville is going to get murdered this year).

Babson's books are a joy to read. They do not insult your intelligence (as much as other books in this genre), the characters are developed, the stories are interesting.

If you like cat mysteries and have never given Babson a try, please do. You will be very pleasantly surprised. She's quite a good writer, her stories are fun...and you can always be sure the cats never get seriously hurt. ;-)

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Summary: A funny book
Review: I read this book because it looked interesting, a man and a cat switching bodies, I kind of figured it would be fun. It was. Some parts of this book are very funny and had me laughing out loud. You can tell Marian Babson really got into the cat's mind and it seemed like some parts really were written by a cat. That evil stagehand Woody was really mean and I'm glad he got what he deserved in the end. Also it's good that Winstanley Fortsecue and the Monty got their old bodies back . . . the ending was a happy one . . . that's always good. It was a great mystery and a really fun book to read.

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Summary: The most intelligent cat-oriented mystery I've ever read.
Review: Marian Babson knows both mysteries and cats. I've read many cat mysteries, and Babson's Nine Lives to Murder is the most fun of them all. Most of the book is told from the perspective of a self-important English actor whose mind is suddenly trapped in the body of the theater's cat. I still chuckle when I remember him discovering feline pleasures even while he desperately tries to get his own body back. If you don't like books about cats this isn't for you, but if you do you should borrow or buy it right now

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Summary: Ultra Cosy
Review: This is a book in the ultra-cosy mystery genre. The feline capers are well-written and it is clear that the author has made careful observations of cat behaviour. The human characters and their motivations, and the situations they find themselves in, are somewhat two dimensional and predictable but that pretty much goes with the cosy territory.

It is a delightful, undemanding read and I look forward to reading more cat mysteries written by this author.

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Summary: Ultra Cosy
Review: This is a book in the ultra-cosy mystery genre. The feline capers are well-written and it is clear that the author has made careful observations of cat behaviour. The human characters and their motivations, and the situations they find themselves in, are somewhat two dimensional and predictable but that pretty much goes with the cosy territory.

It is a delightful, undemanding read and I look forward to reading more cat mysteries written by this author.

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Summary: A cat's eye view of the theatre and murder.
Review: _Nine Lives to Murder_ is a fast moving mystery set in the world of English theatre. During an attempted murder, Winstanley Fortescue, a famous stage actor, butts foreheads with Montmorency D. Mousa, theatre cat. Cat and man exchange bodies. Fortescue in a cat's body, must try to solve the mystery and save his human body from further attacks. The cat's point of view and the quirks and foibles of the theatre world make this mystery a really good read.