This is a great collection of stories with animals who 'discover the criminals' or even take action against them. It concludes with an apocryphal story of the possible origin of the original 'Midnight Louie' pet detective, star of his own series of books.
From back cover, and including a list of contents: Midnight Louie is the savvy black tomcat who stars in his very own series by Carole Nelson Douglas. One tough hombre, he knows the score and always gets his man . . . or rat. Louie's hot on a new case-a whole bunch in fact, in Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives. He's pulled together stories of mystery, murder, and mayhem to bring us some of the wildest-and furriest-cases around, written by today's most prominent authors. With an introduction from Lawrence Block and all-new stories from such masters of the mystery as Dorothy Cannell, J.A. Jance, Nancy Pickard, and Ann Perry, as well as a reprint from Lilian Jackson Braun, Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives is a treat for mystery readers . . . and animal lovers of all flavors.
Contents:
-- Editor's Note by Midnight Louie (Carole Nelson Douglas)
-- Introduction by Lawrence Block
-- "Daisy and the Silver Quaich" / Anne Perry;
-- "Where Does a Herd of Elephants Go?" / Toni L.P. Kelner;
-- "The Dark One" / Lilian Jackson Braun;
-- "Dr. Couch Saves a Bird" / Nancy Pickard;
-- "Fetch" / Dorothy Cannell;
-- "Kittens Take Detection 101" / Jan Grape;
-- "El Lobo Rides Alone" / Bill Crider;
-- "A Hamster of No Importance" / Esther M. Friesner and Walter J. Stutzman;
-- Mandy: "Free to Good Home" / J.A. Jance;
-- "On the Take" / Carolyn Wheat;
-- "Harbinger" / Jean Hagar;
-- "Final Reunion" / Lisa Lepovetsky;
-- "Go to the Devil" / Barbara Paul;
-- "A Baker Street Irregular" / Carole Nelson Douglas;
-- "Masked Marauders of the Mossbelt" / Bruce Holland Rogers;
-- "Final Vows" / Elizabeth Ann Scarborough;
-- "The Cage" / Ed Gorman;
-- Afterword by Carole Nelson Douglas;
From back cover, and including a list of contents: Midnight Louie is the savvy black tomcat who stars in his very own series by Carole Nelson Douglas. One tough hombre, he knows the score and always gets his man . . . or rat. Louie's hot on a new case-a whole bunch in fact, in Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives. He's pulled together stories of mystery, murder, and mayhem to bring us some of the wildest-and furriest-cases around, written by today's most prominent authors. With an introduction from Lawrence Block and all-new stories from such masters of the mystery as Dorothy Cannell, J.A. Jance, Nancy Pickard, and Ann Perry, as well as a reprint from Lilian Jackson Braun, Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives is a treat for mystery readers . . . and animal lovers of all flavors.
Contents:
-- Editor's Note by Midnight Louie (Carole Nelson Douglas)
-- Introduction by Lawrence Block
-- "Daisy and the Silver Quaich" / Anne Perry;
-- "Where Does a Herd of Elephants Go?" / Toni L.P. Kelner;
-- "The Dark One" / Lilian Jackson Braun;
-- "Dr. Couch Saves a Bird" / Nancy Pickard;
-- "Fetch" / Dorothy Cannell;
-- "Kittens Take Detection 101" / Jan Grape;
-- "El Lobo Rides Alone" / Bill Crider;
-- "A Hamster of No Importance" / Esther M. Friesner and Walter J. Stutzman;
-- Mandy: "Free to Good Home" / J.A. Jance;
-- "On the Take" / Carolyn Wheat;
-- "Harbinger" / Jean Hagar;
-- "Final Reunion" / Lisa Lepovetsky;
-- "Go to the Devil" / Barbara Paul;
-- "A Baker Street Irregular" / Carole Nelson Douglas;
-- "Masked Marauders of the Mossbelt" / Bruce Holland Rogers;
-- "Final Vows" / Elizabeth Ann Scarborough;
-- "The Cage" / Ed Gorman;
-- Afterword by Carole Nelson Douglas;
A fine selection of animal inspired and related mysteries.
