Totally Pawstruck by Sofie Ryan

 (Second Chance Cat Mystery #9)

288 pages / 7 hrs

"Although Sarah Grayson is often tending to the contained chaos of her delightful secondhand store in North Harbor, Maine, plus dealing with the quirky personality of her rescue cat, Elvis, she still takes an occasional night off. But her evening out comes to an abrupt end when Sarah discovers Stella Hall, a member of the library board, standing over a body in the street.
 
"Although Stella admits that she and the victim had fought about several things including library funding, she is adamant that she is innocent and the real killer is on the loose. Sarah is eager to help, but even with the assistance of Charlotte’s Angels, the senior citizen detectives who rent out part of her shop, there is still a vast amount of circumstantial evidence linking Stella to the crime. The odds may be stacked against them, but Sarah and Elvis, along with the Angels, will work hard to check out the suspects and catch a killer."  --from the publisher

I thought it was an average cozy mystery. There isn't anything particularly interesting about the plot or characters. I give it three stars out of five.

Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan

 (Second Chance Cat Mystery #8)

352 pages / 8 hrs, 24 mins

"Sarah and Elvis can always be found at a charming secondhand shop in the village of North Harbor, Maine. Despite the small-town setting, the daring duo often find themselves wrapped up in murder, but luckily they have help--a quirky group of senior citizens runs an amateur detective agency called Charlotte's Angels out of the store.

"The Angels are hired to look into who is sabotaging cat shows in the state, and they decide the best way to do that is to send Elvis the cat undercover as a contestant. But then one of the cat show volunteers is murdered just before the latest competition, and Sarah and the Angels have to catch a killer in two shakes of a cat's tail!"  --from the publisher

I like this series and the quirky characters, but this installment wasn't up to par, imho. The story felt a little disjointed and forced. I give it three out of five stars.