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George Milne - Cat Detective Kindle Edition

by Roddy Murray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
George doesn’t live his life; it happens to him. That is until his side line scam of pretending to help old ladies find their missing cats brings him to the attention of a brutal drugs boss. From then on he has to decide whether to take charge of his future or risk not having one. An unlikely love affair set against a background of drugs, gang violence, cats and onesies. A tale of our times. The ideal read for everyone who loves cats and for those who hate them.
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  1. Print length
    274 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publication date
    20 Mar. 2014
  5. File size
    518 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J5BT1ZK
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 20 Mar. 2014
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 518 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

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Roddy Murray

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Roddy Murray is originally from Glasgow but lives now in The Scottish Borders. His books are dark comedies with a hint a satire which make perfect holiday reading. The first three are stand alone books with different characters and storylines. The fourth is a further adventure of the hapless George Milne failing miserably to live a quiet and boring life in the face of excitement and adventure. The fifth is a dark take on the wielding of power within Westminster. The third George Milne adventure, 'George Milne Must Die' has just been released and finds George desperately trying to avoid the vengeance of an old enemy while reluctantly rekindling his romance with Janine McGovern.

Roddy Murray has a Facebook page: 'Roddy Murray Writings' which combines a range of funny cartoons and articles by other people with shameless plugs for his books. Please like the page and share the cartoons.

All reviews of his books are most welcome as are comments on this site and Facebook.

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Customers find this book beautifully hilarious and well-written, with a fast-moving pace. They appreciate the well-developed characters and interesting plot.

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12 customers mention ‘Enjoyment’12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very enjoyable and entertaining, describing it as beautifully hilarious, with one customer noting it's a nice light read.

"Great book, Great cast, story and good humour. Will definitely get the next book. Keep writing more Roddy, should receive your latest at the weekend...." Read more

"...A very enjoyable read that has lead me to download the author's other work." Read more

"Humorous, fast moving read. Well developed characters set in a really believable backdrop of a city drugs scene...." Read more

"This is great fun, George is an unlikely hero, carried along by events out of his control, but he deserves, and gets, a bit of luck. A great read." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Character development’5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book.

"Great book, Great cast, story and good humour. Will definitely get the next book. Keep writing more Roddy, should receive your latest at the weekend...." Read more

"Humorous, fast moving read. Well developed characters set in a really believable backdrop of a city drugs scene...." Read more

"This is great fun, George is an unlikely hero, carried along by events out of his control, but he deserves, and gets, a bit of luck. A great read." Read more

"Great plot and characters. A few laughs. Brilliant wee read." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Plot’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the plot of the book.

"Great book, Great cast, story and good humour. Will definitely get the next book. Keep writing more Roddy, should receive your latest at the weekend...." Read more

"...While I found the first few chapters interesting it took a bit of effort to read through them as they didn't fully grab my attention...." Read more

"Great plot and characters. A few laughs. Brilliant wee read." Read more

"Really enjoyed this book, good story with a good cast of characters and an interesting plot. I look forward to the authors next outing!" Read more

4 customers mention ‘Readability’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well written and easy to read.

"Thoroughly enjoyed this, an easy read that put me in mind of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently, though without the sci-fi element...." Read more

"Nice light read, well written and entertaining. Perfect lunch break or holiday fodder, will buy this authors books in future." Read more

"His second book well written and set at a good pace in the murky world of Lanarkshire underworld. Well worth a read" Read more

"Well worth a read!..." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Pace’3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's pace, describing it as a fast-moving read.

