The Cat Saw Murder


Read by Mark Nelson

(4.8 stars; 25 reviews)

Detective Lieutenant Stephen Mayhew has been heard to complain that the murder of the Sticklemann woman was the damnedest case that he ever met up with; that it got progressively worse as it dragged along; and that it set him at such insane tasks as pulling hairs out of Miss Rachel's wealthy cat and forcing a timid fat woman to scream. Samantha, the cat to whom a fortune had been left, was very much the center of the whole story, from the moment when she brought in to Miss Rachel some delicious-looking raw meat, with glistening poison crystals on it, through to the time when she saw murder committed, but remained shining black when the whole tiny room was made a red shambles. As for Miss Rachel herself: there was shock and grief, and a time when the cold fingers of death had almost clutched her. But at only one time was she really desperately afraid. Dolores Hitchens introduces the three characters who make of this book an excellent story packed with suspense, excitement and mystery. - Summary by original book cover (7 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1: Lilly is Frightened 24:39 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 2: Poisoned Meat 21:43 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 3: Miss Rachel Receives a Letter 23:35 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 4: Murder 24:04 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 5: Something Odd About the Cat 20:39 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 6: Paper to Burn 23:27 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 7: Mr. Malloy is Missing 20:47 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 8: Enter Mrs. Malloy 23:29 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 9: The Murder Room 22:43 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 10: We'll Be Murdered in Our Beds 19:37 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 11: Human Hands, Detachable 22:31 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 12: The Weapon 21:08 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 13: The Rented Car 18:55 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 14: Miss Rachel Sits in Fear 22:05 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 15: Miss Rachel Listens In 19:12 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 16: Suicide 22:37 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 17: Miss Rachel Breaks and Enters 21:06 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 18: A Kind of Mewing Sound 23:50 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 19: The Footprint 19:43 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 20: Miss Rachel Knows Everything 25:07 Read by Mark Nelson

Reviews

help me


(5 stars)

why when I click on a chapter that's let's say 24 min long it says on the the time it's a hour long then when it ends it doesn't go to the next chapter. I have manually click the next one whats wrong with it? it never use to do this to me..


(5 stars)

Very good mystery! Thank you Mark Nelson for continuing to read for LibriVox. You enhance every book you read.

Something for everyone


(5 stars)

A little bit cozy, a little bit hard-boiled, and a cat (although mercifully, the author doesn't share its thoughts). I guessed the solution, but thoroughly enjoyed the book. I do suspect it may have been originally published as a serial, because there are fairly frequent recaps. The narration is excellent -- better than many professionally recorded audio books.

Good tail, I mean tale


(4 stars)

A few unlikely details but on the whole a clever mystery with some interesting twists and gimmicks. This reader was excellent as always.

Kept me wondering


(4 stars)

A fun tale of mystery, love, murder and a whole lot of strange characters.


(5 stars)

What a fun murder mystery! Thanks to M. Nelson for choosing this book.


(4.5 stars)

This is an unusual and fun story. Grim yet amusing.

bravo to the reader, and to dear old Samantha


(5 stars)