9 Awesome Mystery Covers—Replaced With Cats!

If you're like us, the only thing you like more than a good book is a good cat gif. Lucky you! Berkley Prime Crime is celebrating 20 years of fantastic mystery books—and we re-imagined some of our most classic covers...with some classic cats. So sit back right meow, and enjoy.

1. Claw and Order

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We begin with a very cat-friendly mystery—The Silence of the Library: a New York Times bestseller!

2. This situation is hairy...

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A Fete Worse Than Death by Clawdia Bishop...classic.

3. SWF: Single White Feline.

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...to be followed up by another Miranda James goodie: Out of Circulation!

4. Jaws II: PAWS.

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Undercurrents by Pamela Beason is a can't-miss.

5. The horse whisker-er.

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Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen has an all-new look. The original story is pretty great—we can't help wondering how this one would read, though...

6. This is fur real.

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Annette Blair's Skirting the Grave: a mystery of magic, vintage clothing, and fluffy cats in dresses (we wish).

7. Well, this party just got catty...

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If only Cleo Coyle's Roast Mortem were a simple story about three cats who gather for a cup of joe...

8. Revenge is a dish best served without a cat inside.

Bestselling Sugar and Iced is a hit even without a cat cupcake! With it, though...well, there's no stopping us.

9. Cat's All, Folks.

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The Twelve Clues of Christmas is already a bestseller, but we think Snowball and Mittens could really take this all the way...