Get It Now Words With Fiends (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery, #3) Composed By Ali Brandon Available Through Digital Edition

no secret that I love cats and Cozy Mysteries, so sitelinkAli Brandon's sitelinkBlack Cat Bookshop Mystery Series is exactly down my alley.


Both Darla Pettistone and Hamlet are not themselves and haven't quite been since their near fatal experience from sitelinkA Novel Way to Die.
The petite Redheaded bookstore owner and her young Goth employee, Robert are taking self defense classes from the nearby Dojo until they arrive on a Sunday morning to test for their yellow belt.
Sensei Master Tom Tomilinson is barely breathing, It appears to be a suicide attempt, but nothing ever is whatever it seems, And our amateur sleuth finds herself investigating another suspicious death,

As if that's not enough, Hamlet Darla's big black cat and the unofficial mascot of Pettistone's Fine Books isn't chasing customers, being his rude self, or pulling books off the shelf.
Darla is so worried that she hires a "cat whisperer" to help Hamlet get back to his old self.


And there are her Word Games and the realization she, Darla Pettistone, really needs to expand her circle of friends, because one is a fiend.


Darla and Hamlet had me in stitches all throughout the last/'s of the novel, And I wish I was at the competition or had at least seen the video, Awesome! I laughed until I had tears running down my face, sitelinkAli Brandon is always easy to read and keeps you quickly turning the pages, A variety of change is occurring for bookstore owner Darla and employee Robert, both of whom are taking karate lessons, as result of close encounters in violence in recent times.
Darla is also seriously concerned about her cat Hamlet, who is the bookstore mascot,
Due to the recent danger to Hamlet, Robert and Darla, she finally consents to hire a feline behavioral empath cat whisperer to figure out what is wrong with Hamlet, while she and Robert take karate lessons for self defense.
When Robert and her go to pick up their yellow belts from master Tom, they find him dying from an overdose of Botox!
While they search for who and why Tom was killed, they prepare for their first exhibition of skills.
Typical false leads for us the reader, including an old photo, thief at the dojo studio, and Hamlet leaving really strange clues in the books he knocks over.
Having a bit of trouble with the chauvinism and some of the casual stereotyping that at is accepted and sometimes perpetrated by Darla.
Enjoyed the new canine character, but wasnt overwhelmed by the storyline, Yes, I know this is the third in the series, I asked for the first book from mum for my Birthday last year, but she accidentally ordered this one instead.
I hesitated on reading it, but in the end my desire for cat based murder mysteries won me over and I decided to try it anyway.
I can always order the first few and the next and read them as well!

I liked the relationship between Darla and Hamlet, as well as the bookstore setting.
I mean, that combines my two favorite things, cats and books, There is also mentions of food, so there you go, the big three! Haha, but seriously, there was fun from beginning to end.
The writing style sometimes gets a little bogged down in detail, but it didn't bother me too much.
The characters and the quick plot overwhelmed that,

Definitely need to order the other books in this series soon, keep an eye out for those reviews soon! Five! I am enjoying this entire series to no end.
This is in part because of my deep love of books and, HEY, it's set in a bookshop and in large part because Hamlet, the cat, reminds me so much of my own Hekitty, who rules my home with an iron paw! I was kind of surprised that I enjoyed this as much as I did.
I wasn't expecting to give itstars, Why Well, I liked the first one enough but I wasn't that interested in continuing with the series.
The first one had a good mystery, the characters were nice and the bookstore was cool but I didn't really connect with the book or the characters.
I did originally put it atstars, but thinking back I didn't love it that much, not as much as this book anyways.


In this book Darla and Hamlet are dealing with the aftereffects of a terrifying, neardeath experience from the second book I'll have to find a copy of that one.
Hamlet is in a bit of a funk and not acting like himself, Darla is dealing with hers by taking selfdefense lessons along with her employee Robert, At least, they were until the sensei is found dead in the dojo, For Hamlet, Darla employs a cat whisperer or as he prefers to be called a feline behavioral empath to help figure out what is up with Hamlet.
That bit was interesting. Hamlet becomes more involved in this story than in the first one and it was a welcome addition.
I didn't really like the cat all that much, but that has changed,

I don't know if Robert is a new edition or if he arrived in the previous story.
He befriends and rescues a small Italian greyhound who belonged to the sensei, Master Tomlinson, Roma is so sweet and I loved learning a bit about a breed I'd never heard of before.


The mystery was really good, There was a completely unexpected twist at the end, Hamlet lends a paw, redeeming himself in the process, This book has it's funny parts, it's sad parts and it's scary moments, I hope the rest of the series will be this good because now I'm really looking forward to them!
With Hamlet suffering from PTCS posttraumatic cat syndrome, Darla hires a cat whisperer to sort out his feline psyche.
Darla also suffered the same event and is trying to overcome her feelings by taking a selfdefense class at a local dojo.
When the Sensei is found dead, it is first thought to be a suicide, Soon, however, murder rears its head and both Hamlet and Darla have to overcome their fears before the murderer strikes again.

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sitelinkCheck out this book today! Who would think that a mixture of Karate, a missing woman, Private eyes, Italian Greyhounds, and a luscious black cat, named Hamlet or Hammy for short, a book shop and more, likely to end up in murder Well, since I didn't mention the online word game.
. . you can be forgiven for being confused, However, murder it is and more on it's way,

Darla Pettistone, owner of Pettistone Fine Books, is also taking a form of Karate with her shop assistant, Robert, the Goth.
Hamlet is feeling below par, but, I will assure you he will tower over all when this crime is solved.


