First of all just take a look at the first edition cover.
This is what first attracted me to this book. I know people aren't meant to judge a book by its cover but I always do that with book as they help to set the tone of the story. The fact that it is hardback is because it is used to hold the evidence for the story. Yes you heard me right I said EVIDENCE! How freaking cool is that?
So as you might have guessed by now the Cathy books are mysteries. Cathy is an average girl living with her mum who is a night nurse so they hardly interact. She likes her art, as you can tell from the illustrations, and her best friend is a computer whizz called Emma. When drawing one day she meets Victor who she is really attracted to and they date for a while but one day he breaks up with her then disappears. She takes it upon herself to find him but she gets caught up in things way over her head. Things she really didn't want to know not only about Victor but also about her dead father are unearthed. I didn't see the direction this mystery was going in right until the end. Even the following books in the trilogy, Cathy's Key and Cathy's Ring, dish out surprises.
The books are also interactive, not that I've tried it because it's American produced, and you can ring up the numbers and check out Emma's website. The websites for the books are quite cool too, though they might give away some plot details, and you can do an interactive mystery with Cathy herself through the website and using your email, though again do it after you have read all the books. The books don't take too long to read especially the last one which wraps everything up.
One of my favourite things is that the books spawned a song sung by Cathy herself called Lost (Cathy's Song). I really love it and you can listen to the song without it giving away anything but the video to it might give some details away.
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