A Famiiar Tail Book Report

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A Familiar Tail is the first book in A Witch's Cat Mystery series.

A great story it was, too. I not much for “woo-woo” books. A Familiar Tail just touches upon the practice of witchcraft and one certainly doesn't need to be a believer in the practice of witchcraft to enjoy this book.

As Anna is settling in she sees a gray cat, Alistair, and he seems to want her to follow him and she does. He leads her to the house behind the B&B where she is staying. The door is open and she follows Alistair in. Anna has always been able to get “vibes” and as she is going down the basement stairs, she gets the feeling that the lady who lived there met with a violent death. Anna soon finds out that in the past there have been heated words exchanged between

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