Last week, I posted that I was going to re-read one of my favorite book series. The Joe Grey series of mysteries written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy is one of the best. This series of books has 18 titles so far, and and a new book is scheduled for release sometime early in 2016.
This series of books is not just a mystery series. In addition to the mystery element, this series is a fantasy series as well.
Joe Grey is a cat who in the first book "Cat On the Edge" one day gains the ability to talk and think like a human. Joe witnesses the murder of his human's business partner, and the murderer comes after Joe somehow realizing that Joe is no ordinary cat.
On the run for his life, and not knowing how to talk to Clyde Damen his human, Joe feels all alone in the world until he meets Dulcie another cat with abilities just like his.
In "Cat On the Edge" these two feline detectives work together to solve the murder Joe witnessed. Several of the main characters in the series are introduced in this first book, but those who read the entire series will soon discover that the author brings in new and exciting characters throughout the series.
If you have never read any books in the Joe Grey series, I recommend that you start with this first book. The series builds on itself, and I think that if you started in the middle of the series, some of what is happening might be hard to understand. All of these books are still in print, so it is not difficult to start at the beginning.
In the weeks to come, as I read through this series once again, I will give a short review of each book.
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