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Review of Cat Raise the Dead: A Joe Grey Mystery
Joe Grey can't believe his human housemate Clyde would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home, just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their collective boots. But it turns out it's Dulcie, Joe's pretty little cat-friend, who came up with the idea of subjecting Joe to the cooing attentions of a bunch of doddering old coots. Dulcie believes there's more going on at the old folks' home than the care and feeding of lonely seniors. And she needs Joe's help in getting to the bottom of a conspiracy ... and a very suspicious set of deaths.
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- Posted on 2008-05-18
Cat therapy and mysteries being solved
In this volume, Joe Grey and Dulcie - the talking cats - take on a couple of parallel mysteries. First, there is the matter of the "cat burglar" - an elderly woman who is driving and walking around the village of Molena Point in broad daylight entering people's houses and robbing them of cash, collectibles, and jewelry; most of the time, while the house occupants are at home working on gardening, or at their pools!
The other mystery revolves around the local old folks home. In this case, some of the patients tend to disappear behind the locked and forbidding doors of the Nursing wing - and are never seen again!
The way Dulcie finds out about the second mystery is that she gets involved in a pet therapy session that her human companion (Wilma) is interested in. Then, once the stories of the missing people pique her interest, she gets Joe Grey involved - unwillingly! - and they both go to the home. There they meet with other concerned people and the normal mayhem of a mystery story ensues.
Ultimately both mysteries are resolved by the cats and the local police chief is again led to the solution which is planted right in front of him and his horse! and the only clues he has is that he finds cat hairs and sees the pair of cats running around ... which makes him start doubting his sanity!
Unlike the previous books in this series, this one was written in an eerie and creepy vein. Previous books were light hearted and had lots of humor associated with the story - in this one it was dark and haunting. Maybe it was the way the subject of old people was brought out and explained, or maybe it was something else, but do not expect to have too many moments where you are reading this book with a smile...
It was a good book and a good yarn and one that I really liked. The resolutions of the mysteries was mostly logical and so I recommend it.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-05-14
Cat Raise the Dead
I started reading Joe Grey in the middle of the series and am now starting at the beginning. I find the stories riveting with the fantasy of the speaking cats and that they are actually speaking to the humans.
The descriptions of the California town and surrounding areas are realistic. The plots end satisfactorily with the idea that another book will be shortly produced.Cat Raise the Dead: A Joe Grey Mystery
Score: 5
- Posted on 2001-07-23
More about loveable Joe Grey and Dulcie
This time, the two talking cat detectives come to the rescue of some old people at a home and also catch a "cat burglar". When a few of the people at the home are suspicious and scared, Dulcie starts investigating and, as always, manages to get Joe Grey involved too. How they are everywhere to find out what goes on and how they can do surveilance and eavesdropping so much easier than a human are quite entertaining. Always, they keep the police captain jumping with their anonymous phone tips and keep him worried because he suspects the two cats are involved in the crime solving. He won't allow himself to believe such things and that keeps him worried. This is a great job of cat sleuthing and is an interesting book.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2001-01-29
Engaging read
As a cat lover and a lover of mystery novels, I'll read anything that combines these two fascinations. This is the first book in the Joe and Dulcie series that I have read. However, the cat sleuth theme is not handled as convincingly here as in stories written by, for example, Lilian Jackson Braun and Rita Mae Brown. While I can suspend disbelief and accept that cats may communicate non-verbally with their owners, or with each other, I was not able to suspend my disbelief and accept that two cats can speak and read English. Nevertheless this is an engaging, rainy-day read.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2000-05-22
Cats with strong views on life : )
I really enjoyed this light mystery. Of course, I'm a cat lover... I often chuckled at the voice, the viewpoint and the antics of these cats...who can talk to each other and understand humans very well. There were several mysteries weaving through this book. A good, fast read.
Score: 5