Well, ailing is probably the wrong word, the cat is slowly turning into a fish. I was lucky enough to be granted an ARC of Beastly Bones from NetGalley and I read Jackaby just a couple of days before I read Beastly Bones and that was a wise decision since the story in this book picks up right where we left Abigail and Jackaby in the last book A woman with an ailing cat. It's just too freaking funny with paranormal thrown in the mix! I really enjoyed this book and I feel that the entire series is going to be awesome. There are a few funny characters added to this book as well. There were a few people getting killed but this one I really liked. I don't love that one of the nice peeps gets killed because of said culprit. I love what the culprit is that is causing havoc out at the farm where the bones are located. It may also have something to do with the mysterious man that has been hanging around. There are some things going on with ghost Jenny and it sounds like the next book is going to be about the crew trying to solve her case. Jackaby thinks there is a vampire around but the local copper isn't happy with that answer.

There are some dinosaur bones found on someone's land but there is something strange going on, they start to find scales and dead bodies. They have to figure out what to do with these shape-shifters. Jackaby and Rook have some different cases they are working. I could sit here all day and add excerpts, there are just too many. He watched the fish take a few cramped laps, studying its movements, and then he plucked a bit of damp cat hair from the rim, sniffed it, tasted it, and tucked it into a pocket somewhere in the depths of his coat. Jackaby squatted, resting his forearms on his knees and staring into the water. The fish circled uncomfortably, being nearly as wide as the bowl itself. In one bowl was a bit of what looked to be leftover tuna, and in the other were water, a great deal of cat hair, and a live fish. Within the recess were a pile of blankets, a little pink collar with a bell on the front, and a set of silver bowls perched on white doilies. Beaumont led us to a small alcove at the rear of the room. Beaumont's to see what's going on with her -uh- kittens, yeah, kittens.

I mean the book just starts right out of the bat. But I have a feeling they will in the next book.

Jenny, the ghost and Douglas the mallard are in the book again, although, they don't have big parts like they did the first time around. Jackaby is like Sherlock but with fantasy and paranormal. Well, I also love Miss Rook, Jenny and Douglas. This book was just as funny as the first one.

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