A Cat on the Cutting Edge: An Alice Nestleton Mystery (Alice Nestleton Mysteries (Paperback))

Rating:
Summary: Clearly not the best entry in the series...
Review: Make no mistake, this Cat series has been fairly reliable in the past for a quick, fun read, but this one's a real clunker!

After hiring someone from the Village Cat People (yech) to come to her apartment and tranquilize her cat Bushy to get him to the vet, Alice Nestleton's usually tumultuous life is once again turned upside-down as murder drops in (literally)...

The mystery itself is not great and gets more and more unbelievable with each page. Stolen anarchist treasure and Edna St Vincent Millay memories collide in an altogether forgettable story. Trust me, the series itself is not prize-winning by any means, but was always good for a beach or airplane read. For some reason, all the recurring characters in this 'episode' seem more bitter and cranky than usual. The only reason I didn't give this book 1 star is because the history of Old New York as well as the West Village and the author's references are interesting and memorable.

Of course, I'll read the next one in the series 'Cat on a Winning Streak' and hopefully it'll be a bit better!