Time Spent With A Cat is an engaging very well written locked room murder mystery novella by Chuck McKenzie. Released 5th Nov 2024, it's 47 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
SF short form fiction which would be right at home in F&SF magazine. The author has a spare and wry voice and the interplay between MC Carpenter and his conscience/Greek chorus in cat form is a delight.
It's not derivative at all, but the style is reminiscent of Harry Harrison and/or Simon R. Green. Fans of that type of semi-snarky SF/Fantasy will likely enjoy this one. Hopefully the author will revisit these characters again for future adventures.
The climax, denouement, and resolution are all self contained in this short volume.
Four stars. Very very good. Available at large and small retailers, Smashwords, etc.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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