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The Petectives present The Mount Rushmore of Cat Detectives

November 15, 2026 by CWA Website 1 Comment

Photo of orange and black cats Yoshi and Gatsby sitting on window sill

When people talk about the “Mount Rushmore” of a subject, they’re naming the four ultimate icons of that field. Join feline critics Gatsby and Yoshi as they debate and reveal their top four fictional cat detectives.

Filed Under: Blog, Book Reviews, News Tagged With: Carole Nelson Douglas, cat detective books, cat writers, Joel Grey, Pet detective books, Rita Mae Brown, Robert Smith, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, The Petectives

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