Funny, full of humour, plost twists and, surprises ti was a really enjoyable book.
Recommended
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher ( )

I had a hard time getting into this mystery. This is not a traditional cozy mystery. The beginning of the book was way too confusing. The mystery presented at the beginning is never solved or mentioned again. While reading the book I kept feeling like I was missing something. Bree goes undercover as Cat in a university lab for a rather flimsy reason. While working undercover she finds the dead body of her office mate. Working with her undercover handler and the local police they set out to solve the murder. In addition to the mystery a lot of the story is a romantic triangle between the three. As if that was not enough the author also includes a lot of science and recipes. I did enjoy the characters and the murder mystery was good but the solution was easy to solve. The author does know the science/lab background but she does need to do more research about Chicago. No Chicagoan would order New York Style Pizza. I do not think they even sell NY Pizza in Chicago. This series should be read in order. ( )

With well developed characters and an interesting story line, Shaken Not Purred was a surprise. By the looks of the cover and the title I expected a cozy mystery but was delighted that there was more meat to the story than a cozy. The one draw back for me was that there was too much chemical trivia but that didn't distract me from the plot.
Can't wait to get the first book in the series and find out how Bree got caught up in the spy business. ( )