Entries from Westport Public Library BOOK blog tagged with 'feline'
CSI: Sarasota?
One does not usually think of Sarasota as a hotbed of criminal activity, but there is not just one, but two, popular mystery series set in this southwestern coastal Florida city. Stuart Kaminsky’s transplanted northerner Lew Fonesca is “an unlicensed peeper, bargain basement dick and process server living out of his office overlooking the Dairy Queen on 301. “ Although they have their lighter moments – mainly due to an entertaining assortment of odd characters – these books are generally dark in tone, and psychologically complex, dealing with questions of grief and depression. And then there is Blaize Clement’s sleuth Dixie Hemingway who has given up her stressful job as a sheriff's deputy in Sarasota to become a professional pet sitter. Although definitely lighter than the Kaminsky novels, Clement’s books should not be dismissed out-of-hand as just another humorous feline mystery series. According to Publishers Weekly “Clement blends elements of cozy and thriller to produce an unusual and enjoyable hybrid.”Meow-steries!
The book review journal Kirkus Reviews featured mysteries and thrillers in its February 1, 2007 issue, and listed what they referred to as “The 10 Biggest Brands.”
The “brand” that really caught my eye was “Kitty Sleuths.”
Ever since Mr. and Mrs. North's cat Pete helped solve a mystery all the way back in 1939, feline flatfoots have grown in popularity.
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