Sofie Kelly and Sofie Ryan

Sofie Ryan's

Second Chance Cat Mysteries

The Whole Cat and Caboodle
1
Buy a Whisker
2
A Whisker of Trouble
3
Telling Tails
4
The Fast and the Furriest
5
No Escape Claws
6
Claw Enforcement
7
Undercover Kitty
8
Totally Pawstruck
9
Scaredy Cat
10

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Scaredy Cat

Scaredy Cat

Book 10

After a long, cold, and snowy winter, it seems as though spring may be arriving early in Maine. Sarah Grayson has been busy at her store, Second Chance, and she’s looking forward to spending the afternoon on the North Harbor Spring House Tour with her friend Detective Michelle Andrews.

The second home on the tour has a haunted history, and when a ghost hunter is found dead in an upstairs bedroom, Sarah knows the best way to uncover the killer is by investigating the not-so-dearly departed. With help from her cat, Elvis, and Charlotte’s Angels, the crew of senior citizen private detectives who work out of the store, she’ll close the case and put more than one mystery to rest.

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Totally Pawstruck

Totally Pawstruck

Book 9

Sarah’s evening out comes to an abrupt end when she and her friend, Jess, discover Stella Hall, a member of the library board, standing over a body in the street.

Although Stella admits that she and the victim had fought about several things including library funding, she is adamant that she is innocent and the real killer is on the loose. Sarah is eager to help, but even with the assistance of Charlotte’s Angels, the senior citizen detectives who rent out part of her shop, there is still a vast amount of circumstantial evidence linking Stella to the crime. The odds may be stacked against them, but Sarah and Elvis, along with the Angels, will work hard to check out the suspects and catch a killer.

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Undercover Kitty

Undercover Kitty

Book 8

Sarah Grayson and her cat, Elvis, can always be found at Second Chance, Sarah's secondhand shop in the village of North Harbor, Maine. Despite the small-town setting, the daring duo often find themselves wrapped up in murder, usually thanks to Sarah's friends, a quirky group of senior citizens who run a detective agency called Charlotte's Angels out of the store.

The Angels have been hired to look into who is sabotaging cat shows in the state, and they decide the best way to do that is to send Elvis undercover as a contestant. But when one of the cat show volunteers is murdered just before the latest competition, Sarah and the Angels must work to make sure a killer doesn't win!

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Claw Enforcement

Claw Enforcement

Book 7

While Sofie Ryan concocts a complex mystery, the story is a wonderful blend of familiar, well-developed characters, smart dialogue, comfortable relationships and a delightful visit to North Harbor, Maine.
Reviewing the Evidence.com

Sarah, Elvis and The Angels are back, trying to figure out who wanted Christopher Healy dead. There's no shortage of suspects. It seems as though the young man, who was looking to establish a nature preserve near North Harbor, Maine, had more enemies than friends. But which one poisoned him?

Meanwhile, Sarah and Mac are still dancing around a relationship. Will anything happen between the two of them or will it take a little nudge from Rose Jackson and her crew of meddling matchmakers to get the romance started?

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No Escape Claws

Book 6

This is an enjoyable series with fun writing and a likable and quirky (but not too quirky) cast.
I Wish I Lived in a Library.com

A cold case heats up when young Mallory Pearson appears at Second Chance. Mallory's father is in prison for negligence after her stepmother's mysterious death, but Mallory believes he is innocent and asks Charlotte—her former teacher—and the other Angels to take on the case. With Sarah and Elvis lending a paw, the detectives decide to try to give Mallory's father a second chance of his own.

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The Fast and the Furriest

Book 5

This is easily one of our favorite books so far this year. Highly recommended!
The Cuddlywumps Cat Chronicles
...a must read mystery!
Bibliophile Reviews
...an amazing addition to an already fabulous series, and I highly recommend it!
Open Book Society

Sarah couldn't run her re-purpose store, Second Chance, without the help of her right-hand man, Mac, and her rescue cat, Elvis. Mac has always been very private, but his personal life becomes a lot more intriguing when a woman from his past shows up in town, and then turns up dead. Sarah—and Elvis—know Mac isn't a killer, but can they, with a little help from her sleuthing senior friends, prove it?

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Telling Tails

Book 4

...one of the best cat cozy mysteries around.
Socrates' Book Reviews
I've found another cozy mystery series to love...
The Power of Words

Sarah's friend and employee Rose is delivering a customer's purchase when the quick errand becomes a deadly escapade. Rose arrives just in time to see the customer murdered by his wife, but before she can call the police, she is knocked out cold. When she wakes up, no one believes her story, especially after the woman claims her husband is very much alive and has left her for someone else—and has a text message and empty bank account to prove it.

Sarah, Elvis, and the Angels are determined to unravel this mysterious yarn, before a killer pounces again.

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A Whisker of Trouble

Book 3

I highly recommend 'A Whisker of Trouble' for cat lovers and cozy mystery lovers who are looking for a series that delightfully combine the two.
Open Book Society
Enjoyable from beginning to end; readers will look forward to more.
RT Book Reviews

Sarah is turning her keen eye to the estate of collector Edison Hall, hoping for some fabulous finds for Second Chance when her rescue cat Elvis discovers a body in the kitchen.

The victim is an appraiser who had been hired to check out Hall's wine collection. When Hall's sister hires Sarah's friends—the seniors who call themselves Charlotte's Angels—to solve the murder, Sarah knows she and Elvis are only going to get pulled deeper into the case. But as it becomes a cat and mouse game of lies, cons, cheats, and family squabbles, can Elvis and Sarah claw their way to the truth before the killer slinks away forever?

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Buy a Whisker

Book 2

Author Sofie Ryan has penned a purrfect second book in the Second Chance Cat series.
Lisa K's Book Reviews
...a great cast of characters...
Books, Movie, Reviews. Oh My!

Things have been quiet in North Harbor, Maine, since Sarah Grayson and her cat, Elvis, solved their first murder. But then she gets dragged into a controversy over developing the waterfront. Most of the residents—including Sarah—are for it, but there is one holdout—baker Lily Carter.

So when Lily is found murdered in her bakery, it looks like somebody wanted to remove the only obstacle to the development. But Sarah soon discovers that nothing is as simple as it seems. Now, with the help of her cat's uncanny ability to detect a lie, Sarah is narrowing down the suspects. But can she collar the culprit before the ruthless killer pounces again?

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The Whole Cat and Caboodle

Book 1

If you enjoy a cozy mystery featuring a lovable protagonist with a bevy of staunch friends, a shop you'd love to explore, plenty of suspects, and a super smart cat, you'll love The Whole Cat and Caboodle.
MyShelf.com
Cozy readers will enjoy the new Second Chance Cat series.
Gumshoe
An affirmation of friendship as well as a tantalizing whodunit, The Whole Cat and Caboodle marks a promising start to a series sure to appeal to anyone who loves a combination of felonies and felines.
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sarah Grayson owns Second Chance, a re-purpose shop in the oceanfront town of North Harbor, Maine where she sells used items that she has lovingly refurbished and repurposed. But her favorite project so far has been adopting a stray cat named Elvis. The big black cat with a scar across his nose turned up at a local bar when the band was playing the King of Rock and Roll's music and hopped in Sarah's truck. Since then, he's been her constant companion and the furry favorite of everyone who comes into the store.

When Sarah's friend Maddie is found with the body of a dead man in her garden, the kindly senior becomes the prime suspect in the murder. Even Sarah's old high school flame, investigator Nick Elliot, seems convinced that Maddie was up to no good. So it's up to Sarah and Elvis to clear her friend's name and make sure the real murderer doesn't get a second chance

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