My first read by this author. Despite everything, I've not actually read a lot of cat stories. Or, I mean, cats as main characters. I've read a few, here and there, but not many.

This one was different, to a certain extent, than any other I'd read in that the humans have at least one of the point of views. It's mostly, though, from the point of view of a young female cat who lives in a police station. And has been talked into becoming a real police cat by another cat who lives there. Real as in solving cases.

So, they begin investigating her first case. Them being that male cat and the female cat. Willow and Nat. The case of the murder/arson at a bakery. They sneak into exam rooms while people are being interviewed, question alley cats, investigate the scene of the crime, and basically do police work with both the advantages and disadvantages of being cats.

An interesting book, though there was a vague feeling that developed at the beginning that I might be reading something that would end up being too stiff or something. But I was entranced and continued reading. That vague feeling mostly left, though there was still a certain something 'off' that I can't quite pinpoint. Anyway, the story of Willow the police cat was entertaining, and I'd recommend it to those who like cats and or books from the point of view of animals/cats. ( )