The lights are up and the camera is rolling for some of the most curious and glamorous felines in Hollywood. Take a look through the lens as one cat's glorious coat gives away a murderer...a feline TV stand-in takes the heat for an edible accident...and a loony cast of cartoonists loses their real-life inspiration. Whether they save the day, take their curious revenge, or refuse to do the expected, cats have made a home in Hollywood -- and the silver screen will never be the same again!
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Felines move into the limelight as the fifth in the Cat Crimes series travels to Tinsel Town with 16 original stories by writers familiar and new. Bill Crider writes a wacky tale about a bizarre bunch of cartoonists left without inspiration when the parrot, Cap'n Bob, flies away from his hate-at-first-sight relationship with Gus the Cat. John Lutz tells the macabre story of a young Hollywood hopeful who takes on the role to end all roles as a cat-sitter. Pathos accompanies two former vaudeville greats spending their twilight years at the Film Actors Retirement Ranch, where they are befriended by a kitten in a story by new voice Tracy Knight. A torch singer mourns "The Cat That Got Away" in Ted Fitzgerald's offering, and a tippling tom named "Keystone" provides inspiration for Mack Sennet's Keystone Studios and the famously incompetent constabulary in P.M. Carlson's slapstick tale told in a wonderfully deadpan voice. A couple of hairballs have crept into this collection, as they will, but it is nonetheless an enjoyable, lighthearted read.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Amusing, suspenseful, and entertaining. The stories re-create Hollywood of the past and offer clear images of Hollywood of the present. They are well worth the attention of cat lovers, and will be enjoyed by any reader who appreciates lively, clever short stories." -- New Smyrna Beach Observer
"Feline aficionados, mystery lovers, and readers who are lucky enough to be a combination of the two will enjoy the tinsel-laden tales of Hollywood cats....Each plot twists in its own directions and safely lands on all fours to stand alone."
-- Wichita Falls Times Record News
"Feline aficionados, mystery lovers, and readers who are lucky enough to be a combination of the two will enjoy the tinsel-laden tales of Hollywood cats....Each plot twists in its own directions and safely lands on all fours to stand alone."
-- Wichita Falls Times Record News
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