The Case of the Cat with the Missing Ear: From the Notebooks of Edward R. Smithfield, D.V.M.

Emerson, Scott; Mullett, Viv

ISBN 10: 0689858612 / ISBN 13: 9780689858611

Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, New York, 2003

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1.1 x 7.1 x 5 Inches. 240 pages. The Adventures of Samuel Blackthorne, Book One. "And if I'm not mistaken," said Blackthorne, peering into the microscope, "we can narrow down our list of Mr. Kirkpatrick's visitors to a dalmatian, a Sussex spaniel, a poodle, a weimaraner." -- Blackthorne looked up from the microscope -- "and an orange-haired cat." Samuel Blackthorne, a Yorkshire terrier, is a master of observation and a genius of deductive reasoning who earns his living by unraveling mysteries and solving crimes. When Molly Kirkpatrick, a sleek greyhound, comes to Blackthorne for help in finding her missing brother Patrick, a quiet accountant, it seems like a simple enough case. But the trail leads Blackthorne and his colleague, Smithfield, to the docks, the dog track, casinos, and all kinds of roguish characters. They are caught up in an increasingly convoluted web of deceit that involves the highest-ranking officials in the city -- and a mysterious, possibly deadly, cat with just one ear. In this witty mystery Scott Emerson recounts the amazing adventures of Mr. Samuel Blackthorne, as revealed in the notebooks of Dr. Edward R. Smithfield.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Case of the Cat with the Missing Ear: From the Notebooks of Edward R. Smithfield, D.V.M.
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689858612
• ISBN 13: 9780689858611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Viv Mullett
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile Fiction

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Synopsis

Terrier detective Mr. Samuel Blackthorne and his associate, Dr. Edward Smithfield, scour Victorian San Francisco for an account who has vanished--a search that plunges them both into a dark underworld of gambling and corruption where they encounter an orange cat with a missing ear.

About the Author

Scott Emerson has been a dog lover all of his life. A former resident of San Francisco, he now lives in Phoenix with his wife of sixteen years, Molly; his daughters, Kahley and Rainey; and, of course, his dogs and faithful companions, Sam and Ed.