Cat On The Edge

Title: Cat On The Edge
Author: Shirley Rousseau
Rating: Three and a Half Guitars

Sizzilin' Summary:
The shock starts when the cat named Joe Gray discovers that he can understand the human language and speak it. But then he has the bad luck of witnessing a murder... and being seen witnessing it! Joe's on the run, and he soon meets Dulcie, a female cat who can also talk and has seen the murder.
Both for the sake of their owners and themselves, and a certain enchanted woman, the murderer has to be brought to justice, and only the cats can do it...

Rockin' Review:
It wasn't one or the other. I wouldn't suggest the book for mystery purposes. It was a backwards mystery, knowing the crook and figuring out motives, but it wasn't very well-done. I couldn't keep up with it all the time. And the story needs work. Sometimes, the characters knew stuff they shouldn't, and they didn't really explain. And we really never find out why the cats (and Kate) are like they are.
But this was a great book for an fantasy like Redwall, with human-minded animals. And it took place in the "real world", as well! It was good fantasy, though not the best mystery.
This is more of a book for fantasy lovers. It was only about average.