In the first days of the Clinton administration, Ransom, a DC private eye specializing in Republican dirty tricks, falls on hard times. He finds himself investigating the murder of a local celebrity—Bob the Weather Cat. Chosen as one of the best short stories of the year, "Strays" pits Democrat against Republican, cat-haters against cat-lovers, in a town newly changed by a pivotal election—and the death of a kitty in a yellow rain slicker. "Rusch is a great storyteller." —RT Book Reviews