What more compelling candidates for tales of suspense than the animals whose wisdom and instinct lie beyond the realms of our understanding? It's these animals who form the common thread binding these tales together. They hold the evidence, or catalyze an event. Once again, one of the most prestigious and best known authors' groups, the Mystery Writers of America, has gathered an edge-of-your-seat collection of short mystery fiction. The writers this time include James Holding, Dick Stodghill, Isaac Asimov, Clark Howard, