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The Call of the Cat Basket (A York Cat Crime Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by James Barrie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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In The Call of the Cat Basket, Theodore, our reluctant cat detective, goes after escaped convict Milton Macavity. It is Bonfire Night and protestors have descended on York in their thousands. The pursuit takes Theodore into the crowded city centre, where he is soon reduced to life on the streets.
But is Milton really the villain, or is it his brother, disgraced banker Miles Macavity? Will Theodore be able to stop Bonfire Night ending with a bang and return to the comfort of his home and his rather vocal cat basket?
The Call of the Cat Basket is a book for everyone who likes cats, crime and York.
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  1. Book 3 of 3
    A York Cat Crime Mystery
  2. Print length
    139 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    November 29, 2019
  6. File size
    3199 KB
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James Barrie was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and went to school in Pocklington. He studied civil engineering at Leeds University before spending five years overseas, teaching English and working as a technical editor. Since moving to York in 1999, he has worked as an English language teacher, bridge inspector, stay-at-home-dad, civil engineer and geotechnical engineer. He has also done courses in creative writing at York College, York University and the Arvon Foundation. In May 2012 he began writing The York Cat Crime Mysteries, a planned series of nine books featuring feline sleuth Theodore. The First of Nine: The Case of the Clementhorpe Killer was published in 2016 and Rear Garden, or The Cat Who Knew Too Much, in 2018.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081XYDV5P
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severus House (November 29, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3199 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 139 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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James Barrie was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire. He studied at Leeds University before spending five years overseas, teaching English and working as a technical editor.

In May 2012, he began writing The York Cat Crime Mysteries, a planned series of nine books featuring feline sleuth Theodore. 'The First of Nine: The Case of the Clementhorpe Killer' was published in 2016, the sequel 'Rear Garden, or The Cat Who Knew Too Much' in 2018 and 'The Call of the Cat Basket' in 2019.

In 2022, 'The Naked Orientalist: The Turkish Life of French Sailor and Writer Pierre Loti' was published, a book started in 2001 and completed twenty years later! The novel is based on the author's own time living and working in Turkey and the works of Pierre Loti.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
16 global ratings

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Mary Thorman
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Tongue-in-cheek starring super cat sleuth, Theodore.
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I’ve read all three cat detective books now and found them to be a pleasant medicine for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s lockdown. Hokey, silly, and charming. Beware the horrible puns.
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