Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime

Publisher Marketing: 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 defence 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 crime 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 Imitations 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 Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/29/2001 (EAN 9781581822151, Paperback) PW Notes and Reprints 10/29/2001 pg. 40 (EAN 9781581822151, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Gorman, Edward Ed Gorman became a full-time writer in 1984 after a career in advertising. Prolific in the mystery, dark suspense and western genres, he has written more than a hundred stories and many novels, including Stanglehold, due from St. Martin's Press in 2010. His stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Shamus Winners (2010). In 2011 Gorman was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.