Tourists Are for Trapping

By Marian Babson

Book Overview

Outstanding Praise for Marian Babson and Her Mysteries To Catch a Cat "A quick, suspenseful story."--Mystery News "Robin's sudden, urgent bonding with Leif Eriksson provides a clever, wholly apt vehicle for the usual in-cat-uation."-Kirkus Reviews "An eminently delightful book...deft and enjoyable."--HandHeld Crime "Babson has a pleasantly light touch despite the subject matter. The reader becomes interested in the characters as the story dashes to a dramatic end with surprises along the way."-San Jose Mercury News "Babson weaves her separate threads into a tight plot...A swift and sure climax leads to a clever and satisfying resolution." -Publishers Weekly The Company of Cats "[A] slinky felineextravaganza."-Publishers Weekly "Her portrayal of the kindhearted, martini-swigging Annabel is a winner...as are the descriptions of various feline characters."-Booklist "What can a reviewer say about Marian Babson? If you haven't read at least one of her books, you have definitely missed the boat. She is consistently witty."-Mystery News

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553290312
• ISBN13: 9780553290318
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Crimeline
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Always Enjoyable

This book is typical Marian Babson, although a little lighter weight than normal. There are, as usual, plenty of characters to sort out BUT unlike most of her other books, most of them stay in the background or fade quickly into the background. That was a little disappointing to me but I still enjoyed the antics of Doug Perkins (of Perkins & Tate, a PR firm) and his cat Pandora. Pandora is a treat and, in this book, has as much personality as any of the characters. The mystery revolves around the death of a member of an American tour group working its way through Europe and now in London. The tour company is a client of the PR firm and Doug is called upon to sooth the moods of the remaining members of the tour. The mystery is secondary to the descriptions of the dynamics of the tour group but it was fun to figure out who the culprit was and the mystery is wrapped up rather quickly and neatly. If you are a fan of Babson's, add this to your list to read. If not, don't start with this one because it does not do justice to her usual higher standards.