"Humorous, fast moving read. Well developed characters set in a really believable backdrop of a city drugs scene...." Read more

"His second book well written and set at a good pace in the murky world of Lanarkshire underworld. Well worth a read" Read more

"Slow to Start, enjoyable end..." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • harryb
    5.0 out of 5 stars cat detective
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2014
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    Great book, Great cast, story and good humour. Will definitely get the next book. Keep writing more Roddy, should receive your latest at the weekend. Harry
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  • Miss I
    4.0 out of 5 stars Slow to Start, enjoyable end
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2014
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    I downloaded this book on a punt as the author shares my last name. While I found the first few chapters interesting it took a bit of effort to read through them as they didn't fully grab my attention. I'm glad i persevered as once the book caught my attention I couldn't put it down. A very enjoyable read that has lead me to download the author's other work.
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  • J. L. Gowers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, fast moving read. Well developed characters set ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2015
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    Humorous, fast moving read. Well developed characters set in a really believable backdrop of a city drugs scene. Looking forward to more from this author.
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  • Zoe
    3.0 out of 5 stars Worth a punt.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2015
    Read and enjoyed this book but not quite as much as his other two. Still a good read though and I did chuckle a bit as I read it, especially George's take on marriage.
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  • Tim Ford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2015
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    This is great fun, George is an unlikely hero, carried along by events out of his control, but he deserves, and gets, a bit of luck. A great read.
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  • Owen Adams
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable fun
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2015
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    Thoroughly enjoyed this, an easy read that put me in mind of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently, though without the sci-fi element. Looking forward to reading more about George Milne: Cat Detective!
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  • Paul Brownlie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2018
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    Great plot and characters. A few laughs. Brilliant wee read.
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  • Alexander Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, clever, rooted in its setting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2014
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    Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I might be slightly biased by my brother being the author - but I am confident I would have loved it anyway.
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  • T. Ormiston-smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, zany humour in the tradition of Tom Sharpe - an absolute delight!
    Reviewed in the United States on 16 November 2015
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    From time to time I take a punt on an author who is completely unknown to me, and what a delightful surprise this one was.

    George Milne is the most humdrum individual alive. Completely lacking anything approaching initiative, he drifts through life like water, trickling down the path of least resistance, until a hilariously improbably sequence of events supervenes, forcing George farther and farther away from his comfort zone.

    Reminiscent of Tom Sharpe at his best, this book was one of the most sheerly entertaining I have read this year. The writing is not particularly polished but is solidly competent, and the extraordinary cast of characters are all beautifully drawn. I laughed out loud many, many times while reading it.
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  • Carlos
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 July 2017
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    Creativity reigns here
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  • C Vargas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not really 5 star
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 October 2016
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    But too close to matter. Way too many jimmies willies and other undistinguishable names.... I get that youkay sticks to um is boring the term I want? names and does half of the population end with ie? Never mind I lost a quarter of the characters! The plot fell together superbly as did the critters. I can't recall such a surprise filled book right to the last line.
    spoiler: don't look for any purring
    So if Pup invites me over again I might just go and have an affair with ernie :D

    Wait! The Pup has a super cool name
    But he will never see this :(
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  • crazypuce
    3.0 out of 5 stars The main character is a rather boring guy and life happens to him meaning that he ...
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 May 2015
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    This book was very strange. The story really and by that I mean the criminal case at hands only starts around 42% and finishes around 78%. Before that it's all back story about most of the characters from childhood and even the insignificant characters that you'll barely see again gets that sort of treatment. I wonder why Spider didn't get it though. Then after the 78% it's all about the meaning of what the ending is for the characters and how they move on with their life.
    So yes, very strange indeed. I think it works because the story is not showed by told with an omniscient narrator. But for me it made it very difficult to sympathize with the characters.

    The main character is a rather boring guy and life happens to him meaning that he has no desire in life and mostly no drive. He has a problem with cleanliness if it does happen to him he doesn't do anything about it. He doesn't want to work. He doesn't want to live out of his mother's house and so on and so on... I think it must be very difficult to live around that sort of person and keep your sanity. The only positive thing is that he seems to have grown in the end.

    The villain is a lot more fun. At least he was struggling for what he believed in even if he made rather poor choices. There was some passion and feelings in him which seemed to evade everyone else.
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  • Jim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-moving and good characters
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 June 2020
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    Interesting characters. Kept my interest throughout the book. Some parts so funny you will laugh out loud. Worth the read.
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