I came for the mystery, but instead I learned a lot about home renovations. What cozy doesn't have a dead body until 34% of the way through?! This one apparently...

Nor was having the cat's perspective helped add to the story or atmosphere.

Also, the MC thought it'd be a good idea to follow suspects to their house, and then get them to open the door and yell questions at them like "Did you murder this person!?" It never worked for her to gain info that way, but that didn't stop her from trying.