Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime is another volume in Martin H. Greenberg’s Murder Most … series. This time, Greenberg is assisted by Ed Gorman and Larry Segriff.

My favorite story in Murder Most Feline is Bill Crider’s clever “It’s In the Bag.” During a trial, a cat in a bag becomes a key element in solving the crime. I also enjoyed Parnell Hall’s “The Witness Cat” where a murder gets resolved with the aid of a kitty.

As with the other Murder Most… volumes, Greenberg and company present a variety of stories, some serious, some funny, but all featuring a cat in a pivotal role in the solving of a crime. If you like mysteries and cats, Murder Most Feline is the cat’s meow! Are you a cat person? GRADE: B

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction — vii

The witness cat / Parnell Hall — 3

Justice knows no paws / Jon L. Breen — 23

It’s in the bag / Bill Crider — 35

Animal sounds / Dulcy Brainard — 49

Blue eyes / Janet Dawson — 65

Cat, the jury / Catherine Dain — 79

The memory pool / Tracy Knight — 91

The lawlessness west of the Pecos / Jan Grape — 105

Catnip / Dick Lochte — 123

Hoskin’s cat / Shirley Rousseau Murphy — 147

Missing the cat / Mat Coward — 159

Prints / Ann Barrett — 171

Mr. Biggles for the defense / Matthew J. Costello — 185

Family ties / Richard Chizmar and Barry Hoffman — 197

For the benefit of Bootsy / Jeremiah Healy — 207

In the lowlands / Gary A. Braunbeck — 221

Author Biographies — 245

Copyrights — 248