This latest book begins with the birth of Joe and Dulcie's kittens. The kittens parents, and the cats human friends, wait in anticipation to see if the three new kittens will be speaking cats like their parents.
While Dulcie is taking care of the kittens, Joe, Kit and Pan are busy trying to help the police track down the car burglary ring. Later in the book, there will be a murder, and cats and the kittens will be involved in tracking down the culprits.
What I enjoy most about the Joe Grey books is how the author has moved things along in each book by adding new characters and developing the relationships between the characters both human and feline. I like the fact that the cats and the humans who know that they can talk are all very close, and they come to each other's aid when the need arises.
"Cat Shining Bright" is probably the second or third best of the twenty books. "Cat Shout For Joy" which directly preceeds "Cat Shining Bright" is my favorite of the series. The first book in the series is also very good. The whole series is good.
If you've never read any of this series, I would recommend going back to the first book and working your way through. It is so interesting to see the characters develop, grow and change.
I just want to add that Shirley Rousseau Murphy is a rare author in my experience. When I wrote to her about her books, she responded right away. This is actually not that common. Many authors do not respond, or you get a standardized reply. Another author who did respond and sent me a nice note was Glenn Plaskin whose book "Katie Up and Down the Hall" is very good.
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