Once again the delightful mix of humans, sentient cats, mystery, and humor remains true to the preceding books in the series. Booklist, on Cat Fear No Evil

[T]he series premise remains delicious, executed with wry pungency and affection for life's small pleasures. Kirkus, on Cat Laughing Last

Cat lovers will cuddle right up to Joe and his pals, but the story has plenty of murder and mayhem for those who take their detective fiction straight up. Publisher's Weekly, on Cat Spitting Mad

Murphy’s raised the stakes of the feline sleuth genre. Kirkus Reviews

Very successful…Murphy’s sentient cats have attracted a lot of attention and a large following of appreciative readers. Monterey County Herald

Murphy has hit on an excellent recipe for keeping her series fresh and popular…The combination of interesting human characters and cats with human characteristics ensures that these Joe Grey mysteries will stay popular for many years to come. Tampa Tribune

Murphy has not only captured the essence of feline behavior in Joe Grey and

Dulcie, she has also given them believable personalities that are completely in keeping with an ‘attitude’ that any cat owner will immediately recognize. Monterey Herald

A very unusual but beguiling sleuth…If you’ve never read one, maybe it’s about time you did! Salinas Californian

In the latest Joe Grey mystery, Joe and his fellow sentient feline sleuths, lovely Dulcie and the reckless tattercoat Kit, find themselves facing yet more murder in the otherwise peaceful town of Molena Point, California. This time the victim is the well-liked former film star Patty Rose, who had settled in the village. In the course of the investigation, the bodies of children murdered years earlier are discovered in a backyard garden. Is there a connection to Patty's brutal death? Also involved is a runaway 12-year-old girl hiding in the local library who is kidnapped by a vicious man seen near Patty's murder scene. The investigation seems to be going nowhere until Kit unearths some secrets and phones the police. Fans of the series will welcome this new episode, which maintains the expected suspense and investigative skills of the cats. Sally Estes  Booklist