As Dark As My Fur
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
In this mystery set a nightmarish urban landscape, a seemingly routine case for an apprentice PI and her enigmatic cat becomes something far more twisted.
Blackie does not trust Care's new client, factory owner Mr Gravitz, who has hired the teenage private investigator to shadow one of his workers, a man he suspects is stealing from him. With his feline sixth sense, Blackie knows the client is not telling the truth—but how can he protect and warn his companion, Care, when he is only a cat?
Combining elements of feline fantasy and traditional whodunit, As Dark As My Fur continues the adventures of this original and unusual detective duo as they fight for their lives and for the memories of those they love.
Praise for The Ninth Life
"Noir fans who are fond of felines will find a lot to like."—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Readers who enjoy the prickly pleasure of stepping into a strange alternate universe will welcome Simon's hypnotic second Blackie and Care mystery (after 2015's The Ninth Life), set in a blighted unnamed city. Bands of gangsters control the various neighborhoods, bartering is more common than the use of money, and the mostly illiterate masses have to scavenge to eke out a living. Pink-haired teen Carrie "Care" Wright, an apprentice private detective, navigates this treacherous world aided by Blackie, a cat she rescued from drowning. Blackie, the narrator, is no ordinary cat. His consciousness contains not only his feline instincts but also flashes of memories from his past life as a human. When a factory owner hires Care, who has been in charge of the detective agency since her mentor's murder, to shadow one of his workers, Blackie fears something isn't quite right. Since he can't talk, he can do little to warn Care of his misgivings. The novel perilously walks the line between dream and nightmare.
