Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Trapped and Tested: A DeeLo Myer Cat Rescue Mystery by Sharon Marchisello! Today we are featuring a review this new cozy mystery. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Giveaway for One Digital Copy Trapped and Tested! ENTER HERE!
Trapped and Tested: A DeeLo Myer Cat Rescue Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in the Series
Setting – Georgia
Publisher : Level Best Books
Publication Date : December 16, 2025
274 Pages
Paperback
ISBN: 979-8-89820-057-2
Digital
ISBN: 979-8-89820-058-9
GoodReads Link – Coming Soon
About the Book:
When DeeLo’s niece, Demi Myer, tries to find her father on an ancestry site, she meets Kwintone, a half-brother with a few secrets. After getting a speeding ticket, Kwintone is assigned to community service in the Pecan Point Humane Society’s Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return program—trapping cats with DeeLo on the new Oakwood Studios lot. The disinterested trainee leaves abruptly on his first night, and later DeeLo finds his car abandoned beside the road, phone on the seat.
Where is Kwintone, and is he connected to the stabbing of the CEO of Neuroscience Laboratories—a medical research facility that tests its products on cats?
DeeLo is still determined to change the county’s animal ordinance to support TNVR, but is the newcomer candidate she backs for the open commissioner slot involved in a murder?
My Review:
This was a page turning mystery that isn’t afraid to tackle some tough subjects. While there are cozy elements for all to enjoy, it is mixed in with loss and grief.
I enjoyed watching DeeLo come into her own more and not put up with what (or who) wasn’t serving her best. The family dynamic with her niece was entertaining, even when I kind of wanted to shake Demi sometimes! There’s also a lovely element of found family that balances the sad or tougher parts.
I read this in a day and a half felt as though the pages flew by. The story pulls you in and keeps you guessing until the very end!
About the Author:
Sharon Marchisello is the author of the DeeLo Myer cat rescue mystery series, which began with Trap, Neuter, Die. She is a long-time volunteer and cat foster for the Fayette Humane Society (FHS) with a Master’s in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. She also published three mysteries with Sunbury Press—Going Home (2014), Secrets of the Galapagos (2019), and Murder at Leisure Dreams – Galapagos (2025). Sharon has written short stories, a nonfiction book about personal finance, training manuals, screenplays, a blog, and book reviews. She is an active member of Sisters in Crime, the Atlanta Writers Club, and the Hometown Novel Writers Association. Retired from a 27-year career with Delta Air Lines, she now lives in Peachtree City, Georgia, and serves on the board of directors for the Friends of the Peachtree City Library.
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:
- January 12- Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
- January 12- Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
- January 13 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT
- January 14 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
- January 15 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
- January 16 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
- January 17 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
- January 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
- January 18 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
- January 19 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT
- January 19 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
- January 20 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
- January 20 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
- January 21 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
- January 22 – The Editing Pen – SPOTLIGHT
- January 23 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
- January 24 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT
- January 24 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
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