Thursday, September 28, 2017

Review: Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase


About the Book

Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true--until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a murder weapon. And Lacy becomes public enemy #1.

Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor wants out before his name is tarnished by association. To make matters worse, a string of jewel heists with suspicious ties to the murder case has New Orleans residents on edge. To save her dream, Lacy must take a stand, put her keen eyes to work, and unravel what really happened at her shop that night. But can Lacy sniff out the killer cat burglar in time to get her tail-raising designs on the catwalk?

Witty and whimsical, Cat Got Your Diamonds, the first in a new cozy series by Julie Chase, will be the cat's meow for fans of Rita Mae Brown and Miranda James.


My Review

Four Stars

When a man is murdered outside Furry Godmother, Lacy Crocker's pet boutique and organic treat bakery, and her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, Lacy takes it upon herself to clear her name and investigate the crime herself. Detective Jack Oliver is not pleased, to say the least, with her nosing around the investigation, threatening to arrest her for obstruction if she doesn't stop.

I've heard a lot of great things about this book, so I was excited to read it. It totally lived up to my expectations. It's set in New Orleans, so I really enjoyed that. I'm an animal lover, so I loved Lacy's unique occupation. What an awesome idea for a business! The back and forth between Lacy and Jack was super amusing and one of my favorite aspects of this story. The mystery was really well done. I had a fleeting thought, a niggling of suspicion, about the culprit, but I decided it couldn't be that person, so I moved on to other suspects... Boy, was I wrong, lol!

Cat Got Your Diamonds was a great cozy mystery filled with lots of laugh out loud moments. I highly recommend this for any lover of cozy mysteries!

Favorite Quotes


A girl could get lost in those eyes if they weren't accusing her of murder.

In southern law, the “respect your mama” rule was followed closely by the “behave because you represent your family name” rule.


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