The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard
245 pages – ages 14+ (ebook reviewed)Published by Astraea Press on March 12, 2012
Synopsis
Sarah Cole, her sister Lacey, and best friend Jackie Jenkins, were scared.
Not only did they find that the woman in the neighborhood whom the kids call the “Cat Lady,” was murdered, but the cops found them WITH the body.
After proving their innocence from the murder (which was hard, since Lacey had blood on her), the girls are free to go.
Well, not really.
A cop is sure they committed the crime and is out to get them. The girls decide they must prove they didn’t do it and solve the mystery.
So, the Super Spies are formed.
The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard – Our Review
The characters in this story are all very good and I enjoyed reading about them. Lacey seems like a nice girl, and Jackie was pretty funny. Sarah is a great female main character, though she can be quite headstrong.
The plot was very well written and had the right amount of twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat guessing what was going to happen next. The story had lots of action perfect for a murder mystery.
The title threw me off, though. To me, it seemed like the Cat Lady was the killer, but maybe that’s just me. I think that the title, should be “The Cat Lady’s Killer” or a similar thing like that.
The book is a YA book and the story had a little more violence than the usual middle grade books I read (well – it is a murder mystery).
The girls find the body and there’s blood. It would have been nice to leave some of those details out and have the book be good for middle grade readers too, because the story itself could be good for 12+ (but that is my opinion).
I give “The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer” 4 out of 5 bookworms.