“There is nothing light or cozy about ‘The Ninth Life,'” writes long-time book blogger The Literary Feline. “Care is in real danger, mixing with drug dealers, thieves and some other very seedy people. Blackie is very much a cat”

This thoughtful, intelligent review goes on to discuss the plusses – and one drawback – of this new project, concluding, “The ending was particularly intense with a promise of more to come. ‘The Ninth Life’ is a unique mystery and I am definitely curious to see where the Clea Simon goes with the characters next.” You can read the full review here.