The Case of the Cat with the Missing Ear: From the Notebooks of Edward R. Smithfield, D.V.M.

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Scott Emerson
Simon and Schuster, 2003 - Fiction - 236 pages
"And if I'm not mistaken," said Blackthorne, peering into the microscope, "we can narrow down our list of Mr. Kirkpatrick's visitors to a dalmatian, a Sussex spaniel, a poodle, a weimaraner..." -- Blackthorne looked up from the microscope -- "and an orange-haired cat."

Samuel Blackthorne, a Yorkshire terrier, is a master of observation and a genius of deductive reasoning who earns his living by unraveling mysteries and solving crimes.

When Molly Kirkpatrick, a sleek greyhound, comes to Blackthorne for help in finding her missing brother Patrick, a quiet accountant, it seems like a simple enough case. But the trail leads Blackthorne and his colleague, Smithfield, to the docks, the dog track, casinos, and all kinds of roguish characters. They are caught up in an increasingly convoluted web of deceit that involves the highest-ranking officials in the city -- and a mysterious, possibly deadly, cat with just one ear.

In this witty mystery Scott Emerson recounts the amazing adventures of Mr. Samuel Blackthorne, as revealed in the notebooks of Dr. Edward R. Smithfield.

 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
18
Section 3
21
Section 4
26
Section 5
31
Section 6
45
Section 7
60
Section 8
61
Section 19
113
Section 20
119
Section 21
125
Section 22
133
Section 23
147
Section 24
154
Section 25
161
Section 26
167

Section 9
66
Section 10
72
Section 11
75
Section 12
81
Section 13
85
Section 14
90
Section 15
96
Section 16
101
Section 17
103
Section 18
110
Section 27
172
Section 28
182
Section 29
188
Section 30
196
Section 31
203
Section 32
206
Section 33
221
Section 34
227
Section 35
231
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Scott Emerson has been a dog lover all of his life. A former resident of San Francisco, he now lives in Phoenix with his wife of sixteen years, Molly; his daughters, Kahley and Rainey; and, of course, his dogs and faithful companions, Sam and Ed.

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