Cat's-Paw plus Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern
2014
First Published
3.50
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages
A Nameless Detective mystery story that starts with the theft of exotic animals from San Francisco's Fleishhacker Zoo…and ends with murder. Expensive and endangered animals are being stolen from the Felishhacker Zoo. At the behest of a previous client—who also happens to be an animal enthusiast—the Nameless Detective takes the case and finds himself patrolling the zoo after hours as a night watchman. He has one theory about the thefts the animals are being stolen by a collector or someone who knows their worth on the black market. However, as the Nameless Detective searches for answers, the clues begin to debunk his theory that the job was done by an outsider.…
Avg Rating
3.50
Number of Ratings
30
5 STARS
17%
4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
50%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Bill Pronzini
Author · 104 books
Mystery Writers of America Awards "Grand Master" 2008 Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1999) for Boobytrap Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) for A Wasteland of Strangers Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) for Sentinels Shamus Awards "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) 1987 Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1982) for Hoodwink Married to author Marcia Muller. Pseudonyms: Robert Hart Davis (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) Jack Foxx William Jeffrey (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) Alex Saxon
