Elaine Viets

Catnapped!: A Dead End Mystery Elaine Viets

Marc Notes: The one thing celebrity Trish Barrymore and her no-account accountant husband, Mort, can agree on in their bitter divorce is shared cat custody. But when Mort is found brained by a mahogany cat tower and their pedigreed Chartreux show cat goes missing, Trish calls on Helen and Phil to find the feline filcher and let the cat out of the bag. Biographical Note: Elaine Viets has actually worked many of those dead-end jobs in her mystery novels, just like her character Helen Hawthorne. Recent titles in the Dead-End Job Mystery series include "Checked Out," "Board Stiff, "and"Final Sail."She is also the author of the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series, including "A Dog Gone Murder," the Francesca Vierling Mysteries, and numerous short stories. Elaine has won an Anthony Award and an Agatha Award."Review Quotes: Praise for"Catnapped!" "Catnapped!" moves at a brisk pace as Helen learns the difference between pet owners and those who pamper their star felines to the extreme. An intriguing subplot adds an extra boost to Viets s witty story. "South Florida Sun-Sentinel" Lively. The behind-the-scenes look at the show cat world is worth the price of admission alone in this witty cozy. "Publishers Weekly" "Cozy mystery tales just can't get any better than"Catnapped!"" "Fresh Fiction" "A perfect beach read and most enjoyable." "Spinetingler Magazine""Review Quotes: Praise for "Catnapped!" ""Catnapped!" moves at a brisk pace as Helen learns the difference between pet owners and those who pamper their star felines to the extreme. An intriguing subplot...adds an extra boost to Viets's witty story."--"South Florida Sun-Sentinel" "Lively.... The behind-the-scenes look at the show cat world is worth the price of admission alone in this witty cozy." --"Publishers Weekly" "Cozy mystery tales just can't get any better than "Catnapped!""--"Fresh Fiction" "A perfect beach read and most enjoyable." --"Spinetingler Magazine"Review Quotes: Praise for "Catnapped!" ""Catnapped!" moves at a brisk pace as Helen learns the difference between pet owners and those who pamper their star felines to the extreme. An intriguing subplot...adds an extra boost to Viets's witty story."--"South Florida Sun-Sentinel" "Lively.... The behind-the-scenes look at the show cat world is worth the price of admission alone in this witty cozy." --"Publishers Weekly" "Cozy mystery tales just can't get any better than "Catnapped!""--"Fresh Fiction" "A perfect beach read and most enjoyable." --"Spinetingler Magazine" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/24/2014 (EAN 9780451466303, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 61 (EAN 9780451466303, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Viets, Elaine Elaine Viets lives in Hollywood, FL.