Summer Cat Blues


Book Description

Sometimes a cat just needs to get away from it all—but humans and their murderous misbehaviour will get in the way . . . The children of Sir William Pelham are less than pleased when their father and his new wife decide to turn the family home into a hotel and spa. So when they gather to celebrate their father’s birthday, old resentments fester and tensions bubble to the surface. Blissfully unaware of the trouble brewing at the main house, the Goodmans and their cats Aubrey and Vincent are enjoying a short break in one of the luxury apartments on the grounds. However, their jolly holiday is disturbed when a child goes missing and a body is found floating in the pool. Determined to get to the bottom of it, Aubrey and Vincent set out to solve the mystery. But will the cat get the cream?




FunTime Piano Jazz & Blues - Level 3A-3B


Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). FunTime Piano Jazz & Blues provides an entertaining collection of pieces from the jazz/blues idiom. The book is perfect for the Level 3 student interested in exploring this style. It consists of easy arrangements of jazz and blues standards as well as delightful original compositions that are sure to motivate and entertain any student.




Summertime Blues


Book Description

Summertime is here! But there's no sun, surf, or sand for Lou. Instead, it's Brussels sprouts, mud, and mosquitoes. Lou and her mom are off to spend the summer with Memaw in the most boring town on earth. Lou's mom keeps busy by exchanging love letters with her new sweetheart, Richard, but Lou's crush, Tristan, only sends her a lousy postcard. Will meeting a new boy chase Lou's blues away? Paul's not exactly a heartthrob, but he's sweet and . . . unusual. He's nothing like Tristan, but could he be just as crush-worthy?




Sleeping Cat Blues


Book Description

An attack on a retired journalist brings new attention to an old case, in this clever mystery with a cat’s-eye view . . . Jeremy Goodman has been taking a class in local history taught by Margaret, a retired journalist. She’s just dug up some intriguing new information in a forty-year-old unsolved triple homicide known as the Golf Course Murders—and now she’s been attacked and left for dead. Jeremy is teaming up with an ex-cop classmate to look into Margaret’s assault—and their fellow students, as well. Could one of them have a connection to the cold case? There’s a lot of investigating that needs to be done—and his cats, Aubrey and Vincent, just might sniff out a key piece of evidence . . . Praise for Alison O’Leary’s Street Cat Blues “Vastly entertaining . . . cunningly crafted.” —Books & Bindings “Hilarious.” —The Book Decoder




Street Cat Blues


Book Description

“One of the best books I’ve read.” —Amazon reviewer, five stars A jaded tabby cat suspects everyone when an elderly neighbour gets put down in this witty mystery series debut . . . After spending several months banged up in Sunny Banks rescue centre, life is looking good for Aubrey, a large tabby cat who has finally found his forever home with Molly and Jeremy. However, all that changes when a killer begins to target elderly people in the neighbourhood. Aubrey wasn’t particularly upset by some of the previous deaths—particularly that of Miss Jenkins, who enjoyed throwing stones at cats. But the latest victim, Mr Telling, was one of the good humans. Aubrey may be a pampered house pet now, but he still knows his way around the streets—and along with a few other local felines, he intends to pounce on this two-legged predator . . .




Christmas Cat Blues


Book Description

When a charity’s annual dinner becomes a murder scene, Aubrey the cat donates his sleuthing services . . . In addition to feeding the felines Aubrey and Vincent, Jeremy Goodman has a new responsibility: filling a recently vacated trustee role at a local charity that works tirelessly to house the homeless. Jeremy is initially enthusiastic—but soon begins to suspect that all is not as it seems at the nonprofit’s headquarters. When the unexpected death of the Chairman of Trustees at the annual dinner fans the flame of suspicion, Jeremy puts up his guard. Aubrey and Vincent, and their new friend Eric, agree. It seems that charity may not always begin at home and that kindness can be a killer . . .




Country Cat Blues


Book Description

“A purrrrfect read in every sense . . . keeps you guessing right to the end.” —Amazon reviewer, five stars This English village may look peaceful, but a cat can smell trouble from a mile away . . . When pet cat Aubrey moves to the picturesque village of Fallowfield with his family, he is keen to explore the delights of the English countryside. However, the idyllic peace is shattered when a gruesome murder takes place at the village fete. Tensions run high as spectres from the past begin to emerge. Aubrey is particularly bothered when suspicion falls on Morris, who may be eccentric, but is also a good friend to the local felines. It’s time for Aubrey to step up. Can he solve the mystery before it’s too late?




Shelter


Book Description

Shelter is a true story about the experiences and changes of a woman who, as a child, was abandoned by both parents. Through her poetry and prose, it tells how, later in life, working to help homeless animals helps bring to surface her own hidden pain from long ago. It reveals how the denials of our heart appear to shield us from hurt but, in reality, rob us of our full potential to find love and joy first from within, then spreading out into our own lives and those around us.




Mister Jelly Roll


Book Description

A biography of Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton, one of the world's most influential composers of jazz.




Rivers of London: Stray Cat Blues #2


Book Description

The hit comic based on Ben Aaronovitch’s bestselling novels is back! Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London saga, when a mysterious cat-woman comes to Abigail looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs Napierl