Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 4 million titles. Learn more
Read for Free
OR
Kindle Price: $1.99

Save $10.00 (83%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Audiobook Price: $13.48

Save: $5.99 (44%)

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Anita Waller
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Murder Unjoyful: A Gripping Kat and Mouse Murder Mystery (The Kat and Mouse Murder Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by Anita Waller (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 934 ratings
See all formats and editions
“Waller blends the joy of Christmas, friends and family with this ‘Unjoyful’ investigation which will hit Connections and those close to them very hard.” —Love Books, Read Books

The lead up to Christmas sees the Connection private investigation team planning their festive season. Until a new case arrives . . .

Catapulted into their biggest mystery yet, they are tasked with finding a killer who has been released on parole, and subsequently disappeared. Has he returned to finish the murder he tried to commit before his capture nineteen years earlier?

As he targets his intended victim, his attention is also focused on the private investigators and their police colleagues with devastating effect.

With families torn apart, Doris must seek assistance from a colleague from her past to give Connection the best chance of bringing a psychopath to justice.

How will it end? Is this the last we will see of Kat, Mouse, Doris and Luke? And can Connection continue?

Also available in the bestselling Kat and Mouse Murder mystery series:

Murder Undeniable

Murder Unexpected

Murder Unearthed

Murder Untimely
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    290 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Bloodhound Books
  5. Publication date
    November 24, 2020
  6. File size
    4804 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anita was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and has lived all her life there. She has three adult children and seven grandchildren ranging in age from 9 months to 21 years. Anita and Dave have been married almost 49 years! She wrote Beautiful in 1985 and had it accepted for publication. They were the contract stage when the publishing house went into liquidation. Like many another book it ended up in the loft until two years ago when she resurrected it, retyped all 100,000 words (it was originally written on an Amstrad 8256 and all she had was a hard copy!) and sent it off to Bloodhound Books. She is now retired from my life of being a Patchwork Tutor and HGV driver's wife and concentrates on patchwork for the pleasure of it and writing. She started writing at around the age of 8 - she clearly remembers writing 'novels' at that age which were actually short stories split into chapters! Anita's genre is murder - but murder with a good reason behind it!

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C6LRLYH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (November 24, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 24, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4804 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 934 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Anita Waller

Anita Waller

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Anita Waller was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1946. She married Dave in 1967 and they have three adult children.

With many books to her name, she feels she has finally realised her dream. She writes mainly psychological thrillers, but was commissioned in 2018 to write a cosy mystery series, the Kat and Mouse trilogy. By November 2020 this will have grown to five books, plus a spin-off standalone novel called Epitaph, featuring Doris, one of the characters from the series. This series has now led on to a spin-off series, the Connection Trilogy, with books entitled Blood Red, Code Blue and Mortal Green. All these books, which will number twenty by the time Mortal Green is available, have been published by Bloodhound Books.

In 2021 Waller signed a five book deal with Boldwood Books, and currently has five published books with them: One Hot Summer, The Family at No.12, Fatal Secrets (the first in a new series set in Sheffield), The Couple Across the Street, and Fatal Lies, the second in the Forrester series. The Family at No.12 reached #2 in the Amazon Kindle charts.

She is now in her late-seventies with a new Boldwood contract, happily writing most days and would dearly love to plan a novel, but has accepted that isn’t the way of her mind. Every novel starts with a sentence and she waits to see where that sentence and her characters will take her. If writer's block intrudes, be sure there will be a death.

In her life away from the computer in the corner of her kitchen, she is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter with blue blood in her veins!

Her genre is murder - necessary murder.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
934 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Nancy Karels
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
Verified Purchase
Lots of twists and turns, many unexpected! I was really impressed and will be looking for more of her books.
Helpful
 Report
MaurinNH
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic books
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020
Verified Purchase
I haven’t enjoyed reading books for so long and I finally found a series that was fantastic. I’m a 75-year-old lady and I have always been an avid reader up until about five years ago when books lost their interest. I was sorry to see the end of Kat and Mouse. eThey kept me going into the wee hours of the morning. I’m really looking forward to seeing what else IAnita has written and getting into those books. Thank you for many hours of enjoyment.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
GH2607
4.0 out of 5 stars Last in the series
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2022
I’ve really enjoyed all ofthe books in this great series. The mysteries were inventive and fresh. The series did get “darker” as it went on with the last book “Murder Unjoyful” being pretty dark. It was interesting though. Sorry that there are more. I would love to follow he newest developments!
Helpful
 Report
Susan M
5.0 out of 5 stars Complicated
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
Verified Purchase
A complicated story with many plot twists and inter connected relationships. Had me guessing until the very end. Mind bending.
Helpful
 Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020
Verified Purchase
I could not put this book down. I have read the others in this series so the characters are like old friends. This has a great mystery and quite a few surprises you won't expect.
Helpful
 Report
Mary J Rainbolt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020
Verified Purchase
I love these characters and the continuation of their story. It was so hard to put down and stop reading. I hope to see more stories of the characters in the future.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Karen Rothe Osband
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good 5-book series.
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2022
As usual, I had no idea who-dun-it in any of these books. And enjoyed the trip to find out in each.
Helpful
 Report
Avonna
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Addition to This Series!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020
MURDER UNJOYFUL (Kat and Mouse Mysteries Book #5) by Anita Waller is the fifth and final book in this British cozy mystery series. While set in the holiday season around Christmas, the crime and its consequences are darker and less of a strictly cozy mystery than the others in the series. While the mystery can be read as a standalone, I feel the series should be read in order due to the continued evolution and connections of the main characters.

As Christmas approaches everyone at Connection is making their holiday plans until a new and urgent case arrives at their door. Nineteen years ago, Paul Fraser kidnapped and almost killed Julie Clark. She lived, but she was paralyzed and testified against him in court. The felon, who should have been locked up for life, has been paroled and has failed to report for his monthly check-in. He has disappeared and Julie and her husband are afraid he will return to kill the woman who put him in prison.

Connection is on the case with help from a protection firm to protect the family as they search for Paul Fraser. DCI Tessa Marsden and DS Hannah Granger are also searching for him as he begins to leave dead and wounded bodies in his wake. This case will need everything Connection and their friends have to offer and will take more than they could ever imagine.

This was an excellent end to the series. The mystery itself had me completely engrossed and I was continually surprised by the twists and turns it took before the solution. I was happy for all the ladies of Connection and the partners they have found over the series. That said, there are also some terribly sad occurrences in this book to some main characters that had me so upset, but no spoilers allowed. Everything was tied up in the end and you believe the changes that take place in all the characters lives are inevitable and proper.

I feel this is a great series and I can highly recommend it! Ms. Waller gives you intriguing mystery/crime plots that kept me turning the pages and wonderfully realistic characters that feel as though I should be able to visit them in person.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2024
Verified Purchase
Twisted ending, great plot, terrific characters, tangled web of deceit, sad a little too much time spent talking about tea and biscuits everytime characters interact,had me guessing to the very end couldn't put it down. Best of the trilogy 🎉
Report
Mrs. Valerie Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2023
Verified Purchase
Another gripping read from Anita Waller, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Report
Izan Gill
4.0 out of 5 stars How could I resist another Kat & Mouse book?
Reviewed in Australia on April 5, 2021
Verified Purchase
I enjoyed this one as well as the others.
Report
Allan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read
Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2023
Verified Purchase
Lots of plot twists, I hope there is a sixth book in the series. The characters seem to be like family after following the series,
Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, compulsive, convoluted, very satisfying.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2022
Verified Purchase
I love this series. Each new title has been a great read. This one seems to be closing some doors, maybe to end the series although a couple of things suggest that it could continue!
The key characters around Kat and Mouse work so well together. A tight knit group, supportive, loving, each with individual strengths and skills that complement and develop their successful partnerships.
The case in this title is complex, has both red herrings and cruel outcomes for certain characters with a delicious twist, ( or three) at the end.
Challenging relationships and questionable motives abound.
Intense, determined investigations bring a roller coaster hunt to a heart pounding close.
Definitely gripping!!
Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report