Cat on the Edge: A Joe Grey Mystery

Name: Cat on the Edge: A Joe Grey Mystery
Rating: 4.833333492279053 (12 reviews)

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Oct 2009 · Joe Grey Mystery Series Book 1 · Harper Collins

4.8

12 reviews

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The charming first book in the delightfully cozy Joe Grey Cat Mystery series. Joe—a tomcat who is suddenly able to understand humans—is the sole witness to a murder in the quaint coastal village of Carmel-by-the-Sea and finds his relaxing days of curling up and catching mice are now on the line.

He thought it was a perfect crime… the only witness was a cat.

It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First, the large, silver feline is alarmed to discover, when his owner yells at him to dispose of a mouse, that he can understand human language and even more shocking, that he can speak it as well! Then he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli—and worse, to be seen witnessing it. It's all a nightmare for a cat who would prefer to sleep the day away carefree. With his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joe has no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime—because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice.

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4.8

12 reviews

Rachel w

May 29, 2023

Intriguing start to a solid cozy mystery series. It's slower than the rest of the series, but the pace is mainly due to it being the first volume. There's a nice fae quality to some parts of it without the otherworldly elements swallowing the book whole. I've read the series in parts or as a whole three times over the years, and it's still my favorite in the genre. The overarching plot is unique, and the characters are quirky but not over the top. The setting is beautiful and I always close the books feeling refreshed.

Jennifer Graziano

May 27, 2025

Origin of the alphabet; number line, computer is the same place. There isn't a calendar without a programmer; different ones in society are for companies to supply basic utilities; motor vehicles, food clothes & shelter. Computer programs give the answers to outstanding questions; humans do not. They also drive all artificial moving objects; humans do not. One program designs all the building and a different one does cars; the program includes after they are built schedules for them and us. Cameras are a derivative of computer separate from video recorder for unreal pictures and photograph obstructing justice to disappear or vanish includes video tapes & DVD's.

john courage

February 27, 2014

Excellent insight into cat behaviour. Enjoyed it immensely as we did two others we have read and look forward to reading more.

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About the author

Shirley Rousseau Murphy was the author of twenty-one mysteries in the Joe Grey series, for which she won the Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion nine years in a row and received ten national Cat Writers’ Association Awards for best novel of the year. She was also a noted children’s book author and received five Council of Authors and Journalists Awards.

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