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Cats and Crime Kindle Edition

by Fiona L. Woods (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
Love cats? How about clean cozy puzzle mysteries? And flash fiction?

Then you'll love these stories.

Meet 24 year old Lori Stockley, the mail order private investigator, and Panzer, the rascally black cat, in this short story collection. Oh, and we can't forget Lori's Granny Gladys. Put these three together and it's a recipe for chaos. Follow them as they catch drug dealers, burglars, bank robbers, and carpet snakes.

The P.I. Lori Stockley cases are meant to be tongue-in-cheek spoofs of the hard-drinking, hard-fighting private investigators of the genre.

Five of the stories in this collection feature P.I. Lori Stockley, her Granny Gladys and Panzer; one features P.I. Lori Stockley working on her own; one features Panzer home alone and two feature police Detective Matt Stockley.

As an added feature, Panzer has included before each of his stories one of his favorite quotes from a famous or not so famous or totally unknown human.

Table of Contents:

Introduction One
You're Out!
The Case of the Cat and the New P.I.
The Case of the Kamikaze Cat
The Case of the Peeping Tom Cat
The Case of the Santa Claus Caper
Bonus Lori Stockley Story: For Sale
Introduction Two
Bonus Detective Matt Stockley Story: Seeing Double
Bonus Detective Matt Stockley Story: Dirty Trick
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  1. Print length
    43 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    January 2, 2014
  4. File size
    3.7 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ATUWVDK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fiona L. Woods; 1st edition (January 2, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 43 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Fiona L. Woods

Fiona L. Woods

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Fiona loves writing mystery and romance short stories, novellas and novels with an occasional nonfiction book for variety.

She's owned by two cats: Panzer and Pagan Eddy. Panzer's mother is a Siamese and his father a traveling sales cat. Panzer is sixteen pounds of black fur built like a tank. Panzer's half-brother is Pagan Edward whose father was a visiting Bombay cat. Pagan is eight pounds (full-grown) of black fur full of cat attitude who isn't afraid of neither man nor Panzer.

Fiona's past careers have included working as a bookkeeper, an insurance agent, a Notary Public, an administrative assistant, a jewelry designer, and a Social Media Information Technology Administrator. All of these were to support her writing addiction.

She started writing in the second grade with a story about her horse named Booger. Yes, that really was his name and her teacher and classmates couldn't stop laughing when she read it to the class. She was hooked on the joy of laughter and writing from then on.

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Customers find the book well-written with delightful short stories, and one review mentions it's full of twists and adventure. They appreciate the book's personality, with one customer noting the quickly sketched colorful characters, while another describes it as sweet.

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11 customers mention "Readability"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and appreciate its delightful short stories, with one customer noting it's full of twists and adventure.

"Short compilation of stories about Panzer the cat, his owner and her granddaughter as together they solve several CRIMES...." Read more

"...From a Layman's (woman) point of view they are quite well written, great plots, lovable characters, (love the cat) and edited well, they just end..." Read more

"The short stories are very well written and the cat doesn't do anything a cat wouldn't normally do...." Read more

"The cat in these short stories had a very definite personality. An easy reading as you tried to figure out who done the deed...." Read more

3 customers mention "Flavor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the flavor of the book, with one describing it as sweet and another noting its cute "pick me ups."

"...lacking time to sit and read for long periods of time, these are cute "pick me ups"...." Read more

"...While the cat was the star, the people added flavor. You should enjoy all the stories. Theila" Read more

"Short and sweet..." Read more

3 customers mention "Personality"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the characters in the book, with one noting their colorful and quick sketches, while another mentions their definite personalities.

"...(woman) point of view they are quite well written, great plots, lovable characters, (love the cat) and edited well, they just end far too soon...." Read more

"The cat in these short stories had a very definite personality. An easy reading as you tried to figure out who done the deed...." Read more

"A group of short stories with succinct endings. Quickly sketched sometimes colorful characters, but well done and manages to hold your interest." Read more

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  • Shar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cats and Crime by Fiona L. Woods
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2014
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    Short compilation of stories about Panzer the cat, his owner and her granddaughter as together they solve several CRIMES. Pander is an active part of the stories which is always a plus for me. There are also two shorts about the granddaughter' s detective husband who readily solves two murders.Good book but I really wanted it to be longer.
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  • Amy Ort
    3.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2015
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    interesting reviews
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  • Nina Chambers
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cats and Crime
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013
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    Delightful Short Stories. If one is lacking time to sit and read for long periods of time, these are cute "pick me ups". This author, Fiona Woods is quite talented and I would like very much to see her develop more of her "short" stories into complete Novels. From a Layman's (woman) point of view they are quite well written, great plots, lovable characters, (love the cat) and edited well, they just end far too soon. There is so much more that could be put into them, that having a full length Novel, should be no problem. So good Writing Fiona Woods!
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  • Sharian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2013
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    The short stories are very well written and the cat doesn't do anything a cat wouldn't normally do. The detective is very alert to small details that help her to determine something is not right. I enjoyed them very much.
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  • Unknown
    4.0 out of 5 stars Animals and mysteries go together
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013
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    The cat in these short stories had a very definite personality. An easy reading as you tried to figure out who done the deed. While the cat was the star, the people added flavor. You should enjoy all the stories.
    Theila
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  • Kaddie
    5.0 out of 5 stars short stories
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014
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    Fun stories to read but not long. The crimes were solved very quickly almost to quick. If you don't have a lot of time this book can be fun to read
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  • zuzufelix
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gift
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015
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    Well, most of the books I purchased were given as gifts. Feedback was good and all enjoyed reading.
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  • chiefcrane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cats and Crime, well written
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014
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    I enjoy stories where the cat is part of the full story and this is one of those books - nice read
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