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Belinda Burns

Belinda Burns reviews 'The Unscratchables' by Anthony O'Neill

July-August 2009, no. 313 31 August 2022
Belinda Burns reviews 'The Unscratchables' by Anthony O'Neill
A crime novel worth its chops, Anthony O’Neill’s highly original The Unscratchables is narrated by tough cop Crusher McNash, a fearless bull terrier detective who is determined to solve a chain of gruesome murders in dogland. Enter Cassisus Lap, a sophisticated Siamese with smarts, and together the odd couple bite off more than your average number of plot twists and dead-end alleys. The tale ( ... (read more)