A Cat on Stage Left: An Alice Nestleton Mystery (Alice Nestleton Mysteries (Paperback))

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Summary: A must read for cat lover who love a good mystery!!!
Review: A Cat on Stage Left! Does this sound as though a cat on the left in a play is pertinent to an on stage mystery and is, in actuality, center stage. This idea is supported by the inquisitive stare of a, seemingly very much alive, cat on the book's jacket. Can we judge a book by its cover? Adamson's book captures the reader's curiosity through every paragraph, page, and chapter.

It may be that we characterize the book as a realistic fiction; however, could it be that the event actually did transpire? Is there a real person named Alice Nestleton? After all, Alice herself relates clearly and succinctly every brief chapter of this mystery story.

Suspense invades the life of out-of- work actress and amateur PI, Alice Nestleton with a telephone call from Mary Singer who seeks Alice's service for four days as a cat-sitter at twenty-five hundred dollars cash, up front. Twenty minutes latter, right before Alice's eyes, Mary with the carrier is shoved from the back seat of a Bentley. Then suddenly the chauffeur sends at close range a bullet through the head of Mary. A "Canadian tourist" films the murder and Alice spread on all fours by the impact. The TV plays and replays the scene.

For four hours Alice responds to police interrogations. With the help of Sam Tully, a derelict, Alice trudges through Manhattan in search of clues. Foremost among these: "Edward the Second", a stage play, those who performed in it, and the feline, Dante. Along with these, she recalls the deep wrinkles in Mary's face.

This mystery, the sixteenth of the Alice Nestleton series, is appealing to all fluent readers. It moves quickly and descriptions and characterizations are for the most part gleaned from the conversations and expressed thoughts of Alice. This sleuth adventure is intriguing from beginning to end.

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Summary: GOOD BOOK
Review: this was a great book. . . . if you like lydia's books read this one.

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Summary: Quick, fun read
Review: This was definately better than "Cat of a Different Color". Perhaps not the most realistic, but it's a good book to read if you want a whole lot of mystery and quirkiness going on.