The Diamond Cat

by Marian Babson

Book Overview

Bettina Bilby agrees to board her neighbors' felines for a long holiday weekend. But a freak storm sets the pigeon among the cats--a carrier bird downed on the doorstep with a tiny load of large... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312956606
• ISBN13: 9780312956608
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Babson Does It Again

No matter how much you may happen to have an aversion to either mysteries and/or cats, one can't help but laugh out loud when the person telling the story is Ms. Babson.This particular murder mystery is done just as straight-forwarded and written with the dry humor we've come to expect.No one gives a more accurate picture of the English countryside and the people who live there than Marian Babson: her characters are well defined but she never gets wordy or preachy about it. It is the same with the deaths that take place in her novels: no gruesome details, just facts and good reading.Do yourself a big favor and pick up this, or any of Ms. Babson's novels: you won't regret it.

Cats and diamonds lead to mayhem and murder.

A glittering object drops to the floor. What's a hungry cat to do? Swallow it of course. That is part of the premise of THE DIAMOND CAT by Marian Babson. When a major storm hits a London suburb, a carrier pigeon is the victim. Needless to say, the four felines being boarded by a downtrodden spinster and her demanding mother are more than mildly interested. The bird is carrying a fortune in diamonds, mysterious begin to strangers haunt the neighborhood, and two murders ensue. This fast-paced book by American expatriot Babson will delight readers of traditional British mysteries and cat lovers alike.