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The Tabby in Black

Part of the series: The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency
ISBN 9781788425940 Published 7 May 2026
£9.99

Chocks away! as our feline detectives investigate some sticky situations at the local chocolate factory in Catberry-on-the-Brink. 

Up at the Manor House, the family is at war as dark secrets are uncovered in The Tabby in Black chocolate selection box.

Will Hettie and Tilly manage to reach the bottom layer before a murderer strikes? Did Horace Catberry really choke on a Mog Nob biscuit? And will the Goth Band Gums and Noses get to support The Travelling Whoopsies on their next tour?

Join Hettie and Tilly  as they unwrap the mysteries swirling around the Catberry family in this bitter-sweet assortment of truth and lies.

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Book details
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781788425940
Published
7 May 2026
Pages
288
Dimensions
129 x 198 mm
Genre
Cosy Crime
Imprint
Farrago

Reviews

‘So much heart and a cracking good plot. I loved it’ 

Barbara Nadel

PRAISE FOR THE NO. 2 FELINE DETECTIVE AGENCY

‘Deliciously clever and a true delight’ 

Laura Thompson

'Original and intriguing… a world without people which cat lovers will enter and enjoy’ 

P. D. James 

'I loved it. The whole concept is just so “real”!’ 

Barbara Erskine

'Mandy Morton’s Feline Detective Agency instigates a new genre, both wonderful and surreal’ 

Maddy Prior

‘The world that Morton has created is irresistible’ 

Publishers Weekly

‘Witty and smart. Prepare to be besotted’ 

M. K. Graff

‘Mandy Morton’s series is both charming and whimsical’ 

Barry Forshaw

‘Hettie Bagshot might be a new face at the scene of a crime, but already she could teach most fictional detectives a thing or two’ 

The Hunts Post

About the author

Mandy Morton

Mandy Morton

Mandy Morton began her professional life as a musician. More recently, she has worked as an arts journalist for national and local radio. She lives with her partner in Cambridge and Cornwall, where there is always a place for a long-haired tabby cat.

Everything by Mandy Morton