Reading the Detectives discussion

Welcome to our Jan/Feb 25 buddy read of Something the Cat Dragged In The fourth book in the Professor Peter Shandy series was first published in 1983.

An old codger, a tomcat, and a killer

The venerable Herbert Ungley wouldn't have been caught dead without his toupee. So when his landlady's cat dragged it into her kitchen, Betsy Lomax knew something was amiss. When she found old Ungley lying behind the Balaclavian Society clubhouse, she knew it was murder. And when the police chief called it an accident, she knew it was time to call Professor Peter Shandy, whose success at sleuthing had already surpassed his fame as father of the world-renowned rutabaga, the Balaclava Buster.

Before long, the Hercule Poirot of the turnip fields found himself knee-deep in unanswered questions: Who was Ungley's long-lost heir? Where had Ungley's shockingly large bank account come from? Why had another dead body been planted among the trees of Balaclava College? And would Professor Shandy be able to root out the killer?

Please do not post spoilers in this thread. Thank you.

That's a great introduction you've found for this one, Susan!

Who else is reading this book? I've just finished it and found it quite enjoyable overall, if a bit slow at times, definitely better than the previous book. It was nice to see a bit more of the campus this time around.

The spoiler thread is linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Another buddy read I've finished and, like Judy enjoyable overall and better than the last one.

I listened to the audio book. The college (fictional) is set in Massachusetts, my home, and I was amused / horrified that one of the local towns was pronounced as it is spelt, not how it is said.

I reread this one, always enjoy a visit to Balaclava College. I enjoyed the audiobook for the most part, but found the accent choices for a couple characters odd - sounded like the narrator was going for southern American accents, which seemed strange for rural Massachusetts.