Cat in an Alien X-Ray, the 25th book in the Midnight Louie series, finds Temple Barr, a public relations specialist hesitantly taking on an interesting new client, Silas T. Farnum. Farnum believes his new attraction, "Area 54," will be a big success on the Las Vegas strip. However, the site of the building soon becomes a crime scene when two bodies are discovered. Meanwhile, Temple is trying to juggle her ex-boyfriend and new fiance, and a serial killer with intent to hurt them all may be back in Las Vegas. Everyone's favorite feline private investigator and his crew are on the case from the beginning. With a little help from his furry friends (the Cat Pack), Midnight Louie strives to solve the mysteries.While some of the chapters of this book are written from Temple's point of view, others are written from Midnight Louie's, which I really enjoyed. I think the author does an excellent job of portraying the story from a feline's perspective.
The books in the series can be read independently of each other. I have not read any of the other books in the Midnight Louie series, and at times, I found the characters' histories and subplots a bit overwhelming. I would suggest reading the Forward ("Previously In") section as this does give some background.
I believe anyone who enjoys science fiction, mysteries, and cats would enjoy this book.
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In full disclosure, I was not compensated for this review. I received a copy of Cat in an Alien X-Ray from Tor/Forge Publishing to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I think i'd like it cuz i like cats and i like scifi!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very cool!
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice review. But our silly person is not crazy about Scifi, so you don't need to enter us.But it does sound like a great book.
ReplyDeleteI thinks we would enjoy it. We are putting the Midnight Louie Mysteries on our reading list and Mommy is going to talk to our library about carrying it if they don't already.
ReplyDeleteSounds intriguing, even as a 25th in a series! Wow, really? Whew!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great book! We actually just won it in a giveaway, so you don't have to enter us. :)
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We'd love to win this book!
ReplyDeleteWhy??? Well, the cats of course!
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Katie & Glogirly
Cool looking book!
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The book sounds as if its one we would like our mom to read to us. If we win, you can reach us at: janet.blue@thecatonmyhead.com
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I've read some of the books in the series. They're fun.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try this one.
Thanks!