Mimi Lee Cracks the Code
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- 65,00 kr
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- 65,00 kr
Publisher Description
One of BookRiot's Best Upcoming Cozy Mysteries for the Second Half of 2021!
When murder follows Mimi Lee to her romantic island getaway, she puts on her best sleuthing hat with her sassy cat in tow in this adventurous cozy mystery by Jennifer J. Chow.
Mimi Lee just found an extra perk to being a pet groomer at Hollywoof (other than cuddling animals all day long, that is). Pixie St. James, one of Mimi’s clients and the investor behind Hollywoof, has offered her and her boyfriend, Josh, a getaway at her vacation home, nestled on beautiful Catalina Island. With the island just outside of Los Angeles but still far enough from the hustle and bustle, Mimi, Josh, and their cat Marshmallow (who, of course, wouldn’t be caught dead in a dingy pet hotel) are excited for their relaxing stay.
That is, until Pixie’s last renter, Davis D. Argo, turns up dead. Mimi and Josh’s romantic getaway immediately turns into an enormous buzzkill, especially when Pixie asks Mimi for help. The police suspect Pixie, and Mimi knows a thing or two about wrongful allegations. Mimi figures it couldn’t hurt to snoop a little since she’s already there, and soon discovers that a valuable item is missing. Except Pixie isn’t the only one in the neighborhood who has been robbed. There is something strange happening on the island, and Mimi won’t stop until she finds out what it is.
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In Chow's fluffy third Mimi Lee mystery (after 2020's Mimi Lee Reads Between the Lines), Mimi, the irrepressible owner of Hollywoof, a Los Angeles pet grooming salon, accepts the offer of a free weekend with her lawyer boyfriend at her benefactor Pixie St. James's rental property on Catalina Island. They arrive to find the condo has been burgled and vandalized, and after a highly unromantic weekend, Mimi returns home to the news the rental's previous tenant has been murdered, and the police have found a note from Pixie telling him to immediately vacate her property "on pain of death." The police believe they have their woman, but Mimi is convinced the murder is tied to a string of property thefts on the island. So with plenty of help from her telepathic Persian cat, Marshmallow, and periodic pauses for a little dog grooming, Mimi bulldozes her way through L.A. and Catalina to confront every possible suspect and find the real killer. Chow offers original characters, clever banter, and a laid-back California vibe. This is perfect for lovers of crime-solving animal cozies.
