Cats aren't often asked to speak their mind, so when I get a chance like this
I'm going to take advantage. My name is Hitchcock, and I'm a coal black cat. I
was pretty much nameless until I decided to hang with Sabrina Tate in Lavender,
Texas, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Sabrina's a mystery writer, and
she has this idea in her head that my presence helps her write suspenseful
scenes in her fiction. Thus the name Hitchcock, which is fine by me. So long as
I can live with Sabrina at the Around-The-World Cottages owned by her Aunt Rowe,
I'm happy.
Sabrina and I live in the Monte Carlo cottage on the banks of the Glidden River,
and things are peaceful most of the time. Until people start saying I'm some
legendary bad luck cat. Maybe I look like this legendary cat. I guess he existed
at some point in time because everyone (except Sabrina) seems to believe the
legend. I'm only five years old, so there's no possible way I could know for
sure if this legend they're talking about truly existed back in the day or if he
caused his share of bad luck. If he did, then it was just a fluke, because black
cats are not bad luck.
Poor Sabrina, bless her heart, spends so much time worrying about me and solving
mysteries that she doesn't have a lot of focus left for her writing. I help her
with the mystery-solving however I can, and I may have actually saved Sabrina's
life a time or two. With all modesty aside, I'm smarter than the average cat. I
don't have any special powers, but I'm tricky and fast. I can slip in and out of
tight spaces in the time it takes you to blink, so it's hard for the average
human to know whether I'm coming or going.
I'm having a grand time here in Lavender, watching the antics of Aunt Rowe and
her friends, not to mention the cottage guests. I plan to stick around as long
as they'll have me. You can read about my adventures in Black Cat Crossing and
The Black Cat Knocks on Wood where Sabrina has her hands full when Aunt Rowe and
her gal pals plan to perform in the Lavender Senior Pro Rodeo. Before Sabrina
can keep the ladies from mounting their steeds, sheโs sidetracked by a bigger
problem. An uppity local business owner is found dead in an accident โ right
after a black cat was seen in her office. No, it wasnโt me, and thatโs the Godโs
honest truth, but you know how people are. Theyโre quick to say the bad luck cat
was involved. Sabrina has other ideas, and Iโll have to help her round up clues
quickly before weโre steered straight into the path of danger.
Hope you enjoy the book, and donโt forget to give your cat a hug from me.
The author of Black Cat Crossing is back as mystery novelist
Sabrina Tate and her cat Hitchcock find themselves roped into another dangerous
murder case...
Sabrina finds it difficult to work on her latest suspense novel when her Aunt
Roweโs antics keep tying up her thoughts. This time Rowe and her fun-loving
friends have decided to compete in the upcoming Texas Hill Country Senior Pro
Rodeo. The problem is these women have little to no experience with lassos,
bulls, or even horseback riding.
Before Sabrina can keep the stubborn seniors from mounting their steeds,
sheโs sidetracked by a bigger problem. An uppity local business owner is found
dead in an accidentโright after a black cat was seen in her office. While the
townsfolk think the bad luck cat has struck again, Sabrina suspects there might
be something more murderous afoot. With a twisted killer on the loose, sheโll
have to round up clues quickly before she or her aunt are steered straight into
the path of danger...
Kay Finch grew up on a Pennsylvania farm, but she moved to Texas and
discovered her favorite vacation spot, the Texas Hill Country. Kay is the author
of the Bad Luck Cat Mysteries, including Black Cat Crossing and The Black Cat
Knocks on Wood. Sheโs a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime,
and the State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division. Kay lives with her husband, a
rescue cat, and two wild and crazy rescue dogs in a Houston suburb.
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