A GAME OF CAT AND KILLER

Murder mystery fans and cat lovers get ready for an iconic new series Janice Hallet Think Agatha Chrisite with claws A J Finn You can absolutely see why Jiro Akagawa is such a staple of Japanese crime fiction Kristen PerrinDetective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things heights dark spaces blood and women When a young female student is found murdered he s given two choices review the harrowing crime scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women s College to investigate and reluctantly opts for the latter But the murders don t stop and soon Katayama has a different surprise on his hands a calico cat named Holmes orphaned her owner falls victim Surely that s the last thing Katayama needs Until Holmes begins to display some uncanny investigative instincts of her own Introducing one the most iconic investigative duos in crime fiction a hapless detective and his capable cat The Deductions of Mikeneko Holmes is a must for all readers of Japanese cat fiction and classic crime Translated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell