Curious Cats: 12 Original Short Mysteries
In a world ruled by humans, the most observant witness often has four paws and a tail.
Welcome to Curious Cats — the debut volume in the Nine Lives Library. Curious Cats is a collection of original short stories centered on our feline friends and the first in an on-going series of anthologies about the world’s most enigmatic animal.
Why do cats fascinate us? Perhaps it is their uncanny ability to read a room—or a mind. Perhaps it is the way they move between our world and the darkness with ease. In these pages, you will find felines navigating the complexities of human folly, from uncovering hidden betrayals to dispensing a justice that is uniquely all their own.
Featuring award-winning authors and fresh voices in fiction, this anthology captures the many faces of the cat: the protector, the predator, and the ultimate detective. Perfect for fans of classic mystery, humor, and soft noir, this collection features a variety of genres, allowing readers to sample the work of twelve outstanding writers and perhaps discover some new favorites along the way.
Time After Time: 13 Original Mysterious Tales Inspired By History
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
No matter what life throws at you, or how much the world changes, human nature has been remarkably consistent throughout the centuries. Driven by love, hate, greed, envy, and, sometimes, completely unfathomable motives, people can surprise you, appall you, and inspire you. That’s why historical mysteries are so popular. You can indulge your curiosity about human nature while still escaping the reality of modern life.
Time After Time takes you back to 16th Century France, a remote deserted island in the 1800’s, the Civil War, Victorian England, the nursing tents of World War I, childhood in the 1930s, the World War II era and onward to the1950s as well as the turbulent Vietnam era. We’ve got 13 great mysterious tales inspired by history, all of them an exploration into the dark and the light sides of human behavior by some of today’s best short fiction writers.
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