Review
The Twelfth Vintage Kitchen Mystery
Jaymie Müller is always willing to help out, even when she's busy. Then again when is she ever not busy? Her helpfulness leads her to care for a feral cat colony while its usual caretaker is vacationing in Florida. That decision reinforced by the fact that she and her family will be staying in Queensville itself instead of their remote cabin and the bad vibes she gets from the caretaker's nephew who demands that he should be the one caring for the cats. Feeding the animals leads her to freezing cold temperatures and the discovery of a body! Does this have anything to do with the strange lights Miss Perry has been seeing by the river? Or the obnoxiously loud new neighbors? Jaymie will just have to do what she does best, help people and find a killer!
Important societal issues, namely smuggling and feral cat colonies, blend seamlessly in the well plotted mystery found in CAT GOT YOUR TONGS. I enjoyed seeing Jaymie in action and love the support she receives from Jakob as she gets involved in a variety of things-and she certainly gets involved in a large variety in this twelfth Vintage Kitchen Mystery. One of the things I like best about this book is the multiple endeavors Jaymie finds herself in, almost all of which have bearing on the actual mystery.
I appreciate the fact that cat colonies are a focus of the mystery. Honest facts are shared including the difference between feral and stray cats. I was concerned when I saw they were using fabric bedding at the start and immensely pleased when it was changed to straw, along with an explanation. I hope readers will consider the hard life these animals face-caused by humans-and perhaps will help, or at least not hurt cats living in local colonies.
Ne'er do wells, interlopers, and cats converge in CAT GOT YOUR TONGS creating a delectably satisfying mystery that, despite the freezing setting, will still manage to warm your heart.
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