"In "Details," a man shares a drink with the wrong woman and finds that her death has an impact on his life. (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Reader's Choice Best Short Story of the Year). In "The Silence," New York City has gone weeks without a murder, so homicide detectives open cold case files--and are shocked by what they find. (Chosen for The Year's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories). In a "Spinning" class to lose weight, Patricia becomes obsessed with her instructor--who then turns up dead. (Nominated for an Edgar Award and chosen for The Year's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories). And in the title story, a burned-out detective finds a cat near death, and discovers that it holds the secret to a hideous crime. Find these and other stories in this intriguing collection, and experience the "clean and compelling" (The Dark Side) and "simple but elegant" (Beyond) style of Kristine Kathryn Rusch." --page [4] of cover.