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A Cat in the Manger

by Lydia Adamson · 1990

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(Alice Nestleton Mystery #1)

When Alice Nestleton, actress and sleuth, goes to a friend's Long Island estate to cat-sit, she comes face to bloody face with a corpse. Unwittingly, Alice has stepped into a deadly conspiracy plot of high-stakes horse-racing and seduction. Her curiosity might land her a whisker away from death!

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscozy mysterycozy mysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thiscatscatsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisLong IslandLong IslandMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 203 pages

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