Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries)

Average customer rating:

boredom killed the reader

Throughly enjoyed this book

Buy it if you own or love a cat!

A good start for a new writer!

Good first in a series

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries)
Blaize Clement
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
Women Sleuths | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
General | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Women Sleuths | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund: The Second Dixie Hemingway Mystery (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries)

Meow is for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, Petsitter Mysteries)

Right from the Gecko (Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries)

Acts Of Violets: A Flower Shop Mystery (Flower Shop Mysteries)

Whiskey on the Rocks: A Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery (Whiskey Mattimoe Mysteries)

ASIN: 0312941927
Release Date: 2007-01-02

Book Description

Dixie Hemingway knows first-hand that many things in life are worse than a dirty litter box. Once happy as a Florida sheriff’s deputy, she lost everything when senseless tragedy shattered her world. Now Dixie laces up her sneakers, grabs some kitty treats, and copes with one day at a time as a pet-sitter. Her investigations deal strictly with “crimes” such as who peed on the bed . . . until she finds a dead man face down in an Abyssinian’s water bowl. With the local cops stymied—including a handsome detective who catches her eye—she decides to clip a leash on a lead or two and go sleuthing herself. Dixie soon finds out that the Abyssinian’s pretty owner has vanished and left behind a shocking past, a lonely cat, and a chilling reason for Dixie to start running when she’s out walking the dogs.

Customer Reviews:

boredom killed the reader.......2007-08-10

There is an excellent plot in this book. However, the descriptions of the day to day running of a pet-sitting firm are endless and better suited to a guide to starting your own business(half a page devoted to how she logs entries of the daily activities of each pet) or a how-to book for pet care (another half page describing how to brush a cat).

Some of Dixie's actions also make no sense. She walks into a client's house and finds that the bedroom has been tossed. She decides to feed the cat before calling 911. Anyone who's ever had the police respond to a burglar alarm knows the drill - get to a safe place because the intruders may still be in the house. But this veteran ex-cop takes the cat into the kitchen for breakfast. These incongruities pile up and become very irritating.

Dixie is a likeable character and the assorted pets are loveable. Again, the underlying plot is interesting. However, better editing is needed.

Throughly enjoyed this book.......2007-06-12

I have to say that for this to be the first book by this author, I truly enjoyed it. The main character, Dixie Hemingway, is very believable because she is experiencing many of the same issues that people face daily and yet know that life has to move forward, be it ever so slowly. The author provides enough information so that you can understand Dixie and her behavior and keeps the story moving at a pace that makes you never want to put the book down. The element of surprise in this book is great too. I was totally surprised by who the villian turned out to be. A great read! I suggest it to anyone that likes "cozies".

Enjoy!!!

Buy it if you own or love a cat!.......2007-05-21

Other reviewers covered Blaize Clement's main character and plot quite nicely, so I won't in my review. I want to suggest Curiousity Killed the Cat Sitter because of the extraordinary insight that Blaize's main character, Dixie, displays towards animals, specifically cats.

I've lived with cats for most of my 50 years and never quite "got them" like Dixie does! The portrayal of their moods and thoughts seems to be uncanningly accurate and adds tremendously to the story.

Authors struggle to develop characters as well as Blaize develops the cats throughout this story!

Oh, and the story and plot make for a great read even if you wouldn't give a hairball for cats!

Enjoy!

A good start for a new writer!.......2007-04-12

Kudos to Clement for choosing as her crime something fairly controversial. A first time writer, Clement selected a hate crime to revolve her story around.

The story introduces widow Dixie Hemingway who is somehow able to sustain a living as a pet sitter. Dixie is a woman who definately does better with animals than humans, but as a former deputy sheriff, she feels compelled to solve the mystery surrounding the death of one of her clients.

Clement avoids quirky characters and instead surrounds Dixie with walking wounded. We meet a sensitive pianist who's bound for Juilliard and has a secret he must keep from his parents and one of her confidents is a waitress who has rarely seen a kind side of a man.

She also avoids the trap of setting up a romance for her wounded widow character - we're introduced to a handful of possibilities, but nothing is certain. Dixie tells the reader repeatedly that she's not too sure about a new relationship having lost both her husband and daughter just a few years ago. However, she responds to a couple of men who may end up being the new one in her life.

