As night descends sooner and sooner and light autumn rain patters on your windowsill, you may want to consider which books to read with your hot tea as you snuggle in a warm, fleece-lined blanket. Here are five cozy cat mystery series to curl up with.
Cat in the Stacks Mysteries by Miranda James
Take a trip to Athena, Mississippi where widower librarian Charlie Harris solves crimes with his Maine coon cat named Diesel. The first book in the series has our librarian solving the murder of a local author. Be ready for some library and book themed mysteries that are real pageturners.
Bookmobile Cat Series by Laurie Cass
Want another crime-solving librarian and cat duo? Then check out the Bookmobile Cat series. Minnie Hamilton is a bookmobile librarian and her rescue cat, Eddie, helps her solve murders in the resort town of Chilson, Michigan. The first book follows Minnie and Edie as they discover the body of a local man on their bookmobile route.
Magical Cats Mysteries by Sophie Kelly
Two series about librarians wasn’t enough, huh? Well, not to worry. Here is yet another librarian, this time with two cats – and magical cats, at that! In the first book, Kathleen Paulson moves to Mayville Heights, Minnesota and soon finds herself as the prime suspect in a murder at the local music festival. Her two new cat companions, Owen and Hercules, help her clear her name and discover the real murderer.
Mrs. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown
In this long-running series, we get a cozy cat mystery from the point of view of the feline friend herself. Mrs. Murphy is the cat of Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, a small town mail carrier with a pending divorce and a bad habit of snooping through other people’s mail. Also along for the ride is Tucker, Mary’s Welsh corgi. When people in Crozet, Virginia start showing up dead, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker try to help their mistress Mary, who is intent on solving the mysteries.
Paws and Claws Mystery Series by Krista Davis
Interested in another cat and dog mystery team? Give the Paws and Claws mystery series a shot. This series take place in the mountain town of Wagtail, Virginia at the Sugar Maple Inn. In the first book, Holly Miller and her Jack Russel Terrier, Trixie, go back home to the family Inn when they discover one of the employees has been murdered. With the help of their new cat friend, Twinkletoes, they all attempt to get to the bottom of this mystery. This series also includes recipes, for both humans and pets, after the story.
Most of these series have titles available in eBook and Downloadable Audiobook, so you can enjoy them from the comfort of your home with your new best friend, Libby. Who is Libby? Libby is the app that you install on your phone or tablet to download digital books from our vender, Overdrive. Visit our website here to find out more about Libby and Overdrive.
And do you know what one thing might make reading these books even more cozy? You could adopt your own detective sidekick. (You could even name them Libby!) Visit the following animal shelters to discover how you can foster or give a forever home to a new pet:
- Adopt a Pet from Seattle Animal Shelter
- Meow Cat Rescue
- PAWS Adoption Center
- Seattle Humane Society Adoption
- Seattle King County Pet Adoption Program
~ Posted by Amanda H.
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