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Something the Cat Dragged In (The Peter Shandy Mysteries Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Charlotte MacLeod (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 641 ratings
A horticulturist and amateur sleuth roots out an irritating professor’s killer in the Nero Award–winning mystery series.
 An unpleasant man in every respect, university professor Herbert Ungley is exceedingly vain. One morning, his landlady catches her cat coming in with Ungley’s hairpiece between its teeth. It’s clear something has happened to the old grouch, because he would never be caught without his toupee. Ungley is found in the yard behind his social club, with his head bashed in and his baldness plain for the world to see. Although the police are content to call it an accident, sleuthing horticulturalist Peter Shandy is unconvinced, and finds there are too many unanswered questions: How did Ungley come to have such a bulging bank account? Who was Ungley’s long-lost heir, and what did he have to do with the professor’s lost hair? And whose is the second body in the woods? Shandy must answer these questions and more if he’s to discover who pulled the rug out from the balding corpse.
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  1. Book 4 of 10
    The Peter Shandy Mysteries
  2. Print length
    218 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
  5. Publication date
    November 6, 2012
  6. File size
    6.6 MB
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“The epitome of the ‘cozy’ mystery.” —Mostly Murder “MacLeod can be counted on for a witty, literate and charming mystery.” —Publishers Weekly “Charm, wit, and Holmesian logic.” —AudioFile

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Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005) was an internationally bestselling author of cozy mysteries. Born in Canada, she moved to Boston as a child, and lived in New England most of her life. After graduating from college, she made a career in advertising, writing copy for the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company before moving on to Boston firm N. H. Miller & Co., where she rose to the rank of vice president. In her spare time, MacLeod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a children’s book called Mystery of the White Knight.  In Rest You Merry (1978), MacLeod introduced Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist and amateur sleuth whose adventures she would chronicle for two decades. The Family Vault (1979) marked the first appearance of her other best-known characters: the husband and wife sleuthing team Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn, whom she followed until her last novel, The Balloon Man, in 1998.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009S33L7E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (November 6, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 6, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 218 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1504067673
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 641 ratings

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Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005) was an internationally bestselling author of cozy mysteries. Born in Canada, she moved to Boston as a child, and lived in New England most of her life. After graduating from college, she made a career in advertising, writing copy for the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company before moving on to Boston firm N. H. Miller & Co., where she rose to the rank of vice president. In her spare time, MacLeod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a children’s book called Mystery of the White Knight.

In Rest You Merry (1978), MacLeod introduced Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist and amateur sleuth whose adventures she would chronicle for two decades. The Family Vault (1979) marked the first appearance of her other best-known characters: the husband and wife sleuthing team Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn, whom she followed until her last novel, The Balloon Man, in 1998.

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Customers find the book very entertaining and enjoyable to read, with one customer noting it's laugh-out-loud fun.

"...Clever stories that are fun to re-read again and again." Read more

"...I highly recommend her books nor only as enjoyable, fast and fun reads but as commentary on what our world really looks and IS like in the past and..." Read more

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"...These are true cozies. Just as an aside, I was amused by a couple of typos. Cops and robbers was morphed into cops and Roberts in one place...." Read more

12 customers mention "Mystery quality"9 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the mystery quality of the book, describing it as pleasant and clever, with one customer noting it keeps readers guessing.

"The Peter Shandy stores are great cozy mysteries. Lovable good guys, great plots, snappy dialogue, interesting twists...." Read more

"...But they don’t pretend to try. They’re pleasant little mysteries in a pleasant setting, peopled by pleasant characters...." Read more

"...That said, it is an enthralling mystery and well played out by the characters. I had parts, but no where near all of the intricacies solved...." Read more

"...I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's humor, particularly its whimsical lines and snappy dialogue.

"...Lovable good guys, great plots, snappy dialogue, interesting twists. Clever stories that are fun to re-read again and again." Read more

"I love how funny she writes, I really do...and She makes you THINK...." Read more

"...Read this one while on the beach, giggling and laughing the entire time. Highly recommend to be read." Read more

"Charlotte MacLeod books are full of humor and interesting characters and the plots are fun and unexpected." Read more

10 customers mention "Character development"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one describing them as lovable good guys.

