Review: The Katz' Meow!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2011
I really loved the two mysteries in this Kindle download.  The cover reminds me of a 1940's style poster and I love the poster art from that era.  The first novella, "Julius Katz" introduces us to the sometimes well-to-do investigator who spends more time at the racetrack and collecting fine wines than he does investigating cases.  It isn't for lack of work, but for his lack of wanting to work cases.  Julius likes to read, have nice dinners out with beautiful women, and partake of his wines. The second story is a little shorter and is called "Archie's Been Framed."Julius has an assistant named Archie who is only a two-inch titanium piece of technology that is years ahead of anything in his time.  Archie does a lot for Julius and it seems like he does most of the sleuthing, but in these mysteries, at the end, Julius Katz gathers a group of people together and in the room is the killer.  Katz knows things that no one else knows, not even the reader.In the first mystery, Julius gets a call and sees two women whose elderly mother has an onset of Alzheimer's.  The sisters want to move their mother into an assisted living facility. Because their brother is the legal guardian of the mother, the sisters think the brother is going to resist the move because he wants their mother's money.  Living in the assisted living home will take most of her money.  The two sisters want Julius Katz to try to convince the brother to agree to the move.  Before it's all over there will be murders and deceit that only Katz will have the skills to solve.The second story is a humourous and delightful tale called "Archie's Been Framed."  Archie takes it upon himself to go on the Internet and find himself a girlfriend, make up fake facts about himself, and even make up a fake driver's license to convince a woman that he's a real person.  Archie is dating a real woman over the computer and to a little two-inch piece of artificial intelligence, it's a prank and a joke. But the problems arise when the woman turns up dead, the police find Archie's driver's license and Archie has given Julius's address as his own.  Very soon the police are at Julius's door and Julius isn't happy.These are wonderful mysteries and I can't wait to read others by this author.  Dave Zeltserman has a trilogy of noir mysteries as well as other novels out, and another short for the Kindle.  Any mystery lover should enjoy these, especially if you like classic mysteries.