The Big Scratch - Manx McCatty Author:Christopher Reed MANX McCATTY INSTANT I.D.: Cool cat from the docks. — STRENGTHS: Thinks fast on his paws. — WEAKNESSES: Fresh-caught fish and a silver-gray Persian named Pasha. — DAILY ROUTINE: Keeps the bad guys in line, snags a cat-sized snooze. — Evil lurks along the mean streets of San Francisco -- Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach, the fog-enshrouded waterfronts.... more » And, as usual, hardboiled hero Manx McCatty is outnumbered by blackguards: low-life hoods, stoolies, extortionists, and Gato Nostro kingpin Tabby Tonelli. But dastardly villains haven't stopped the superior snooper cat before. He's too smart to trip into their traps; far too cagey to be caught in their web of danger. A cat's cat, Manx McCatty is one feisty feline who licks his chops at a challenge... the tougher the odds, the sweeter the prize.« less