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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...
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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 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. Follow Hettie on Facebook: Facebook.com/HettieBagshotMysteries
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