A millionaireâs pet tabby is the only witness to his catty murder.
When millionaire Arthur Arbuthnot mistakes gossip maven Annabel Hinchby-Smythe for a decoratorâand hires her to redecorate his apartmentâthe fiscally challenged Annabel canât refuse. When she sees Arbuthnotâs tatty London flat, she knows anything will be an improvement. And any gossip she can dig up will be pure gold for the tabloids. But when Arthur is found dead, his frisky relatives begin to lick their chops.
Arbuthnotâs beloved tabby, Sally, was the only witness to the homicideâand the sole heir to his estate. Suddenly, cat-hating family members are eager to claim her and control the family fortune. Annabelâs only hope to save the cat and catch a killer is to kidnap Sallyâand see who comes sniffing around. Once the catâs out of the bag, murder is sure to follow.
Marian Babson (1929â2017) wrote more than forty novels in the traditional amateur-sleuth style, âmurder most British.â In 1996 she was awarded the Crime Writersâ Association Dagger in the library category for her body of work. Her many interestsâtheater, cinema, art, cooking, travel, and catsâwere often reflected in her novels.