November Featured Cozy Mystery
Caturday Crime
Cat Rescue Mystery Book 1
Caturday Crime
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Amanda Flower
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Cat Rescue Mystery Series
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Paperback and ebook (Kindle and Nook)
Caturday Crime is the first book in the Cat Rescue Mystery Series by Amanda Flower. The main character is Kinley Remington, a twenty-something bank worker in a small Ohio River town.
Kinley is stuck in a dull job at the local bank and ruled by an unpleasant boss who makes workdays feel eternal. But when she's fired for breaking bank rules and leaving eccentric heiress Miss Penelope Slope alone in the vault, things officially hit rock bottom.
Then, Miss Penelope's famous diamond necklace vanishes, and Kinley, determined to make amends, pays a visit to the heiress's sprawling, cat-filled mansion. To her surprise, Miss Penelope isn't angry. In fact, she admits to taking the necklace herself and promises to clear Kinley’s name.
Unfortunately, before she can, Miss Penelope is found murdered...and Kinley becomes the prime suspect.
Now, with the local police hot on her trail and a dozen rescued cats relying on her, Kinley is forced to become an amateur sleuth. Armed with curiosity, courage, and a pack of mischievous feline companions, she embarks on a journey to solve the crime, clear her name, and discover a new path for her life.
What she finds is that even the smallest clues and paws might lead to the truth.
Reasons to Read Caturday Crime
Amanda Flower is a USA Today bestselling author, Agatha Award winner, and Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee. She has written over 50 mysteries and consistently crafts cozy mystery books full of heart, humor, and suspense.
Caturday Crime is a delightful mix of mystery, feline antics, and amateur sleuthing in a small town setting. The story has an original premise and gives you a sleuth to root for.
Kinley isn’t merely investigating a crime, but also trying to save a cat rescue and find direction in her life. The victim, Miss Penelope, is a kind, sympathetic character. She was Kinley's friend and an integral part of the community. You can't help but try to solve the mystery alongside Kinley to see justice for Miss Penelope and the rescue cats.
The cadre of cats takes center stage and becomes Kinley's unlikely allies in unraveling Miss Penelope's shocking demise. Amanda Flower's affection for felines shines through every pounce and purr. The plot is peppered with heart-tugging adoption stories, humorous hijinks, and cat-care tidbits.
The cat rescue theme was inspired, in part, by Amanda’s experiences with cat rescue and her adopted cats. In the last four years, she and her husband, David, have saved over 20 cats through adoption and Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), a humane method for managing feral and stray cat populations. All of the profits from Caturday Crime go toward their cat rescue efforts.
What Readers Say About Caturday Crime
“It is always a joyful journey to read a book written by Amanda Flower.”
“This is a cute cozy mystery that cat lovers and especially fans of Amanda Flower will love.”
“I thought it was a well-written story with a great plot. I never guessed who done it.”
“This mystery was hard to put down and it would pull me back to reading it every chance I got. Like a magnet.”
Amanda Flower and her cats, Gabriel, Willa, and Z. Photo credit: Amanda Flower
Amanda’s Etsy Shop
You can find bookmarks, jewelry, pens, ornaments, signed books, and other custom merchandise made by Amanda Flower in Amanda’s Sweet Cozy Designs Etsy Shop. The proceeds from this shop support cat rescue efforts.
Caturday Crime Reading Kit
If you're in a book club or if you just want to have some fun beyond the book, check out this free Caturday Crime Reading Kit. It contains reader questions, book club activities, a cat-themed craft, an interview with author Amanda Flower, and other themed activities.
Cozy Crime Reads Interview With Amanda Flower
To learn more about Amanda Flower, her books, and her writing journey, check out this Cozy Crime Reads interview with Amanda Flower. She explains why she chose to write mysteries, what she does to craft her cozy settings, and what advice she offers to aspiring cozy mystery writers.
Other Mysteries by Amanda Flower
Amanda Flower’s books include historical mysteries, contemporary mysteries, magical mysteries, and Amish mysteries. You can order signed copies of many of Amanda's books from the Learned Owl Book Shop in Hudson, Ohio. When you order online or by phone, be sure to let the bookshop know you would like a signed copy.
Emily Dickinson Mysteries
The Emily Dickinson Mystery series is a brilliant historical mystery series with cozy mystery flair. It is set in the mid-nineteenth century and follows poet Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, as they solve murder mysteries in Amherst Massachusetts. The books include skillfully crafted puzzle mysteries and historical details from New England’s history and Emily Dickinson's life. Real historical figures, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, also appear in the series.
Books in the Emily Dickinson Mystery series include:
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died
I Died for Beauty
Katharine Wright Mystery Series
The Katharine Wright Mysteries are based on true history. They are set in the early 1900s and feature Katharine Wright, the less famous (but equally inventive) sister of the Wright Brothers. Katharine is a fiercely intelligent Latin teacher and suffragette who is always on the lookout for a new challenge. When an opportunity arises to help her older brothers or solve a mystery, she jumps in with both feet.
Books in the Katharine Wright Mystery series include:
To Slip the Bonds of Earth
Not They Who Soar
The Emily Dickinson Mysteries and the Katharine Wright Mysteries
Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series
The Amish Candy Shop Mystery series is a long-running series of cozy mysteries set in present-day Harvest, Ohio. The story's protagonist is Bailey King, a young woman who moves from the big city to her grandparents rural Amish community to help run Swissmen Sweets, her family’s candy shop. The books feature heartwarming relationships, suspenseful mysteries, charming details about the Amish way of life, and a polka-dot pig who is always getting into a bit of mischief. Each book concludes with a yummy candy recipe.
