J. N. Catanach, Author Foul Play Press $16.95 (319p) ISBN 978-0-88150-104-9
Mordantly witty, extremely complicated and challenging, this is a first novel by an author obviously familiar with the setting. Catanach (a pen name) invents an oversized cast of characters, as gaudy as the Malaysian island where they are estivating.
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J. N. Catanach, Author Hornbill Press $12.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-9706407-0-3
British army captain Monteith Fergusson, stationed in Africa in the service of Queen Victoria, investigates a murder in J.N. Catanach's (The Last Rite of Hugo T.) Lullaby for the Dead, and among the several suspects is Fergusson himself. As he...
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J. N. Catanach, Author Foul Play Press $17.95 (250p) ISBN 978-0-88150-125-4
Only the exotic locale and culture of Nairobi, which are depicted vividly, along with an interesting, offbeat private eye, distinguish this otherwise uninspiring novel, set during the reign of President Jomo Kenyatta. An old newspaper clipping...
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