title: Pouncing on Murder (A Bookmobile Cat Mystery)
author:  Laurie Cass 
description: <b>Praise for the Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series:</b><br /><br />Charming... Librarian Minnie Hamilton is kindhearted, loyal, and resourceful. And her furry sidekick, Eddie, is equal parts charm and cat-titude. Fans of cozy mysteriesand catswill want to add this series to their must-read lists.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sofie Kelly<br /><br />"<i>Lending a Paw</i> is a pleasurable, funny read. Minnie is a delight as a heroine, and Eddie could make even a staunch dog-lover more of a cat fan."<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br /><br />"Charms with a likable heroine, feisty and opinionated cat, and multi-dimensional small-town characters."Kings River Life Magazine<br /><br />"With humor and panache, Cass delivers an intriguing mystery and interesting characters."<i>Bristol Herald Courier</i> (VA)
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  Murder, Of Course
  
  
  A Sugarbury Falls Mystery
  
  
  
  
  
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  Diane Weiner
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  This book is dedicated to cat lovers everywhere!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  Emily bolted upright, gasping as she pulled the quilt up to her neck. Chester
  meowed and darted off the bed like a black bullet. She shook her husband.
  “Henry, someone’s pounding on our door. Get up.”
  
  
  Henry groaned. “What? Who’s knocking at this hour? They’re going to wake up
  Maddy.”
  
  
  “Come on.” Her bare feet swung over the bed and she winced when they made
  contact with the frigid wooden floor. She grabbed her velour robe. “Alright,
  already. Stop pounding. We’re coming.” She climbed down the rungs of their
  loft bedroom ladder after her husband, nearly losing her footing in the dim
  light.
  
  
  “Emily, Henry, open up. It’s an emergency.”
  
  
  Henry felt the night air on his cheeks when he opened the door and came face
  to face with his flannel-clad neighbor, Kurt Olav.
  
  
  “Kurt, w