While rescuing kittens from a burning building, PI trainee, Cat Caliban, a senior woman, uncovers some bones. The bones are soon found to be human and decades old. The cause of death is found to be murder. When the woman who owns the house, a wealthy heiress, is nowhere to be found, Cat and her PI partner, Moses, are hired to find her as well as to shed some light on the identity of the body.

Nine Lives is the ninth in the The Cat Caliban Mysteries by D,B. Borton. It is a fast easy mystery with a cast of quirky characters. Set in the 1980s, Borton doesn't shy away from the politics of the period or social issues that are still very relevant today. A very enjoyable read less for the mystery which becomes pretty obvious fairly quickly but for its heart. This is the first book in the series I have read but it won't be last.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boomerang Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review ( )