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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

Conrad the Cat Detective, Book 1

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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

By: L T Shearer
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime listen for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and S. J. Bennett’s The Windsor Knot.

Meet Conrad. Conrad is a cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before.

Neither has Lulu Lewis, until he walks into her life one summer’s day. Mourning the recent death of her husband, the former police detective had expected a gentle retirement, quietly enjoying life on her new canal boat, The Lark, and visiting her mother-in-law in a nearby care home.

But when her mother-in-law dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, Lulu senses foul play and resolves to find out what really happened. And a remarkable cat named Conrad will be with her every step of the way . . .

©2022 L T Shearer (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Animals Cosy Detective Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Cats

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Critic reviews

A charming, off-beat story with some great characters and wonderful London locations. I’m sure it will make readers long for their own canal boat, and quite possibly - if they don’t already have one - their own talking cat. Conrad is a delight (SJ Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot and A Three Dog Problem)
A captivating, charming and gentle tale, perfect for all those who love their crime cozy (Peter James, author of the Roy Grace series)
Charming and original. This book is the cat’s whiskers (Anthony Horowitz, author of The Word is Murder and the Sherlock Holmes novels The House of Silk and Moriarty)
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I loved the idea of this book but it started out missing a lot of background of the main character.
Not the cat, who is the by far the best character. Only later into the book did it expand on this like an afterthought. The over description of making mint tea becomes dull quickly. It’s an easy mystery to solve and I almost skipped to the end just to hear the outcome. Get it if it’s free.

Had high hopes

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The narrator really brought this fantastic story to life, and I adore the voice they gave to Conrad, made me love him even more. A very engaging story that kept my inner detective trying to figure out whodunnit! A must read if you enjoy cosy crimes such as Marlow Murder Club, etc.

Amazing and a must read if you like cosy crime! 🤩

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Really enjoyed listening to this book. Narration was very good. I wasn't sure at first about a talking cat. However I soon became fond of Conrad and his wise counsel. On the whole a very enjoyable story.

Very enjoyable

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fun and light hearted very easy listen to, thoroughly enjoyed it. etc etc etc etc etc

easy listen

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The story is entertaining although too easily predictable. I found the narrator fairly unendurable; every phrase is delivered with such emphasis that you expect a vital plot point to be revealed, when quite often it is only a simple description. The writing is a bit lazy; Emily is described by almost every person as “a lovely lady” - could the adjectives used not have been more varied? I liked Conrad, though he did seem to have some very un-catlike spheres of knowledge! But it was an undemanding listen and I was satisfied by the expected unmasking of the villains!

Predictable but quite fun

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I so enjoyed this book. The reading was perfect and I so look forward to hearing the next one.
Thank you both to the author and the narrator for making this such an enjoyable book.

Loved this book!

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It’s a good story and I enjoyed it, but there are a few too many repetitive descriptions of the main character making tea/coffee/dishes of water!

Good story

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and loved Conrad the talking cat! The narration is nice and relaxed in pace.

Great book

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A wonderful murder mystery story. Intriguing, informative and fun. Well read and enjoyable. Definitely recommended. I will be reading more by this author

Definitely recommended!

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Very easy listen and I’m a sucker for a cat novel. Glad there were some twists in the story. The narration was fine but the voice of Phil drove me mad, he was described as an old dog in the force but his accent and tone reflected that of a young youth of London.

The cat sold it!

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