The Algonquin Cat
0-8065-1030-7
Author: Val Schaffner
Pub Date: Dec-01
Imprint : Citadel
Format : Hardcover

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From author Val Schaffner, and Hilary Knight, illustrator of the Eloise series, comes a delightful tale of a precocious, pampered feline that's simply the cat's meow...

To Meow, Purr-Chance To Dream

At Manhattan's venerable Algonquin Hotel, the elite of stage, screen and literature have converged for the highly anticipated premiere of a dazzling new production of King Lear. The guests are famous—the notorious film-star couple, the avant garde director, the bestselling mystery novelist, the respected author—but none is as revered as Hamlet, eater of shrimp, keeper of confidences, and the hotel's resident cat. Only Hamlet knows how to slink in and out of the dreams of humans where he can listen to their heart's truest desires.

When scandal rocks the hotel's wood-paneled walls, it's up to Hamlet to set things right. The Mandalay blue diamond, a treasured manuscript, and a beloved poodle have all gone missing. Putting aside his disdain for work, Hamlet pounces into purr-suit. Using his dream skills and the help of his city-cat friends, he's determined to keep the chill on the Algonquin's martinis and stop the curtain from going up on calamity...


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