{"id":20815,"date":"2015-02-05T06:11:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=20815"},"modified":"2019-02-19T05:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T11:17:25","slug":"favorite-cats-in-cozy-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/favorite-cats-in-cozy-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Cats in Cozy Mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I was updating one of my favorite theme pages, the cat themed Cozy Mysteries\u00a0(here is the link to that theme:\u00a0Cat Theme Mysteries: Kittens, Cats, and Cozies<\/a><\/strong>), and it got me thinking about some of my favorite feline characters in Cozy Mysteries. (Thank you, Susan*, for recently bringing a few of the important Cozy Mystery cat characters I had missed to my attention!)<\/p>\n

I’m particularly fond of Sophie, Betsy Devonshire’s cat from the Needlecraft Mystery Series<\/strong>, written by Monica Ferris<\/a>. Sophie’s a fat, loveable, lazy cat, living with her owner above their<\/em> yarn store. When Betsy’s needlework group comes over for their scheduled lunches, Sophie is continuously finding little tidbits to gobble down that one (or more!) of the needlecrafters dropped (possibly on purpose!) >>> even though Betsy seems to almost always have Sophie on a diet.<\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite cat character from a Cozy Mystery series<\/strong>? \u00a0Please be sure to tell us about him\/her AND a brief description of what makes him\/her so lovable in the comments below.<\/p>\n

P.S. I had not planned on making a list, but since your comments have reminded me of some terrific Cat Characters in Cozies, here’s a list of your favorite Cats in Cozy Mystery Series<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Susan Wittig Albert<\/a>: China Bayles mysteries: Khat<\/strong> (previously known as \u2018Pudding\u2019)<\/p>\n

Susan Whiting Albert<\/a>: Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mystery Series<\/p>\n

Marian Babson<\/a>: cat mysteries<\/p>\n

Lorna Barrett<\/a>: Booktown mysteries: Miss Marple<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ali Brandon<\/a>: Black Cat Bookshop mysteries: Hamlet <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lilian Jackson Braun<\/a>: The Cat Who ***** mysteries:\u00a0Yum Yum <\/strong>& Koko<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rita Mae Brown<\/a>: Mrs. Murphy mysteries: Mrs. Murphy <\/strong>& Pewter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janet Cantrell<\/a> (aka Kaye George): Fat Cat Mystery Series:\u00a0Chase<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laurie Cass<\/a>: Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series: Eddie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cleo Coyle<\/a>: Coffeehouse mysteries: Java<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire Donally<\/a>: Sunny and Shadow Mystery Series: Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carole Nelson Douglas<\/a>: Minight Louie mysteries: Midnight Louie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monica Ferris<\/a>: Needlecraft mysteries: Sophie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joanne Fluke<\/a>: Hannah Swensen mysteries: Moishe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen Anne Golden<\/a>: The Cats That … Mystery Series: Scout, Iris, Lilac, Abbey, and Abra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sally Goldenbaum<\/a>: Seaside Knitters mysteries: Purl<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kerry Greenwood<\/a>: Corinna Chapman mysteries: Lucifer,\u00a0Horatio, <\/strong>& the Mouse Police<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kerry Greenwood<\/a>: Phryne Fisher: Ember<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebecca M. Hale<\/a>: Cats and Curios mysteries:\u00a0Rupert <\/strong>& Isabella<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolyn (G.) Hart<\/a>: Death on Demand: Agatha <\/strong>& Dorothy L<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Hawke<\/a>: fantasy mysteries: Catseye Gomez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda James<\/a>: Cat in the Stack mysteries: Diesel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofie Kelly<\/a>: Magical Cats mysteries: Owen <\/strong>& Hercules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Levine<\/a>: Jaine Austen mysteries: Prozac<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard & Frances Lockridge<\/a>: Mr. & Mrs. North Mystery Series (Pet<\/strong>e is their cat.)<\/p>\n

T.C. LoTempio<\/a>: Nick and Nora Mystery Series: Nick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blanche Day Manos: <\/a>Darcy & Flora mysteries: Jethro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shirley Rousseau Murphy<\/a>: Joe Grey mysteries: Joe Grey<\/strong>, Dulcie<\/strong>, & Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda Palmer<\/a>: Daytime mysteries:\u00a0Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofie Ryan<\/a>: Second Chance Cat mysteries: Elvis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dell Shannon<\/a>: Luis Mendoza mysteries: his cats, especially El Se\u00f1or<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clea Simon<\/a>: Pru Marlowe Pet Noir mysteries: Wallis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen Rose Smith<\/a>: Caprice DeLuca mysteries: Sophia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fran Stewart<\/a>:\u00a0Biscuit McKee & Marmalade Mystery Series: Marmalade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leann Sweeney<\/a>: Cats in Trouble mysteries: Syrah<\/strong>, Merlot<\/strong>, & Chablis<\/strong><\/p>\n

(I have also included the cats that were recommended on my Facebook page.)<\/p>\n

\u2666To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0click on this link.\u2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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