A âsuspensefulâ mystery starring two publicistsâand a whole lot of catsâfrom the Agatha Awardâwinning author of Cover-Up Story (Publishers Weekly).
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British public relations firm Perkins & Tate are used to dealing with show businessâbut this time, the celebrities are cats. The companyâs been hired to publicize a major event for cat fanciers, but even if the felines in attendance are dignified, elegant, and well trained, the same doesnât always hold true for the humans . . .
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After a valuable cat statue disappearsâand the exhibitâs much-disliked organizer is found dead in a cage with two Sumatran tigersâDouglas Perkins and Gerry Tate must sniff out a two-legged beast.
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âThe appearance of this second-in-a-series from England will gladden Babsonâs numerous aficionados in America. . . . Suspenseful action . . . While many convincingly real cats compete for the readerâs affections, even Doug, expressing indifference to feline charms, falls helplessly in love with a wistful kitten.â âPublishers Weekly
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âFor the marvels of metamorphosis, stick to Kafka. For the joy of cats, consider Ms. Babson.â âThe New York Times Book Review on Nine Lives to Murder
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