Introducing Blackie, an unusual feline hero, and his companion Care
in the first of this dark new mystery series.
Three figures, shadowy against the light. That's all I remember from my
past life, as I am dragged, dripping and half-drowned, from the flood.
My saviour, a strange, pink-haired girl, is little help. She can barely
care for herself, let alone the boy she loves. And although she has
sworn to avenge the murder of her mentor, she must first escape the
clutches of drug dealers, murderers and thieves. I would repay her
kindness if I could. But we are alone in this blighted city - and I am a
cat.
The past is an enigma to Blackie, the voice of Clea Simon's dark new
mystery. Combining elements of feline fantasy and cozy whodunit, The
Ninth Life introduces this unusual hero and his companion, Care: two
small creatures in a nightmarish urban landscape, fighting for their
lives, and for the lives and memories of those they love.