Three Bengal Kittens

An absolute joy from start to finish. In this fourth book in the series, veterinarian Peter Bannerman finds his brother Sam living in a Winnipeg apartment house, with a dead neighbor whom the cops believe has passed on as a result of accidental autoerotic asphyxiation. But once the cops have hauled Sam in for questioning, their focus shifts, and he is eventually arrested for the murder. Sam has more than his share of mental health issues, and having him as a brother is challenging to say the least. For starters, Sam’s more concerned with finding one of the kittens who has gone lost—it belongs to his dead neighbor—than finding the real criminal and maybe springing himself from jail. But, luckily, Sam has Peter, who may be incredibly frustrated by his brother, but is certain that he would never hurt anyone, beast or human. Unfortunately, it becomes Peter’s job to prove to the cops Sam’s innocence, discover the murderer, and locate the missing kitten. Fortunately, he has assistance from Pippin, his dog and a Western Canadian champion sniffer; and his wife Laura, who provides Peter with some useful critical thinking. In the end, we are taken down a path rife with ghosts and murderers and that resolves the past by investigating the present.