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The Tabby in Black

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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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Feline sleuths Hettie and Tilly claw through cocoa-fuelled secrets, unwrapping deadly truths in a choc-full mystery at Catberry Manor.

Our feline detectives unwrap murder and secrets at a chocolate factory.

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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.

Series: The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788425940

Publisher: Duckworth Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farrago

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Mandy MortonΒ 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.Β Follow Hettie on Facebook:Β Facebook.com/HettieBagshotMysteries

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