The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady: Buttercup Bend Mysteries, Book 1

THE CASE OF THE CAT CRAZY LADY
It was a very fun read from the very beginning. There were a lot of twists & turns which he is your interest all the way through. I did laugh out loud. The characters were very versatile & intertaining. Looking forward to the next book in this series. Well deserved 5 STARS & more.

A great small-town cozy
The Case of the Crazy Cat Lady is book one of the Buttercup Bend mystery series featuring Cathy Carter, owner of an animal rescue in a small town in upstate New York. When an eccentric cat-loving lady is murdered, leaving most of a surprisingly large estate to the animal rescue, Cathy and her friend Nancy begin their own investigation. With a large cast of potential suspects, a second murder occurs, adding more twists and turns to an already complex case.I really enjoyed the small-town atmosphere the author created, offering the perfect location to launch this series. Cathy and Nancy navigate through town gossip, unique personalities, and their own insecurities to solve the crime, finding romance and adventure along the way. A great read that’s highly recommended.

Great story
Full of twists, lots of heart warming moments, great characters. A very nice mystery. Great combination of pet mystery, food mystery, and overall just fun!

I’m Proud to be One of Those Cat Crazy Ladies!
Cathy and her brother were orphaned and both came to live with their grandmother, Florence, in Buttercup Bend. Doug is now married and his wife Becky, is expecting a child soon… All of these individuals are involved with Rainbow Gardens and Rainbow Rescues in one way or another… This includes, of course, working to rescue animals in need and, hopefully find homes for each one. While at the same time, they provide burial services for those pets whose human owners wanted them to be treated lovingly in their loss.Buttercup Bend is a small community where everybody knows everybody, especially when the local news agency is owned by the well-known town gossip, Pauline, who is dating a younger man, the local sheriff. So, a death has occurred, which was shown to be a murder upon investigation. Maggie Broom, known as the town’s Cat Crazy Lady, since she’d arrived in town two years ago, was the next-door neighbor of Pauline. And, even though she was one of the likely suspects, since she and Maggie were always fighting about Maggie’s cats getting into her garden, and…was the individual who found her with a pillow over her head, the sheriff immediately looked to others who might have hated Maggie enough to kill her…Even then, when it came to the legal part of settling Maggie’s estate, everybody, including Cathy, was surprised to be asked to be at the reading of the will. Only then did the town learned that Maggie had two siblings…and, later, that she had once been married! Learning more and more as Maggie’s siblings arrived in town, having to stay at a local B&B because of the death occurring in Maggie’s home and was still a crime scene, but that, upon reading of the will, neither of them had received much of the significant large amount of money that Maggie had hidden from everybody but her lawyer–she had won a million dollars! And Cathy, representing the animal shelter, was surprised but, still, excited, that the majority of the estate went to those two entities where her beloved pets would be cared for…Small town routine living is what keeps the book going… Many in the community had been invited to participate in a pot luck meal and shower for Becky, Doug’s wife–and it would be a surprise! Only thing is that, Florence had invited the bereaved sister of Maggie, and that night went the lights went out to await the loving couple, Maggie’s sister was…murdered!I especially enjoyed that Florence, at a local church-sponsored dance, had met a new man to the community and they had immediately become involved. Cathy was concerned about not knowing the man and especially when he invited Florence to head out of state on their first real date! Cathy was trying not to get upset much things weren’t adding up and though her grandmother decided she was quite able to take care of herself, Cathy even shared her concern with her brother–so they were both worrying about their grandmother possibly getting hurt… Especially when the Sheriff started looking at this man who was also a new stranger in town.As most cozies are, the characters and setting drives the storyline… I was not disappointed! Escape into a good mystery is expected and De Louise provided one. I didn’t see the ending coming! Great! I love NOT being able to solve the case! My only decision at this point is whether to follow this series…or go on to another where cats are featured in every book… By the way, this is a new author for me… but if you are into cozy mysteries, do check out the many others books here at BRH, by searching cozy mysteries in the right column! In the meantime, I’m starting with Murder at Lavender Lake Library… If a cat is on the cover… I’m In!Yeah, I’m proud to be a cat lover…in fact, if you notice pn my blog post that a coon is also coming for breakfast, you will know that this nocturnal animal feels free enough to come out during the day… I wish they didn’t come and frighten my cats, but the coon is one of God’s creations, so I provide food and shelter… That’s what God expects us to do–to help all of our neighbors, don’t you think?God BlessGabby

The case of the cat crazy lady. Good story well written to keep you guessing, and lots of interesting characters.

Lighthearted cozy. Fast reading not suspenseful. I didn’t finish at first then went back to. Nothing to encourage to read this auth again.

I gave up about halfway through. I think I was just pulled in my the cat on the cover. Not a bad book if you want something easy to read to pass time. Not for the hardcore mystery lover.