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Grace Wilde is excited to head to New Orleans for her first "real" case as an animal telepath. She intends to help a woman find her missing sister, but when she attempts to communicate with her client's cat, Coco, Grace gets distracted by the presence of a much wilder animal. Coco confirms that a mysterious monkey has been swinging around the Big Easy. Grace thinks she might be able to help corral the cheeky Capuchin in addition to solving her case. But things get complicated when she show more receives a cryptic warning that her client isn't what she seems. Now it's up to Grace to separate the truth from the monkey business... show lessTags
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This is one of two series I'd have sworn I would have disliked because as much as I love animals, I don't care for books that overly anthropomorphise them. The premise of this series is a woman who can telepathically communicate with all animals and uses this gift to solve crimes.
But Morrigan does such a good job with this; if such a gift as this existed, I imagine it would manifest itself similarly to the author's idea of it: images, emotions, and for domesticated animals a limited number of words they've learned associations for. Guard. Treat. Stay. Outside.
Additionally the characters are great. Relationships are positive, personalities are interesting. There's no love triangle, but there is an intriguing man of mystery in the show more background, where it seems he'll stay.
The mystery in this one was good, but it really skirted a line between mystery and sci-fi. It isn't, but the ending... well, no spoilers. But I was rolling my eyes a tiny bit. Touch over the top. She also skirts some animal cruelty issues; not enough to be in your face, but enough to be a little confronting. Thankfully she strikes that delicate balance.
Also, I should just mention: this mystery isn't about a murder (although there's a cold case murder very peripherally connected); it's about a missing person. I know some people really enjoy mysteries that don't involve murder, so I thought I'd mention it here.
Can't wait for the next one! show less
But Morrigan does such a good job with this; if such a gift as this existed, I imagine it would manifest itself similarly to the author's idea of it: images, emotions, and for domesticated animals a limited number of words they've learned associations for. Guard. Treat. Stay. Outside.
Additionally the characters are great. Relationships are positive, personalities are interesting. There's no love triangle, but there is an intriguing man of mystery in the show more background, where it seems he'll stay.
The mystery in this one was good, but it really skirted a line between mystery and sci-fi. It isn't, but the ending... well, no spoilers. But I was rolling my eyes a tiny bit. Touch over the top. She also skirts some animal cruelty issues; not enough to be in your face, but enough to be a little confronting. Thankfully she strikes that delicate balance.
Also, I should just mention: this mystery isn't about a murder (although there's a cold case murder very peripherally connected); it's about a missing person. I know some people really enjoy mysteries that don't involve murder, so I thought I'd mention it here.
Can't wait for the next one! show less
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- Take the Monkey and Run
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