Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives
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Carole Nelson Douglas
Class/Genre: Mystery Cats [Short Stories]
Series: Midnight Louie
Tor, Oct 1998, $23.95, 350 pp.
Who in the world can be more deserving to edit an animal mystery anthology than Mr. Midnight Louie's alter-ego, Carole Nelson Douglas. Although Ms. Douglas credits Lillian Jackson Brown as the first lady of feline felony fiction, many a reader will beg to disagree because Louie is the Sherlock Holmes of the animal sleuthing universe.
The detectives, suspects, and villains of these short stories are not limited to canines and felines. An elephant, an owl, and even the Tasmanian devil, etc. star in this collection. The contributors include such luminaries like Dorothy Cannell, Ed Gorman, Nancy Picard, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Toni Kelner, Jean Hager, Carole Nelson Douglas, and Midnight Louie, etc. provide wonderful tales that will thrill fans of the sub-genre with its diversity, intelligence, and superb short stories. One last comment is that readers will hopefully heed the closing message of Ms. Douglas that humans must stop animal abuse.
Harriet Klausner
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