There is a murder of the Sensei, Who Why What is going on These are the

questions posed when Darla and Robert discover the body of their Sensei.
And, finding the small dog outside in panic, Robert attempts to 'Foster' it,

So, o. k. this book has it all, Murder is only the beginning, All, I'm going to tell you is the lastof this tale had me sitting up straight and actually getting nervous.
I was wanting to shout out to Hamlet, but, . . he didn't need my help!

When I get a physical reaction to what I'm reading, nerves.
. tears. . or laughter, I know I'm reading a quality novel, This book lived up to it's title and it was a heck of an ending, Yea! Off to the next volume,

After a recent brush with danger, bookstore owner Darla Pettistone is worried about both herself and her cat Hamlet.
In order to protect herself if needed in the future, she is taking karate lessons to help Hamlet she's hired a cat whisperer or feline behavioral empath as Brody Raywinkle prefers to be called.
It is going to take a while before hamlet shows any sign of improvement but Darla soon has other things to worry about when she and coworker Robert find the body of their sensei.
Tom Tomlinson's death isn't as it appears and soon Darla and Hamlet are in the middle of a murder investigation.
Will Darlas snooping put them in danger

“Words with Fiends” is the third book in Ali Brandon's Black Cat Bookshop a cozy mystery series.
Although I have not read the first two books in the series I quickly fell in love with the characters and setting and fully intend to buy the first two books.
While I enjoyed all the human characters Darla, James, Robert, and Jake, as someone who is owned by two cats Hamlet was easily my favorite character.
While Hamlet reminded me a bit of Koko from the Cat Who series, this book is not nearly as fluffy as that series with deeper written characters and situations.
The bookstore setting is a good one and the events at the dojo are nicely done, The mystery itself is well plotted with plenty of suspects and readers no doubt will be surprised at a few things that happen in the book.
Finally, there is a wonderfully funny event towards the end of the book that made wish it really happened and really was a YouTube video.
Thats one video I could watch over and over again :

“Words with Fiends” is a nicely done cozy mystery and I look forward to reading more books in the series.
Something is amiss with Hamlet, Darla's stalwart feline bookstore mascot amp aspiring sleuth, A feline empath visits to mind meld with Hamlet to figure out how Darla can restore the cat's cranky self.
Other goings on include P, I. Jake looking for a missing woman amp a dead sensei at the local Dojo, Of course Darla amp Robert are the ones who find the dead body, . . Calamities ensue from there. I only wish there really was video of the karate kitty! Can't wait for the next tale of mystery unfold.
Enjoyable for those who like cozy mysteries with animal sidekicks! A cat empath The cat whisperer was an uncanny minor character in this novel.
I have not read bookin the series, but maybe I'll go back and do so, Darla is only moderately interesting as a leading lady, but who can resist Hamlet,the karatecat firm her bookstore.

While the plot wasn't intense or overly complex, I was disappointed Daria followed Mark blindly into the recesses of he competition area.
I'm not surprised she got herself locked into a mess,
Why would you have a phone in your gee
I enjoyed how Dr, Jan turned out to not be so cold at the end, giving the dog to Robert, The conclusion was positive, so I give the book,overall. Another great book by Ms, Brandon. I really like some things about this series, and I really wanted to love this book given it's partially set in a karate dojo, but I'm getting tired of the sloppy setups.
For the police to immediately assume this was a suicide is ridiculous! First, the police are not that stupid, although it seems to be fashionable in fiction these days to present them that way.
Jake says it herself in chapter, “Even the greenest street cop knows what to look for in these situations.
” Interesting statement considering she was also the one defending the idea of suicide in previous chapters, Second, the man adored his dog and would never put her at that kind of risk, nor would a man of his known background and reputation deliberately set up two students to find his body.
Its not honorable and doesnt make any sense at all, And the officer spouting off about suicide knew this background! But hey, it's convenient for the plot so let's just go with it! You need the reader to buy into the plausibility of the story so it needs to make sense, and this just screams, “No way!” This isnt the first highly unlikely plot point Ive run into in this series, so this is quickly becoming a bad habit.


And Im getting real sick of Jake constantly calling Darla “kid” and speaking to her like shes an unruly twelve year old.
Its not cute, its offensive and denotes a lack of respect, Reese isnt much better, using a nickname shes told him not to use and treating her like a coffee shop waitress every time he comes over Darlas words, not mine.
That is not the way friends address each other in New York, even when one is younger, An adult might address a teen as “kid,” particularly if they arent sure of the name, but never another adult unless they are being deliberately condescending.
The author apparently has some very strange ideas about New Yorkers and should, perhaps, stick to writing about what she knows.
If this is the best the author can do to give regular characters a little personality that's really depressing.
I shudder to think thats the way people in Texas, where the author grew up, actually talk to each other.


Once you get past that, or perhaps share the authors mistaken belief that this is how New Yorkers speak to their friends, the story itself was actually pretty good.
I take exception to the idea that Darla would have been disqualified the way that scene was written.
As a former sports official I take exception to the idea that a competitor would ever have been treated that way particularly as it was crystal clear she had no idea what was happening behind her.
A judge worthy of that title would have ignored the ruckus and evaluated her performance on its own merits.
She should have been complimented for keeping her focus despite the fact the audience was laughing,

Dont even get me started on the cat whisperer, Seriously! Way too far!

The next book apparently takes place in Florida where the author currently lives, so Ill probably track that one down, but if the plausibility continues to nosedive Im going to have to give up on this series.
As much as the stories are fun and entertaining, this stuff is becoming a constant irritant, I should be getting lost in the story as I become invested in the characters' experiences, not hurting myself rolling my eyes every other page.
The author is way too talented to let stupid stuff like this continue to ruin otherwise excellent books.
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