From Puss in Boots to Macbeth’s Grimalkin, to Gareth the time-traveling cat, to the sleuthing Siamese in “The Cat Who …” mystery series, cats have earned as prominent a place in fictional plots as they have in their owner’s hearts.
Some genres have more than their share of cats. Mysteries, for example, are awash in crime-solving cats. Perhaps it’s because of cats’ aura of mystery, or it might be that all-knowing look and smug silence that cats have perfected. Regardless, you can’t help wondering what they know that you don’t.
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