Author: Nancy RutledgeClassic crimePublished on 11 June 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 288 pages197 x 128 x 20 | 200g A cosy murder mystery in which a cat helps solve the crime, this is a forgotten Golden Age classic.‘Expert sleuthing’ - The Saturday ReviewBennet Farr was the richest and most hated man in town, so when he is found dead, the list of those with a grudge grows endless. There’s the librarian, the journalist, the schoolteacher, and Bennet’s own son, who was struck off the family inheritance just days before Bennet’s death.How do catch a killer when everyone in town has a motive? The police are befuddled by the lack of evidence. And in the end, the key to solving the mystery is found not by them but by Bennet’s pet cat, Smoky.A lost classic worthy of rediscovery, this cosy mystery will delight any fan of Golden Age detective fiction.
