Waifs And Strays (The Cat Lady Chronicles Book 1)

Name: Waifs And Strays (The Cat Lady Chronicles Book 1)
Price: 0.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (8394 reviews)
Author: Helen Harper

by Helen Harper

Mystery Thriller Fantasy

4.6 (8,394)

4.6 stars from 8,394 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 23, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love urban fantasy with quirky, capable heroines who don't fit the typical mould and actually have depth beneath the surface.
You enjoy mysteries woven into magic systems where the protagonist's unusual circumstances become her greatest asset.
You appreciate cosy settings (even magical ones) with humour, cats, and a protagonist who's genuinely hard to intimidate.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer high-stakes epic fantasy over intimate, character-driven mysteries set in smaller communities.
You need romantic tension and relationships to be the primary plot driver rather than a secondary element.
You're looking for fast-paced action throughout. The opening is deliberately quiet and builds slowly.

About this book

Kit McCafferty lives a quiet life in Coldstream, a magical city on the Scotland-England border. She spends her days caring for her five cats, feeding local feral cats, and maintaining good relations with her neighbours. The townspeople view her as mildly eccentric and mostly harmless. When a teenage werewolf arrives at her door seeking to rent a nearby vacant flat, Kit's routine life changes. Despite knowing she should refuse, something about the secretive young werewolf appeals to her. Her decision to help draws her into a world of mysterious crime and magical wrongdoing. Kit McCafferty is not what she appears to be. She possesses dark secrets and hidden depths that prove invaluable as events unfold. The first book in an urban fantasy crime series, Waifs and Strays combines mystery, magic, and adventure with a substantial role for cats throughout the narrative.

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Currently #5,425 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 61% recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 8,394 reviews

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