The most recent book I read was A Treasury of Cat Mysteries compiled by Martin H. Greenberg. I like the genre of cat mystery, but this wasn't my favorite book to read. Some of the stories I really enjoyed and others I didn't care for at all. There was a mix of mystery, suspense, and science fiction.
One of the stories I did like was called "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost" by Lilian Jackson Braun. Jackson Braun is the author of The Cat Who... mysteries and is credited with started the cat mystery genre. The Cat Who... series features Siamese cats KoKo and Yum Yum and their millionaire journalist owner Jim Qwilleran. KoKo, and occasionally Yum Yum, help solve local crimes. The Cat Who... books feature literary references and word plays and this is another reason I like them. The first book in the series, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, was written in the late 1960s. It was with the fourth book, The Cat Who Saw Red written in 1986, that the series and the cat mystery genre took off. The short story "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost" reminded me a little of The Cat Who Saw Red. SuSu takes an interest in an elderly neighbor and looks for him each night at 8:30. When the man is reported dead, SuSu's nocturnal habits alert her owners to the possibility of foul play.
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