{"id":983,"date":"2016-01-15T03:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T11:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=983"},"modified":"2016-01-15T03:58:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T11:58:29","slug":"fun-and-frivolous-friday-meet-rags-the-klepto-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Fun and Frivolous Friday\u2014Meet Rags, the Klepto Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Smokey

Smokey aka Rags the Klepto Cat<\/p><\/div>\n

Ragsdale (aka Rags) is the kleptomaniac cat in my Klepto Cat Mystery series. People wonder who he is in real life. Well, he\u2019s a little bit Lily (my 6-year-old tabby), because she carries things around in her mouth, constantly redecorating the house. When developing his character, I often bring in traits and antics from other cats I\u2019ve known. But mainly, he\u2019s patterned after my mother\u2019s big, lanky grey-and-white cat, Smokey.<\/p>\n

Smokey has a big personality. He\u2019s full of confidence. He\u2019s discerning\u2014he knows who he likes and he shows it. Likewise, for people and animals he doesn\u2019t particularly care for. He knows what he wants and how to get it. For example, when Smokey came into my mother\u2019s life, she wanted a totally indoor cat\u2014a quiet, calm, maybe even lazy, lap-sitter.<\/p>\n

What she got, however, is a big boy who will sometimes sprawl out on her lap and purr,<\/p>\n

\"The

The cat that inspired the book series<\/p><\/div>\n

but who prefers action and activity and the out of doors. There have been several times when my 90-year-old mother has had to chase the cat around the house to retrieve a bird or lizard from his mouth and he loves playing hide-and-seek when it\u2019s time to come in on a warm summer\u2019s eve.<\/p>\n

But she loves him and my readers love Rags. For those of you who haven\u2019t read one of the Klepto Cat Mysteries, Rags is an ordinary cat with a few extraordinary habits. He steals things. Sometimes the things he takes are clues to the current mystery. He also knows who he likes and who he doesn\u2019t\u2014yes, he\u2019s quite sensitive and intuitive, actually. And boy does he have a mind of his own. He\u2019s always causing havoc in one way or another.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to find out more about this fascinating cat, you can start by reading the first book in the series, Catnapped<\/em><\/strong>, or pick any one that sounds interesting to you. The books follow a time-line, but they\u2019re also stand-alone books.<\/p>\n

\"CorralHow to pick one\u2026if you like a lot of horse action, you might enjoy The Corral Cat Caper<\/em><\/strong>. If you\u2019re interested in the lives of colony cats\u2014feral cats\u2014consider The Colony Cat Caper<\/em><\/strong>. A Picture-Purrfect Christma<\/em><\/strong>s is a wonderful Christmas story which is garnering great reviews. Want to go on a beach vacation? Read The Gallery Cat Caper<\/em><\/strong>. Mansion of Meows<\/em><\/strong> is fun because it occurs around a mansion\u2014a mansion full of secrets. Are you fascinated by the macabre? Don\u2019t miss Pawsitively Sinister<\/em><\/strong>. Oh yes, there\u2019s something for every taste and every story is full of kitty cat antics.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Klepto Cat Mysteries here: http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/KleptoCatMysteries<\/a>. and at amazon http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_14?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries&sprefix=klepto+cat+mys%2Caps%2C320<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ragsdale (aka Rags) is the kleptomaniac cat in my Klepto Cat Mystery series. People wonder who he is in real life. Well, he\u2019s a little bit Lily (my 6-year-old tabby), because she carries things around in her mouth, constantly redecorating … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":984,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}