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"...That said, it is an enthralling mystery and well played out by the characters. I had parts, but no where near all of the intricacies solved...." Read more

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"Witty and off-beat characters and writing. Many of the characters and the setting are caricatures, which add to the enjoyment. ." Read more

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  • Astro Mom
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love These Peter Shandy Stories
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2024
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    The Peter Shandy stores are great cozy mysteries. Lovable good guys, great plots, snappy dialogue, interesting twists. Clever stories that are fun to re-read again and again.
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  • pollymom
    4.0 out of 5 stars One major thing to say...This aurhor_in the midst of all th humor really makes you THINK.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2025
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    I love how funny she writes, I really do...and
    She makes you THINK.
    About corruption, criminal behavior, dangar, the damage we allow folks we assume will do the right thing but don't, how this nonsense is meant to "fool most of the people most of the time" but shouldn't, how foolish we are not to really listen to what our politicians actually espouse (as bad as they can be) then and NOW.
    What a reflection of the past, and what a litany of things that are happening under our inattentive eyes and ears right now, as we speak.
    She must have been aware of what she was writing about as Truth to have hit the proverbial nail in the head so many years and so much corruption ago!
    I love her writing. I love her perception. I loco be the language (the puns, the colloquial isms, the cliches, the style of writing different Dialects and euphemism s she uses to tell her tales and see to it we understand...
    I highly recommend her books nor only as enjoyable, fast and fun reads but as commentary on what our world really looks and IS like in the past and as we speak.
    The next number of years in this country will be dark and bleak, I fear, especially for a goodly number of those who visited this upon us and I hope more folks WILK organize to head off the worst of it.
    Authors like this assist us to kook at ourselves and ponder what we can do to nip it in the bud, so to speak.
    BRAVO.
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  • mystery lady
    5.0 out of 5 stars There goes Edmund the cat again.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
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    Absolutely love Professor Sandy and all the characters of Charlotte Macleod is books. Read this one while on the beach, giggling and laughing the entire time. Highly recommend to be read.
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  • Shirley Y. Thomas
    3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant fun
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018
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    These Shandy books can in no way be confused with great literature. But they don’t pretend to try. They’re pleasant little mysteries in a pleasant setting, peopled by pleasant characters. They aren’t page-turners and there’s no taut suspense to keep you up late reading past your bedtime. In fact, you’ll probably sleep like a baby after reading a chapter or two. It’s fun to return to book after book in the series to visit Balaclava and Professor Shandy. These are true cozies. Just as an aside, I was amused by a couple of typos. Cops and robbers was morphed into cops and Roberts in one place. Chief Ottermole was renamed Chief Ottenhole in another, as if Ottermole isn’t silly enough.
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  • Gloria M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delightul
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2013
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    Years ago, I read this book in Paperback. Since my eyes aren't what they use be and wanted to read them again I found the hard copy. I enjoyed it just as much as I did then. I found the complete series in hard copies from various dealers and I'm having a ball reading the books over again. They are "who done its" but Hilarious to boot. For those who haven't read them I'd highly recommend you do. I think you'll get just as much pleasure as I did.
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  • Boz Dijango
    4.0 out of 5 stars I love Peter Shandy stories!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
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    They are such a blast. This one is deft. Start with 'Rest You Merry' and I guarantee you'll be hooked!
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  • Susan K. Cox
    5.0 out of 5 stars Charlotte MacLeod books always satisfy!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020
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    Charlotte MacLeod books are full of humor and interesting characters and the plots are fun and unexpected.
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  • C.A.C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars more mayhem in Balaclava County
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2016
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    Cats, batty old professors, crooked politicians, cleaning ladies and riots, Oh my!

    Town and gown must unite to save the day when a former professor dies in town and the facts don't line up. Betsy Lomax, stalwart house cleaner to the famous and infamous Professor Peter Shandy, knows when something doesn't look right. The sudden death of her annoying boarder, Professor Emeritus Ungley, just doesn't look right to her educated eye.

    Calling in Professor Shandy to solve the puzzle leads to a web of lies that could destroy Balaclava Agricultural College and everything it stands for. Mix an annoying dirty politician in and stir, it leads to murder and mayhem. Can Professor Shandy figure it out and save the day or will a dirty campaign win the day? Enjoy!
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2016
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    Highly enjoyable light mystery
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  • emma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Verfilzt
    Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2021
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    Ohne Sieglinde oder die Walküren, mit wenig Helen und fast keiner Land- und Viehwirtschaft, dafür aber jede Menge Politik und nur einem kurzen Auftritt der Balaklava Blacks, ist es dennoch höchst vergnüglich.
    Einzig gelegentliche Fehler in der Übertragung von der gedruckten Ausgabe zur digitalen trüben das Vergnügen ein wenig.
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