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In the outbuilding of a terraced house in Clementhorpe, York, the body of pigeon-fancier Peter Morris lies waiting to be discovered. In the grey light of dawn a large grey fluffy cat enters the yard - just because the gate has been left open. The cat is called Theodore.
Theodore looks at the dead body with the same interest he would a dead moth. Murder, he thinks, and goes to alert his owner Emily. Within the hour Theodore is accused by the newly-widowed Wendy of eating one of Peter’s pigeons. He resolves to clear his name and unmask the Clementhorpe Killer.
Suspects include Wendy; Craig Foster – a red-haired loner; Ahmet and Zeynep – the Turkish couple up the street; artist Michael and his boyfriend Philip; divorcee Diane, and then there’s Emily’s new boyfriend Jonathan.
The First of Nine is Theodore’s first foray into crime investigation. It is a cat’s take on the murder mystery novel. It is the first of his nine lives.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
In his twenties James Barrie lived and worked in Turkey for the Turco-British Association, the Turkish Technical Research Institute and language schools in Ankara and Istanbul. Research for The Naked Orientalist included visits to Pierre Loti's house in Rochefort, France, and the Turkish cemeteries of Istanbul. He currently lives in Yorkshire and also writes books about cat detectives.
