One of the best things ever for a reader to hear is the news that a much loved series, thought to be ended, has been revived. When I found out that Nick and his human, Nora, were coming back for their fourth mystery I did the joy joy dance. I was not disappointed with Hiss H for Homicide. Welcome back, Nick and Nora.
Desiree was a friend of Nora's late mother and she has a problem, one that is going to get much worse soon. Given that Nora has a knack for investigation, Desiree asks her to try and find out what's up with her writing partner. As a writing team they pen romances but Desiree has a feeling that her partner, Marlene, wants to end the partnership. Turns out Marlene has written a tell all and there is a long list of people who don't want that book to see the light of day. When Nora and her furry partner show up to talk to Marlene they find her very dead. So who on that long list was desperate enough to kill her to keep a secret? Desiree fears it may be her name in the prime suspect spot. Nick and Nora get to work and soon have even more investigating to do. The killer isn't finished and Nick better keep an eye on Nora or she might just be the next corpse.
Filled with great characters this well crafted mystery was worth the wait. Add a little romance and a few twists and turns and you have a five star read. I'm itching to get my hands on book #5, Murder Faux Paws. Welcome back, Nick and Nora.
My thanks to the publisher Beyond The Page and NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

I always like to choose the cat mysteries. This one has so many things that didn't quite make sense to me. Like when was this supposed to take place? She mentions an expensive Cadillac El Dorado driving by, which they stopped making in 2002. She also named sandwiches after Seth Green and Megan Fox neither of which are in their Hollywood heyday anymore. I have cats but the mention of allowing Nick on the counter in the sandwich shop grossed me out not to mention it being a health code violation. And Nora kept taking evidence like the strand of hair she picked up and could feel in her pocket!? There was too much that was a stretch of imagination for it to work for me. Nora kept doing things that didn't quite make sense. If you are looking for a cat read without much thought to it this would be fine.

Nora Charles gets a call from Desiree Sanders, a friend of her deceased mother. Desiree is one half of a successful romance writing team. Desiree thinks the other half, Marlene McCambridge, is planning to end the partnership and she wants Nora to find out why. Nora agrees to speak to Marlene, but discovers the woman’s dead body. Nora learns that Marlene had been planning to write a gossipy tell-all, revealing secrets of her friends and rivals. Nora and her feline partner, Nick, launch their own investigation to find out if someone had secrets worth killing for.

It’s been a few years since the prior book in this series and I was excited to see Nora and Nick’s adventures are continuing. The premise of the book with a smart cat finding ways to communicate with Nora to help solve crime is reminiscent of Lilian Jackson Braun’s Cat Who... Series. This part of the book is well-done with Nick’s abilities coming across as amazing and fun and not too whimsical. The plot is interesting and the book starts out really good with Nora tracking down possible suspects in Marlene’s murder. Things bog down towards the middle with no real progress being made in the investigation and Nora making poor decisions.

Nora is dating an FBI agent and seems to still be attracted to a high school boyfriend who is now a police detective. In spite of this, Nora withholds her theories, plans, and even evidence from both of them and puts herself into dangerous situations from which her cat has to rescue her. Things start getting a little too unbelievable, but then Nora seems to learn from her mistakes and gets smarter about how she proceeds with her sleuthing. The story quickly turns around for an exciting ending. In fact, in spite of some disappointments in this book, developments at the end of the story have me already anticipating the next book in this charming series.

I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Beyond the Page Publishing. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

Nora Charles and her feline sleuth, Nick, find a dead body while helping a friend of Nora’s late mother. And since her mother’s friend, Desiree, is the soon to be the ex-writing partner of the murdered author, she becomes the number one suspect.

In this 4th Nick and Nora Mystery, the two begin investigating, immediately finding a few more suspects as they follow a growing list of leads. T.C. LoTempio writes a cleverly plotted mystery, and the relationship between Nick, the cat, and Nora is creative. This series continues to delight, especially those with a soft spot for feline sleuths.

