The Ears of a Cat

In his novel The Ears of a Cat Roderick Hart takes a look at a world very, very similar to our own.

It's the future, but not the far future, it's a very, very near future.

Over population is a topic that people are taking very seriously indeed.

But some are taking this far more seriously than most. In fact they are actually prepared to take the extra step, several pretty huge extra steps, to be perfectly honest, and to actually do something about it.

They are stuck for an idea of what to do. That is, until they find a source of a weaponised bird flu virus that has been turned into a lethal weapon in a laboratory.

All is going well, until their plot is uncovered by the German security services. Plus there is the added complication of their discovery by a freelance agent from the USA, who might not be as honest or as scrupulous as might be wished.

But can Gina Saito carry out their plans, especially as this would involve her own death in a land far from her own  homeland?

And what would happen if her plan was to succeed?

This is a novel that is filled with dark humour and many interesting diversions, from talks with a cat, to the testimony of a sex doll from Japan.

From the first page, which includes a murder on the street, to the last page, this novel is a heck of a ride.

It's published by Matador at £8.99 and will make an interesting Christmas gift for the SciFi fan in your life.