Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime
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 crime are as crafty and cunning as kitties themselves — and just as entertaining!
The jury has returned, the bailiff is calling the court to order, and the judge is staring at the jury. Sit back and get ready to watch law meet paw in these mostly original stories.
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Book details
- Author
- Edward Gorman
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective
- ISBN-13
- 9781581822151
About the authors
EDWARD JOSEPH GORMAN JR. co-founded Mystery Scene Magazine in 1985 and co-edited more than 100 anthologies. He was the author of Rough Cut.
Gorman received the Shamus Award, the Spur Award, and a Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. He served as editor of Mystery Scene Magazine until 2002.
MARTIN HARRY GREENBERG compiled more than 1,200 anthologies across mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and founded Tekno Books.
Greenberg received the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing in 1995, the Milford Award for science fiction editing, and a Bram Stoker Award. He taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1975 until his retirement in 1996.
LARRY SEGRIFF is an American author and editor and the vice president of Tekno Books. His books include Alien Dreams and Spacer Dreams.
Segriff co-edited anthologies frequently with Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, including the Cat Crimes series, Murder Most Irish, and Murder Most Feline. Larry lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.