If you are in the mood for an enjoyable cozy mystery look no further. Marlene McCambridge’s, is part of a writing duo. She has decided to sever a relationship with her writing partner to publish a tell-all book. Nora and Nick pay her a visit only to find her killed so it wouldn’t see the light of day. With so many suspects to pick from Nora and Nick need to find the manuscript before a friend who they think is innocent goes down for the crime.

This book was highly entertaining and I loved finding out that Nick is actually a cat with the ability to help solve mysteries (this was something I didn’t know going into the book). This is the first in the series that I have picked and was glad to see that it can be read as a standalone. I do want to go back and start from book one to get the full backgrounds of everyone involved.

I want to thank NetGalley, the author and publisher for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

I found this to be an okay read, amateurish at times, not one that I would fully recommend or discuss at length. The cover is eyecatching and would make me pick it up in a bookstore.

I'm really glad this series is back. I enjoy the characters and the stories are always fast paced and keep you guessing until the end. I do have some issues with actions taken by the main character: I'm all for the amateur sleuth asking questions and getting involved in the investigation but she takes it too far at times. <spoiler> Nora takes evidence that should have been left for the police and impedes their investigation, which puts her in danger. I'm also not a fan of the justified breaking and entering. </spoiler> These actions dropped the rating from a solid 4 to a 3. Also, I love cats but having a cat in the dining room is a stretch for me. Having a cat in the area where food is prepared is just wrong. And a health code violation.

I received a copy from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

#HissHforHomicide #NetGalley

I'm glad this series is back. I really want to know what is going on with human Nick! I enjoyed the mystery and it kept me guessing. I like the characters, and love cat Nick.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

When Nora and Nick Charles stumble upon the body of the woman Nora was tasked to find, she’s thrown into yet another mystery. This time it’s the body of Marlene McCambridge, one half of a famous writing duo. Only she was severing the partnership and was planning on publishing a tell all book. When the other half of the duo, an old friend of her mom’s asks Nora to step in and help her stop the partner, Nora never thought that she’d be thrown into yet another crime scene. Especially when she finds out that FBI Agent Samms is now filling in as the head of the town’s homicide unit. And of cours Samm’s not happy about this. Neither is Daniel, Nora’s sort of love interest and FBI agent.
It seems that Marlene had dirt on a bunch of people, from her agent, to her partner, to other authors, even a mob boss. They’re all out to find the missing manuscript, the one that will blare their secrets to the world. Nora, with the help of her tuxedo cat Nick, is set on the path to help solve this case. Especially when they arrest and charge her mom’s friend Desiree with the horrible crime.
Things ramp up when Nora and Nick find a second body, this time it’s the agent to the duo, and it’s set up to look like a suicide. Nora uses all her contacts, friends, and Nick to help solve the case. When the culprit is uncovered, you realize all the clues are laid out in a straightforward case and the author of this book didn’t even try to hide it. I don’t know about you, but it took me a little bit to put it all together. I love not being able to figure out the killer within the first few pages, but still figuring out before the big reveal.
This is the first book I’ve read from this author, but it won’t be me my last. I’ve definitely going to start this series with book one and get to know everyone. You can read this book without having read the three previous ones. I did with no issue, but with wonderful writing, intriguing characters, and a great story, you’ll want to start at the beginning like I do.
**I was given an ARC of this story and this is my honest and voluntary review.

Never Plain Sailing....
The fourth in the Nick and Nora series of mysteries finds Nora proffering her assistance to an old chum of her mother’s, whose writing partnership gone wrong. Nothing ever being plain sailing it’s not too long before a body is discovered, by Nora of course, and said chum becomes suspect number one. Time for Nick and Nora to investigate once again. Entertaining cosy mystery with likeable protagonists and a colourful cast of supporting characters. A worthy addition to the series.

This was my first in the A Nick and Nora Mystery series and I found it intriguing. It surprised me how well the author portrayed quirky, almost believable communication by a cat. It was endearing. The mystery was full of twists and surprised me in the resolution, an aspect of a book that I really appreciate. I didn't understand the angst in Nora's relationships and attribute that to it being the first time I had read anything in the series. There is an enjoyable cliffhanger that has me looking forward to more.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Nick and Nora just can not stay out of trouble! Is it their curious nature, or their desire to help others, or does trouble come looking for them?
When a friend of Nora's late mother calls asking for a meeting, Nora just can't say no.
How is she to even think this is going to be a life and death situation?
A whisker twisting tale of deceit and secrets best left untold.

