The Cat, the Professor and the Poison: A Cats in Trouble Mystery

I am happy to say that I finished this mystery and really enjoyed it. The characters in the book just melt your heart. Jillian and friend Candace(a dectective), are best friends, and watch each others backs. Once again, Jillian is knee deep in trouble . She just happened to be at the wrong place, and at the wrong time. Murder, I say, murder. And not a pretty one at that. Poison, and murder go hand in hand, in this mystery. Of course, Jillian has to help. It's just in her nature. But, she also has a new problem. Her second husband's death, brings his daughter, Kara, at her doorstep. Jillian has a full plate. Keeping her stepdaughter safe and out of trouble, helping to find stray cats, and course, finding out "Who did it". This mystery by Sweeney is really rather well written. It started out slow, and ended up with me reading much faster than usual. I had to keep up with the clues, and figure out, "who did them in". Thanks you Ms Sweeney for a wonderful cozy. As always, more, please

What I love the most about Leann Sweeney's literary delivery is the quirky humor involved! It is great to be engrossed in a mystery and laughing through to the end. And of course, the cats make it perfect!

The murder that Jillian is looking into become more personal when she is threatened in her own home. While figuring out the clues, her stepdaughter comes to visit and her cats play a protective role in keeping Jillian safe. This was a good mystery with good humor and twists and turns as I kept turning the pages to see what happens next. This was a great read and I can't wait to read the next book.

When a milk cow disappears from a neighbor's farm, cat lover Jillian Hart already has her hands full taking care of four preemie kittens at Mercy Animal Sanctuary's office with Deputy Candace Carson. At first, the call seems almost inane and a bit irritating, but the investigation leads to the discovery of a huge number of needy stray cats and the body of a professor. Who would want the professor dead? What is the connection between the professor and all the stray cats? The more Jillian investigates, the more determined she is to solve the case. Jillian might just need a little help from her cats to solve this one. When cats' welfare is at stake, cats can depend on Jillian Hart! In her second Cats in Trouble mystery, Leann Sweeney once again gives cats lovers a mystery where cats take center stage in all aspects of the mystery. Jillian Hart makes quilts for cats, rescues cats and has three special cats of her own, Chablis, Syrah and Merlot. Jillian Hart may have a soft spot in her heart when it comes to animal welfare, but she is no push over. If a cat is in trouble, Jillian Hart will use her vast knowledge of cat lore, her intellectual acumen, her instincts and her heart to solve the case. In THE CAT, THE PROFESSOR AND THE POISON, Leann Sweeney takes readers more into the character of her sleuth as Jillian and Candace form a friendship. A reader gets to know one character through the other, catching a glimpse of the emotional character as well as the sense of humor they elicit. One is the perfect counterpoint to the other. Above all, these additional heartwarming insights into endear a reader to the series. The first book in the series, THE CAT, THE QUILT AND THE CORPSE is an outstanding introduction to the series, but the character developments and new mystery in THE CAT, THE PROFESSOR AND THE POISON marks the Cats in Trouble series as one well worth following. The clever and sometimes humorous mystery takes readers right into the heart of feline territory, the good and the bad. Cat lovers will appreciate some of the distinctions Jillian Hart makes between political activists and those who truly care for the welfare of cats. Without being preachy, Jillian Hart is a woman whose love and respect of cats is more than surface deep. Leann Sweeney's Cats in Trouble mysteries are the cat's meow! Courtesy of Book Illuminations

Jillian Hart had finally begun to settle into Mercy, South Carolina quite nicely and had made a friend in Deputy Candace Carson. Making a friend while hovering over Flake Wilkerson's corpse wasn't exactly like meeting one in Belle's Beans over a cup of coffee, but hey . . . whatever works. Belle's was a "hotbed of Mercy gossip" and all the news that was fit to cross anyone's lips was more than likely uttered over a cup of java or in the produce department at the Piggly Wiggly. Aside from a few juicy tidbits, including the arrival of her stepdaughter, Kara, there wasn't much to report since Flake's demise some time ago. The only stiff in town lately was Deputy Coroner Lydia Monk. She obviously had taken out stock in a volumizing hair spray by the look of that teased blond hair and she definitely needed those 38D implants to hold everything up. Lydia was all bent out of shape because she thought Jillian was some kind of man-eater and was chasing Tom Stewart, her latest paramour. Jillian was a widow and the only things that mattered in her life were her three cats, Syrah, Merlot, Chablis and her quilting business sewing cat quilts. It was truly relaxing to be able to enjoy her babies and the company of her new friend, without of course, a corpse getting in the way. Candace's sole ambition in life was to be a "crime scene investigator." Show that gal a thread, a piece of hair or a foot print and she'd have an "evidence obsession seizure" before you could bat an eye. Robin, "the most overprotective mother in Mercy," soon shattered the two women's peaceful evening with a call. "We're gonna see a woman about a cow." Now what? Harriet, Robin's cow, was missing, but cats and kittens were showing up in droves. The most obvious suspect was that nutty Professor Hubert VanKleet. Candace wasn't the only one who had a "constant love affair with anything criminal" and Jillian was shocked at what she saw at his farm on her sleuthing adventure. Candace stumbled out of VanKleet's house, fell to her knees and began to retch. The professor looked like a twisted up Gumby. There were cats, cats, and more cats, with yet another cat soon to arrive . . . Ms. Monk. Add to the mix Rufus Bower, owner of "What's Bugging You," who was a "whacked on the head" kind of corpse. Jillian and Candace seemed to attract dead bodies like black polyester pants attract lint and cat hair, but this was insane. "If it isn't Cagney and Lacey . . . " Lydia had arrived and the gossip mill would soon be in full force! This is the second installment of the "Cats in Trouble Mystery" series, one that is sure to please the cat and cozy fans of the world. I loved Leann's quirky and cute sense of humor and, by default, learned many interesting things about cats, including some about the human persuasion. This chemistry between the characters is beginning to gel nicely and the introduction of new characters is seamless. After reading the first book, I just knew I was