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Fiction for Cat Lovers

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All titles shelved in Fiction collection, except as noted: M=mystery, SF=science fiction, SS=short story collection, LGE-TYPE=large print collection.

—: The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told: 30 Incredible Tales by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Many Others

(2004)

SS

Fascinating, frustrating, frolicsome or frosty, this treasury is filled with 30 tales of memorable felines in a testament to the amazing variety of kitty personalities.
—: Kittens, Cats, and Crime

(2003)

M

This follow-up to Felonious Felines (also edited by Ed Gorman) showcases 11 original stories by a variety of authors including Kristine Kathryn Rush, P. N. Elrod and Edward D. Hoch.
Allen, Garrison: Dinosaur Cat

(2006)

LGE-TYPE M

When the discovery of a baby Seismosaurus fossil attracts a horde of media vultures to the town of Empty Creek, Arizona, the incredible find is shadowed by an even bigger sensation. A young scientist is murdered at the site sending sometime sleuth Penelope Warren out to the scene with her Abyssinian cat "Big Mike" to help her uncover clues.
Babson, Marian: Only the Cat Knows

(2007)

M

Surrounded by a number of eccentric characters, Gloriana the cat tries to sniff out who has harmed her mistress, Vanessa.
Braun, Lilian Jackson: The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

(2007)

M

In the 29th installment of Braun's Cat Who series, all of Moose County is in an uproar following vast inheritances from wealthy families. Only Koko knows what is happening and he's not telling. Jim Qwilleran thinks it's because he has more whiskers than ordinary cats, but who's counting?
Brown, Rita Mae: The Purrfect Murder

(2008)

M

New York Times best-selling authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner Sneaky Pie Brown, return with a new mystery starring Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker.
Clement, Blaize: Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof: A Dixie Hemingway Mystery

(2009)

M

When Florida pet sitter Dixie Hemingway meets Laura Halston, she believes she's found a new friend. The more Dixie learns about Laura, however, the less certain she is about anything, and then matters turn deadly.
Douglas, Carole Nelson: Cat in a Sapphire Slipper: A Midnight Louie Mystery

(2008)

M

The 20th title in Douglas' sassy Midnight Louie mystery series once again features the tough-talking, 20-pound tomcat PI as he and his gang try to keep his favorite roommate from losing her man.
Hill, Suzette A.: Bones in the Belfry

(2008)

M

Francis Oughterard was the contented vicar of Molehill when he accidentally strangled a lady parishioner. A sleazy art dealer gave him an alibi. Maurice, his victim's cynical cat and Bouncer, a neighbor's dog, rescued him from police suspicion. Next he was asked to return the favor by storing stolen paintings in the church belfry. Maurice and Bouncer each contribute their version of events.
Lackey, Mercedes: Reserved for the Cat

(2007)

In 1910, in an alternate London, a penniless young dancer is visited by a cat who communicates with her, mind to mind. Though she is certain she must be going mad, she is desperate enough to follow the cat's advice to impersonate a famous Russian ballerina.
Marshall, Evan: Crushing Crystal: A Jane Stuart and Winky Mystery

(2004)

M

When her sister's gossipy, meddling nanny is crushed under thousands of pounds of books at the Shady Hill Public Library after the shelves were purposely rigged, Jane knows the strange events are all part of the same puzzle. Now Jane can't resist searching for the missing pieces.
Masson, J. Moussaieff: The Cat Who Came In From the Cold: A Fable

(2004)

The author of The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats returns with a magical holiday story about a cat named Billie, who long ago, in ancient India, became the first cat to choose domestication.
Miller, Jeffrey: Murder on the Rebound

(2007)

M

Professor Mack Herskowitz teaches his classes like a drill sergeant and runs his highly controversial Institute for the Wrongfully Acquitted Criminal, or IWHACK, like his own banana republic. When Herskowitz's mouthiest critic, first-year law student Tony Albinoni, is poisoned in the professor's penthouse, Amicus Q. C. (Questing Cat) and his companion human take on their most mind-bending case yet.
Morris, Gilbert: The Cat's Pajamas

(2007)

M

Hollywood comes into the lives of the newest residents of Gulf Shores, Alabama. When a cast member is murdered, followed quickly by a second killing, two cats, Jacques and Cleo, throw themselves into nosing around for clues and a murderer.
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau: Cat Playing Cupid: a Joe Grey Mystery

(2009)

M

Joe Grey, feline P. I., and his pals Dulcie and Kit, must stop a hate-filled crime spree on Valentine's Day in this latest irresistibly charming entry in the award-winning series.
Murray, Melanie: Miss Bubbles Steals the Show

(2005)

Just when actress-in-waiting Stella Monroe thought things couldn't get any worse, her uncannily intelligent cat, Miss Bubbles, makes it to Broadway before she does and becomes quite the little diva.
Simon, Clea: Cries and Whiskers

(2007)

M

Reporter Theda Krakow is caught up in investigating the rise of a dangerous new designer drug that threatens the musicians and fans who make up the club scene she considers her second home. An animal rights activist has been trying to rescue feral cats before a winter storm approaches and is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Then while dealing with all of those things, Theda's beloved cat, Musett, disappears.
Smith, Nick: The Kitty Killer Cult

(2005)

M

In the style of Raymond Chandler, this is hard-boiled detective fiction set in the city of Nub, where cats are king, killer and killed. Tiger Straight, PI, is past his prime, homeless and unemployed until Connie Hant shows up. The PI is back, pawing the mean streets of Nub that he knows so well. His mission is to catch the killers of Connie's brothers.