If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
If you__e got a cozy mystery, and a dog is introduced, readers_ first question is, __oes the dog die?_ They never ask about a cat. They know that the first rule of cozies is: The Cat Never Dies._ _ K.B. Inglee, mystery writer
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If you__e got a cozy mystery, and a dog is introduced, readers_ first question is, __oes the dog die?_ They never ask about a cat. They know that the first rule of cozies is: The Cat Never Dies._ _ K.B. Inglee, mystery writer
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