Cattarina Mysteries Series

The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Edgar Allan Poe’s cat, Cattarina, mistakes a glass eye for a plaything and unwittingly pulls them into a crime even the constable can’t solve - a madman is on the loose, prowling the cobblestone streets of Philadelphia in search of blue-eyed victims. When her beloved “Eddy” develops an obsession with the case, Cattarina takes matters into her own paws and begins an ambitious search for the Glass Eye Killer.  She soon learns this is no simple mouse hunt...  From spooky Eastern State Penitentiary to the lush gardens of Fairmount Water Works, Cattarina stalks her quarry, encountering dangerous characters along the way. But as the mystery unravels, the more tangled she and Eddy become until even her “man of letters” is suspected of the atrocities. Yet she cannot give up the chase. If she succeeds in catching the killer, the missing pieces of Eddy’s unfinished story will fall into place, and the Poe household will once again experience peace.  With their hilarious, sometimes hair raising plot twists, well-developed characters, and immersive Victorian settings, the Cattarina Mysteries are a purrfect match for fans of cat cozy mysteries, historical mysteries, and Edgar Allan Poe. If you like a little cat hair with your literature, download a copy today!  >>Cattarina Mysteries (in order)<<  To the River: Rescue by the Schuylkill (the prequel)  The Tell-Tail Heart  The Black Cats  Mr. Eakins' Book of Cats (the illustrated companion to The Black Cats)  The Raven of Liberty

The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat.” Fresh from her Glass Eye Killer adventure, Cattarina is once again thrust into mystery when she makes a ghastly discovery – a dead black cat hanging from a tree. Human authorities are uninterested in feline affairs, so Cattarina takes it upon herself to find the culprit and enlists the help of her four-footed neighbors.   With occasional assistance from her human companions, Cattarina ferrets out the murderer. But her plan to exact justice unleashes a new set of horrors. Now, much more than Eddy's unfinished story is at stake. If she fails to thwart these events, a dear friend may suffer the black cat’s end.  With their hilarious, sometimes hair raising plot twists, well-developed characters, and immersive Victorian settings, the Cattarina Mysteries are a purrfect match for fans of cat cozy mysteries, historical mysteries, and Edgar Allan Poe. If you like a little cat hair with your literature, download a copy today!  >>Cattarina Mysteries (in order)<<  To the River: Rescue by the Schuylkill (the prequel)  The Tell-Tail Heart  The Black Cats  Mr. Eakins' Book of Cats (the illustrated companion to The Black Cats)  The Raven of Liberty

The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." In this final installment of the Cattarina Mysteries, Poe House is thrust into turmoil when Constable Harkness's cousin enlists Sissy and Cattarina's help in finding his missing fiancée. The only clue resides in the nest of a raven, and it's up to a certain feline to retrieve it. So begins the hunt that takes the two ratiocinators from the Delaware waterfront to the Liberty Bell.  As the mystery deepens, Cattarina reconnects with a friend who’s vital to finding the missing woman or at least her body. But this dredges up the past and reveals Cattarina’s growing dissatisfaction with Eddy and their tumultuous relationship. At the story’s unexpected conclusion, Cattarina is left to wonder whether her life is one she’s chosen or one to which she’s been doomed.  With their hilarious, sometimes hair raising plot twists, well-developed characters, and immersive Victorian settings, the Cattarina Mysteries are a purrfect match for fans of cat cozy mysteries, historical mysteries, and Edgar Allan Poe. If you like a little cat hair with your literature, download a copy today!  >>Cattarina Mysteries (in order)<<  To the River: Rescue by the Schuylkill (the prequel)  The Tell-Tail Heart  The Black Cats  Mr. Eakins' Book of Cats (the illustrated companion to The Black Cats)  The Raven of Liberty

Every writer has his muse...even Edgar Allan Poe. It's true that the great Master of Macabre owned (or was owned by) a tortoiseshell cat named Cattarina. But little is known about his feline companion or the circumstances surrounding their introduction. Until now. From her cottage in Fordham, NY, Cattarina tells of her humble birth beneath the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge, glorious trials as a gutter cat, and the chance meeting with Eddy that changed not one, but two lives. Told from the perspective of Edgar Allan Poe's cat, "To the River" provides an irresistible feline take on history in this fictionalized short set in 1838 Philadelphia.