Linda Spencer's Sam, the Cat Detective novels are the best way to get kids loving mysteries.  Sam, a grey alley cat with a heart of gold, is a private detective.  Okay, sometimes his logic is fuzzy--he is a cat, after all.  And his 'bank account' has an odor---he takes payment in fish.  But, Sam always gets his man whether it be human or feline--and sometimes his woman, too. For ages 9 to adult.

Included in this paperback collection are:

• Sam the Cat: Detective (Sam the Cat Mysteries, No. 1)


• The Big Catnap (Sam the Cat Mysteries, No. 2)


• The Maltese Kitten (Sam the Cat Mysteries, No. 3)