My only real complaint is minor: we spend way too much time learning how Dixie is a wiz at interpreting animal behavior. By the end of the novel, the reader is almost a pro at knowing what all the different meows are that a cat can make...and what breed of cats are friendly and what ones are stand-offish. It's obvious that Clement did her homework - something that I rarely find in a first time novelist - and she does offer some restraint, it's just it makes some scenes a little long when we learn all the different ways a cat likes to be brushed.

Good first in a series.......2007-04-02

Ms Clement uses a believable premise, humor and serious life situations to weave an intriguing tangle for her readers to work through. Her plot complications are enough to keep you interested without being frustrating--you want to hurry through it, not yell at the author to get to the point--and the Florida setting is very appealing.

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery

Average customer rating:

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery

Manufacturer: Not Avail
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1405637617

Average customer rating:

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery

Manufacturer: Not Avail
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1405637625

Average customer rating:

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter: The First Dixie Hemingway Mystery
Blaize (Author) Clement
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTC2TY

Book Description

What is human existence like when experienced through the Cosmic Consciousness of an astral traveler? To observe Earth from the outside is to discover an entirely new world.

Book Description

Fantastic adventures at the center of the earth await a penniless Norwegian student after he plunges into a bottomless hole in a cave. Niels Klim discovers worlds within our own—exotic civilizations and fabulous creatures scattered across the underside of the earth's crust and, at the earth's center, a small, inhabited planet orbiting around a miniature sun. In an epic journey, Klim visits countries led by sentient and contemplative trees, a kingdom of intelligent apes preoccupied with fashion and change, a land whose inhabitants don’t speak out of their mouths, neighboring countries of birds locked in an eternal war, and a land where string basses talk musically to one another. Brave, inquisitive, and greedy, Klim faces many challenges, the greatest of which are his own temptations.

The Journey of Niels Klim to the World Underground is a classic in speculative fiction and was the first fully realized novel set underground in a hollow earth. First published in 1741, it has earned comparisons to Jonathan Swift’s contemporaneous fantasy, Gulliver’s Travels.

Customer Reviews:

The Tasha Tudor Cookbook.......2007-07-23

This book is so charming. The artwork is lovely and the recipes are good too. It's a book to use and treasure for years to come.

Not quite what I expected.......2007-06-26

I bought this more for nostalgia, so in that case it gets 5 stars for pictures and memories. Most of the recipes are modern, yet impractical. There are a few that I would say are great heirloom recipes, but that's all.

Tasha Tudor's World -- a birdseye view!.......2007-06-03

Anything by Tasha Tudor is a work of art! Her illustrations, and down to earth practicality, is revealed -- upclose -- in this delightful book! This is the kind of book you can give a little girl of any age -- even 99!

Return to Grandmother's kitchen.......2007-05-07

Tasha Tudor's cookbook makes you long for the past when your grandmother taught you how to make the perfect pie crust. Ms. Tudor's own illustrations add to the charm of a book that reminds you of happy times spent in the kitchen. Her recipes and personal stories encourage you recreate that time with your own children and grandchildren.

Beautiful!.......2007-01-09

The recipes are great, but what I loved more are the beautiful illustrations.... This is a book I will keep for my grandchildren.

The Tasha Tudor Cookbook : Recipes and Reminiscences from Corgi Cottage [first print] 1st Ed.

Average customer rating:

The Tasha Tudor Cookbook : Recipes and Reminiscences from Corgi Cottage [first print] 1st Ed.
Tasha TUDOR
Manufacturer: Little, Brown & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KDTPJO

Average customer rating:

The TASHA TUDOR COOKBOOK. Recipes and Reminiscences from Corgi Cottage.
Tasha. Tudor
Manufacturer: Little Brown,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NYKS28

Book Description

Pet owners and animal hobbyists are discovering rats as fascinating and intelligent creatures that can be bred selectively and kept as pets. This book advises on virtually all aspects of caging, feeding, rat management, and training. Although "rat homes" are commercially available, the authors' detailed discussion of caging includes many do-it-yourself ideas on ways to improve on the manufactured versions and convert rat enclosures into structures that better meet hobbyists' needs. There is also advice on rat trainability, and specific instructions for the training of these animals. Approximately 80 full-color photos.

