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aprilleigh's review
4.0
If you're the type that gets seriously upset about animal abuse—even fictional animal abuse—this might not be the book for you. If you can grit your teeth and hate on the perpetrators while still enjoying the story (most of them get theirs in the end), then you'll have a much easier time with this book. My favorite stories, of course, are those where the cats don't get hurt.
My favorite story in this volume for the story itself is Edward D. Hoch's tale, "The Theft of the Mafia Cat," and as a bonus, the cat is pampered and adored throughout the story, even when being catnapped. Of the cats themselves, I adore SuSu from Lilian Jackson Braun's tale, "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost," the most. What's not to like about a cat who sees past appearances to who a person really is? I think she'd be my little sweetheart, too. "The Beast Within" by Margaret B. Maron was clever but left you feeling a little sorry for the cat, even though no one hurts the animal.
The Poe tale is one many mystery lovers have probably already read, and several of the other tales are obviously older, as well. I wish the editor had included the dates when these stories originally appeared in the magazines with the stories themselves instead of just a couple paragraphs of copyright information in the front matter.
My favorite story in this volume for the story itself is Edward D. Hoch's tale, "The Theft of the Mafia Cat," and as a bonus, the cat is pampered and adored throughout the story, even when being catnapped. Of the cats themselves, I adore SuSu from Lilian Jackson Braun's tale, "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost," the most. What's not to like about a cat who sees past appearances to who a person really is? I think she'd be my little sweetheart, too. "The Beast Within" by Margaret B. Maron was clever but left you feeling a little sorry for the cat, even though no one hurts the animal.
The Poe tale is one many mystery lovers have probably already read, and several of the other tales are obviously older, as well. I wish the editor had included the dates when these stories originally appeared in the magazines with the stories themselves instead of just a couple paragraphs of copyright information in the front matter.
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