Cat on the Edge: A Joe Grey Cat Mystery

by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Nothing says cozy like a chatty cat solving a murder. And the best part? This is just the first. Feline phenom Joe Grey has many more cases to solve after he gets to the bottom of this one.

The charming first book in the delightfully cozy Joe Grey Cat Mystery series, now with a new look. Joe—a tomcat who is suddenly able to understand humans—is the sole witness to a murder in the quaint coastal village of Carmel-by-the-Sea and finds his relaxing days of curling up and catching mice are now on the line.

He thought it was a perfect crime… the only witness was a cat. 

It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First, the large, silver feline is alarmed to discover, when his owner yells at him to dispose of a mouse, that he can understand human language and even more shocking, that he can speak it as well! Then he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli—and worse, to be seen witnessing it. It's all a nightmare for a cat who would prefer to sleep the day away carefree. With his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe has no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime—because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063455207
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Series:	Joe Grey Cat Mystery Series , #1
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Shirley Rousseau Murphy was the author of twenty-one mysteries in the Joe Grey series, for which she won the Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion nine years in a row and received ten national Cat Writers’ Association Awards for best novel of the year. She was also a noted children’s book author and received five Council of Authors and Journalists Awards.

Editorial Reviews

A delicious romp . . . of murder, revenge, and jealousy, interlaced with fantasy. This is excellent reading, whether you believe or not. Not to be missed!” — Armchair Detective

“This is delightful entertainment. It would be a true cat-tastrophe if you let it pass you by.”   — Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio, Four Stars (Highest Rating) on the Joe Grey Series

“A complex, well-crafted plot and lively, credible characters will leave fans purring with pleasure.” — Publishers Weekly on Cat Breaking Free

“A special treat for cat mystery fanciers.” — Library Journal on Cat Deck the Halls

“[A]delightful mix of humans, sentient cats, mystery, and humor.” — Booklist on Cat Fear No Evil

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

"Author Shirley Rousseau Murphy is, as always, a great storyteller....After all this time, these books still are so much fun that they can't be put down, cat lover or not." — Suspense Magazine

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