Customer Reviews:

Info Filled.......2007-03-12

First page out, reminded us to get an aquarium not a wire cage to keep the babies from escaping!

Good Tips.......2007-03-09

I bought this hoping to learn more about the training of rats. It does have some on training. More than most books, however I would have liked more. For those beginners it also includes a very complete chapters on selection, care, housing and medical. I was dissapointed it didn't include anthing on litter-box training. I have heard some about litter-box training and believe it could be a usefull adition to this book. All in all a good care and maintance guide, with some ideas for training.

A MUST HAVE for the first time ratty.......2007-01-21

I wish I had picked up this book BEFORE I picked up my two bundles of joy. This book lets you know just about everything you need to know BEFORE you think of picking up a ratty, or two, and just about what you need to know right after. It's great to fall back on too! MAHALO to the author's anc contributors!

Adoption Option.......2006-11-11

Although this book shows an appreciation for rats and their marvelous personalities, it completely ignores the fact that one doesn't have to buy a pet rat. There are small mammal rescue groups who foster little furry creatures like rats and hamsters and guinea pigs. Shelters also often have small mammals. People need to always think of adoption first, as we have so many homeless animals in this country and so few quality homes.

Good Rat Book Review........2005-08-02

I really liked it. I liked how they said the stuff. They use funny words. I really liked the pictures. They had good advice.

Average customer rating:

Training Your Pet Rat
*
Manufacturer: BARRONS (GBS)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K7DLN6

Book Description

Experience old & new Father Christmas dolls crafted in every conceivable & imaginable medium. A sampling of the enormous range of Santa dolls crafted from the past and today by many talented artists. Discover the magic behind the spirit of Santa Claus as each artist shares their story. A must for every Christmas Enthusiast! 237 color of 337 photos. 176 pages.

Customer Reviews:

One of the best Victorian stained glass book!.......2000-11-22

It has a few pages (5) on the Victorian style, on glass design fundamentals, on glass selection, cutting techniques and leading techniques appropriate for Victorian design projects.

The patterns presented are really representative of the Victorian era, and there are projects for regular windows, doors, transoms, sidelights.

One of the most interesing feature of the book is that most of all the patterns in this book have been created by artists and photographed (all color photographs), so you really get a good idea of the final result you will be getting before you try your hand at one particular pattern.

Book Description

Twelve years ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit commissioned Roy Lichtenstein to create a mural for the Times Square subway station at 42nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Fabricated by Lichtenstein in 1994, the mural was finally unveiled on September 5, 2002, a gift from the artist to all New Yorkers. Standing 6 feet high and 53 feet long, the mural provides a skyline view of a futuristic metropolis, as represented through Lichtenstein's trademark benday dots and comic book flair. The development of the mural is explored here through an essay by Harvard University scholar Scott Rothkopf and "Report on Miniaturization (Metropolis, 2030 A.D.)," a new, specially commissioned short story by Rick Moody. In this appropriately oversized book, viewers get a glimpse of Lichtenstein's creative process, interweaving motifs, and visionary themes, and of the four decades of art making and rich associations that went into the making of the Times Square Mural.

Book Description

Throughout history, Indian leaders and their methods of leadership have both perplexed and fascinated other Americans. Because war chiefs played leading roles in the confrontations with whites, it is they who most often emerge from the pages of history. But there were many other leaders who sought security for their tribesmen in accommodation or friendship with the Anglo-Americans. Indeed, as the twelve subjects whose careers are examined in this collection illustrate, Indian political leadership has manifested itself in a wide variety of patterns.

Spanning the period from colonial times to the present, the essays are devoted to Old Briton, Joseph Brant (or, Thayendenegea), Alexander McGillivray, Red Bird, John Ross, Satanta, Washakie, Sitting Bull, Quanah Parker, Dennis Bushyhead, Carlos Montezuma, and Peter MacDonald.

Customer Reviews:

great indian read.......2004-12-02

reading the edmonds book on american indian leaders i discovered many new things about their culture. it was a great insight to the way native americans lived and the abuse they had to go through to live as they were and continue to practice their way of life. overall id give this book 4 stars

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books