Dead Man's Cat Author:Carol Beach York "Call back the dead," read the handbill. "Speak to your loved ones who have gone beyond. Mrs. Poldini can reveal to you the secrets of the unknown." But Mrs. Morley was doubtful, although her need was great: — Mr. Morley was dead, and twenty-five thousand dollars might depend on the medium who lived in the dark tenement. Three people watched ... more »her go in - her brother-in-law, who had been shadowing her footsteps all day; Michael, the boy at the entrance; and Queenie, his little sister. Michael knew Mrs. Morley at once, for he had thrust the handbill into her hand the day before. But he could not foresee the strange events that would crowd in on him and Queenie from that day on - adventures that included the mysterious Mrs. Poldini, a missing stamp collection, a haunted, grasping family, and elusive, all-knowing yellow cat, and a race against time and greed.« less