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The Stink Files, Dossier 003: You Only Have Nine Lives

Holm & Hamel

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James Edward Bristlefur is living like a king.

The sophisticated secret agent has won a competition to be the new spokescat for the delectable cat food Le Chat Gourmet. (He looks fabulous, even if his humans insist on calling him Mr. Stink.) So the Green family is off to France, the land of fine food and beautiful felines.

What starts off as a pleasant holiday takes a sinister turn as a mysterious assassin shadows Mr. Stink's every move. Who is the dark figure lurking in the background? A secret in Mr. Stink's past will soon be revealed, and the hidden paw will at last appear.

In his most thrilling adventure yet, the international cat of mystery is about to find out who he really is.

The Stink Files, Dossier 002: To Scratch a Thief (Stink Files)

Holm & Hamel

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

We love this Series!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Our family reads together (that's 29 year old dad, 29 year old mom, and 5 year old girl). These books are hilarious!!! While our girl doesn't get many of the plays on James Bond (and every other spy character to boot) she does find Mr. Stink's adventures to be alternately daring, amusing, entertaining and thought provoking.

She has been begging us to buy the 3rd book (due out shortly) and is impatiently awaiting the 14th.

Editorial Review:

Life is good for James Edward Bristlefur.

The sophisticated British secret agent cat is settling into his new home in New Jersey. He's become quite fond of his uncouth but loving new family. He's even gotten used to being called Mr. Stink. (Although he does not appreciate jokes about his new name, thanks very much.)

Then a dark shadow falls across his happy home. Someone is threatening Mr. Stink's new family -- a thief who leaves no pawprints. As James investigates the crimes, he realizes that a frightening old enemy lurks at the center of a web of conspiracy, plotting against him. Who is the hidden paw behind these misdeeds? And what grudge does he bear against our hero?

As every cat with a past knows, sometimes you need to sharpen your claws ...

The Stink Files, Dossier 001: The Postman Always Brings Mice

Holm & Hamel

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

MEOW! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Similar to the Chet Gecko mysteries, The Stink Files by Holm and Hamel follows the trail of a cat detective, James Edward Bristlefur (aka Mr. Stink). When his owner, Sir Archibald, dies, he is sent to New Jersey instead of Norway. There he is taken to a shelter as lost luggage. Finally a family picks him up and adventure ensues.

a mom's review 3 out of 5 stars.
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my husband and I read this book aloud to our second grade son. We all thought the book funny and sad as well. Mr Stink is a fun character for young boys, especially those with a interest in spy's like James Bond. Some younger children may not get some of the main character's brit speak, so this is a good book to read aloud and explain to them.

I would recommend this novel as a fun adventure book for young kids-but, as a personal aside, I didn't like the high amount of animal ignorance and neglect that goes on in this book.

For Example- The family adopts stink from a shelter, they own a pet store, but seem to have no knowledge of cat care. They lock him up in the basement as soon as he gets home, the little sister corners Stink, torments him, trying to put doll clothes on him, and poor Stink, defending himself, scratches her, and the dad immediately says declaw him, the mom wants to get rid of him, a neighbor's dog is starving cause other animal's are eating his food but no human seems to notice, etc...I could go on and on...is this a good message to be sending to young kids about responsible/compassionate pet ownership? But this is a good way to begin a dialog of discussion with your child about being humane towards animals.

We'll try the others but if more of the same goes on in the next installment we won't be reading the others. 3 stars.

Editorial Review:

James Edward Bristlefur has always been a dashing British aristocat, rooting out bad guys with great panache - until something goes horribly wrong; he becomes lost luggage and is adopted by an ordinary New Jersey boy. He is renamed Mr Stink. Oh, the humiliation At first, Mr Stink's goal is escape. But soon he realises that the long paw of evil reaches all the way to America ... Ages 7+