A Case of the Claws: Classics Tales of Feline Crime by Catherine Aird, Edmund Crispin, Ellis Peters and Patricia Highsmith

A Case of the Claws: Classics Tales of Feline Crime by Catherine Aird, Edmund Crispin, Ellis Peters and Patricia Highsmith

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Blurb

Soft paws come with sharp claws…

It’s deep winter. Time to light the fire, pull up a blanket and curl up with your cat. But is your feline friend playing innocent? What were they up to while you were out of sight?

Slink through shadows in these classic cat-themed mystery tales from beloved crime authors Catherine Aird, Edmund Crispin, Patricia Highsmith and Ellis Peters.

A Case of the Claws bring a thrilling winter chill to the festive season and are these furry friends the guardians of our secrets or omens of misfortune?

Review

This is my first festive read of the season and one that I only recently bought. I will be honest I couldn’t not buy this book because it is about cats!

The book consists of four short stories that all involve cats who help solve crimes. Trinity Cat by Ellis Peters, Ming’s Biggest Prey by Patricia Highsmith, The Hunchback Cat by Edmund Crispin and Touch Not the Cat by Catherine Aird.

Trinity Cat by Ellis Peters was my absolute favourite story of the book. It instantly hooks you in and you can’t help but fall in love with Trinity Cat. Trinity Cat is a real character who I would love to meet. He also clearly knows more than the local police. There are some really funny scenes in this short story that made me giggle out loud.

Ming’s Biggest Prey by Patricia Highsmith was my second favourite of the short stories. I really liked the character of Ming and how the story is told through Ming’s perspective. Ming knew exactly what was going on and knew what needed to be done. I was really rooting for Ming in this story.

Touch Not the Cat by Catherine Aird was a good short story but I did find it lacked a certain something and was one of these stories that you could easily forget. It is another story where the cat is instrumental in catching the murderer.

The Hunchback Cat by Edmund Crispin was my least favourite story of the group. It started off promising but then it just ended up rushed at the end and left me very unsatisfied. I really felt that the author wasn’t comfortable writing short stories.

Overall, I really enjoyed this quick read and found it a perfect start to my festive reading. Short stories are always a favourite at Christmas as everything is so busy you can just read a story a day if you wish. I give this book 4 out of 5 Dragons.

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