Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime (Murder Most Series) (Paperback)

~ Edward Gorman (Editor), Martin Harry Greenberg (Editor), Larry Segriff (Editor) "Steve Winslow was having a bad day..." (more)
Key Phrases: turtle box, memory pool, Steve Winslow, Molly Jupiter, Bobby Hoskin (more...)

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Eminent mystery authors and editors Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff present Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime, an anthology of stories in which cats engender and/or help solve mysteries. Contributors include Dulcy Brainard, Shirley Rousseau Murphy and Jeremiah Healy. Readers will think it's the cat's meow.

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Product Description

When law meets paw...

The result is this delightful anthology of seventeen courtroom tales by top-notch mystery writers. Cats and mysteries go hand-in-hand, no doubt. After all, what other animal is as mysterious as the common-yet never ordinary-house cat? What lurks behind that smug expression? What hidden secrets belie that indifferent stare?

Always dignified, cats are quick to deal out their own justice with a claw or bite, and so it is only natural we find them in a variety of roles in these feline mysteries. Cats take the stand in their own defense to pounce on criminals, provide evidence, and turn the legal system on its collective ear- all in the name of justice. From a private eye who goes to bat for a cat's inheritance to a common mouser who turns out to be quite a bit more during a high-profile murder trial, these tales of crimes are as crafty and cunning as kitties themselves-and just as entertaining!

Stories in this clever anthology include:

"The Witness Cat" by Parnell Hall • "Justice Knows No Paws" by Jon L. Breen • "It's In the Bag" by Bill Crider • "Animal Sounds" by Dulcy Brainard • "Blue Eyes" by Janet Dawson • "Cat, The Jury" by Catherine Dain • "The Memory Pool" by Tracy Knight • "The Lawlessness West of the Pecos" by Jan Grape • "Statute of Limitations" by Morris Hershman • "Catnip" by Dick Lochte • "Hoskin's Cat" by Shirley Rousseau Murphy • "Missing the Cat" by Mat Coward • "Prints" by Ann Barrett • "Mr. Biggles for the Defense" by Matthew Costello • "Family Ties" by Richard Chizmar and Barry Hoffman • "For the Benefit of Bootsy" by Jeremiah Healy • "In the Lowlands" by Gary A. Braunbeck

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581822154
• ISBN-13: 978-1581822151
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #993,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? , December 18, 2007

By	kellytwo "kellytwo" (cleveland hts, ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I love anthologies. Seldom do I read one without finding an author new to me, who then becomes one of my regular's. This book is no exception. As to where the pussycat has been, most of the stars of these stories have been in courtrooms! They've been witnesses for either the prosecution or defense, or perhaps have been the plaintiff or defendant. Cats are very versatile, and if you don't agree, here's a most enjoyable way to be proven wrong. Painless, too.

Settings range from the old west to modern day big cities: plots include inheritances, missing heirs, mistaken identities, and even a couple of romantic triangles, complete with jealousy issues. Comedy isn't ignored, either. Whatever, cats are very versatile as demonstrated in these delightful seventeen stories.

It would be hard to pick a favorite, however, in my opinion, two of them were perhaps more equal than the others: "Catnip" by Dick Lochte, and "For the Benefit of Bootsy" by Jeremiah Healy.