Books in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series include:
Assaulted Caramel
Lethal Licorice
Premeditated Peppermint
Toxic Toffee
Criminally Cocoa (Holiday Novella)
Marshmallow Malice
Botched Butterscotch (Holiday Novella)
Candy Cane Crime (Holiday Novella)
Lemon Drop Dead
Amish Candy Shop Holidays (Holiday Novella Box Set)
Peanut Butter Panic
Blueberry Blunder
Gingerbread Danger
Truffle Trouble
The Amish Candy Shop Mystery Books 1-10
Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series
The Amish Matchmaker Mystery series is a spin-off of the popular Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. It is also set in Harvest, Ohio. The Amish Matchmaker Mysteries feature a widow named Millie. She has a knack for matchmaking and mysteries, so when she moves back to her childhood home of harvest, she immediately starts saving Amish courtships and solving crimes. She is assisted by her zany, thrice divorced best friend and two lovable goats.
The books in the Amish Matchmaker series include
Matchmaking Can Be Murder
Courting Can Be Killer
Marriage Can Be Mischief
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous
Dating Can Be Deadly
Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off
The Amish Matchmaker Mystery Books 1-6
Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series
The Amish Quilt Shop Mystery series is written under the pen name Isabella Alan. It features amateur sleuth Angela Braddock who inherits an Amish quilt shop called Running Stitch in Rolling Brook, Ohio. Angela isn't Amish and doesn't initially seem to fit into the predominantly Amish community, but she is quickly befriended by her late aunt's quilting circle. Angela solves mysteries with their assistance (and a little help from her ornithophobic French bulldog).
Books in the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery series include:
Murder, Plain and Simple
Murder, Simply Stitched
Murder, Served Simply
Murder, Plainly Read
Murder, Handcrafted
Appleseed Creek Mystery Series
The Appleseed Creek Mystery series is a cozy series about Chloe Humphrey, a 24-year-old computer whiz who moves to the heart of Amish Country in Ohio to take a job at a nearby college. Chloe takes on the role of amateur sleuth to solve mysteries in her small community.
Books in the Appleseed Creek Mystery series include:
A Plain Death
A Plain Scandal
A Plain Disappearance
A Plain Malice
The Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries and the Appleseed Creek Mysteries.
Farm to Table Mystery Series
The Farm to Table Mystery series is a contemporary cozy mystery set in Northern Michigan. It centers on Shiloh Bellamy, who leaves the big city to return home to rural Michigan to save the family farm and transform it into a sustainable, organic operation. The books include complex family relationships, fun farm details (from farmer's markets to a farm-to-table cafe), and a touch of clean romance.
Books in the Farm to Table Mystery series include:
Farm to Trouble
Put Out to Pasture
In Farm's Way
Crime and Cherry Pits
Natural Barn Killer
The Farm to Table Mystery Books 1-5
India Hayes Mystery Series
The India Hayes Mystery series is an award-winning contemporary cozy mystery series. It contains two mysteries featuring India Hayes, an amateur sleuth and quirky librarian working at Martin College in Stripling, Ohio. India has an eccentric family and an Irish-centric landlady as a volunteer sidekick.
Books in the India Hayes Mystery series include:
Maid of Murder
Murder in a Basket
Andi Boggs Series
The Andi Boggs series is a trilogy of books featuring mysteries for children and young adults.
The books in the series include:
Andi Unexpected
Andi Under Pressure
Andi Unstoppable
Living History Mystery Series
The Living History Mystery series is set in present-day Northern Ohio. It features amateur sleuth Kelsey Cambridge, who is the director of a living history museum called Barton Farm. The books include loads of history, humor, suspense, a close-knit community of interesting characters, and just a touch of romance.
Books in the Living History Mystery series include:
The Final Reveille
The Final Tap
The Final Vow
The Living History Mysteries
Magical Bookshop Mystery Series
The Magical Bookshop Mystery series is a five-book cozy series set in a small town in the Niagara Falls region. It features amateur sleuth Violet Waverly, who rushes to her ailing grandmother's side to help her run Charming Books, a magical bookshop where the perfect book flies off the shelf and picks the reader. Violet initially plans to return to the city but finds too many mysteries that need solving.
Books in the Magical Bookshop Mystery series include:
Crime and Poetry
Prose and Cons
Murders and Metaphors
Verse and Vengeance
Crimes and Covers
Magical Garden Mystery Series
The Magical Garden Mystery series is a trilogy of cozies featuring Fiona Knox, a florist who inherits an enchanted garden and cottage in rural Scotland. Unfortunately, the once resplendent grounds are in shambles and there's a dead body in the garden, leaving Fiona to wonder if she has inherited a blessing or a curse.
Books in the Magical Garden Mystery series include:
Flowers and Foul Play
Death and Daisies
Mums and Mayhem
The Magical Bookshop Mysteries and the Magical Garden Mysteries
Amanda Flower Mystery Series Bookshelf
The following image gallery features book covers from Amanda Flower’s mystery series. Use the arrows to the left and right of each book to cycle through the covers.
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