If you have ever wondered about the interaction of competing authors, or even how authors collaberate, this book will fascinate you. If you liked hard boiled old crime fiction, you will find parts here to scratch your itch. If you are looking for a cozy mystery with elements of romance, (whose team will you be on?) get comfy and prepare to be intrigued.

If Nora didn't have a previous relationship with the cops on the case she may end up sitting in a cell herself. Why is she the one finding these bodies?
Fortunately she has a puzzle solving mind and a partner who always has her back.

A good twisty mystery with great characters and a very smart and cute cat. I have never read this series before nor did I need to to enjoy this book. I will be picking up the rest of this series soon.

Enjoy! I sure did.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I’m glad to see this series continue.
I strongly recommend you read the previous books in the series first to appreciate the characters.
This is a solid cozy mystery.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

A fairly typical cosy detective with the heroine, as usual, going her own way, ignoring police advice (this time from both boyfriend and potential boyfriend) ably abetted by her cat and other friends. Does the usual breaking-in, messing with evidence and so on. A pleasant enough light read but rather like an awful lot of others I'm afraid. Thanks to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

The adventures of Nick and Nora return in book four, HISS H FOR HOMICIDE. Someone murders author Marlene McCambridge who’s written a tell-all memoir and made plenty of enemies over the years. It’s a pleasurable task as a reader to try and figure out who the killer is among the list of suspects with plausible motives the author offers in the plot.

Nick, a most savvy kitty, is up to his usual body-sniffing ways and detects a second crime! The mystery is entertaining and absorbing and has humor throughout! I found parts of the clues nifty and original, therefore, very interesting to see some new thoughts in a cozy plot. I was surprised by the killer reveal, but it all made sense then. Great story! As a bonus, the author shares delicious recipes after the story.

I honestly reviewed a digital arc provided by NetGalley and Beyond the Page. All opinions are my own. Thank you.

cats, situational-humor, sleuth, small-business, small-town, murder, murder-investigation, cozy-mystery, magical-twist, verbal-humor, family-dynamics, friendship, author, law-enforcement****

Someone REALLY did not want the author to publish that Tell All book! Nora makes an appointment to see the temperamental author visiting town, but Nick the cat finds her body when they get there. Nora is a freelance journalist, runs a sandwich shop, has one old boyfriend working as temporary local Homicide detective, and the current one is FBI. But it's the cat who shows her where the clues are (and he is certainly NOT a sleek Siamese!). If you like stories where the cat is the star and the sleuth thwarts the law enforcement, you'll love this one, too! No spoilers and the publisher's blurb is a great hook!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Beyond The Page Publishing, in return for an honest review. While the fourth book in this series, it is easily read as a standalone. A former investigative crime reporter, Nora Charles moved back to her hometown after inheriting a sandwich shop from her mother. She also got an unexpected partner, Nick, who is a handsome tuxedo cat with an uncanny ability to use Scrabble tiles to help her solve mysteries. In this latest partnership mystery, one of Nora’s mother’s oldest friends is in town and desperately needs Nora’s help. Desiree’s writing partner wants to dissolve their long and highly successful partnership. Nora, reluctantly, agrees to visit the partner and find out what’s going on. Unfortunately, it turns out to be murder. There are lots of suspects and layers of interest in the tell-all book that was, supposedly, being written. That possibility raises the interest of Nora’s two erstwhile suitors, FBI agents Daniel and Sammy.
This was a delightful introduction to this series for me and I find the entire premise so clever. Nora is interesting and the storyline logic flows well. Nick is the perfect partner in crime-solving. The love interests are there but not too much there as they try to keep Nora and Nick safe. Looking forward to the next outing in this series!

A fun, easy read cozy mystery that will please any reader. Nick and Nora make a great team and I love the antics that Nick gets involved with.

Nick and Nora are looking into an authors murder at the request of Nora’s mothers old friend. Who would want to kill one half of a romance writing team? The partner, the agent or someone else?
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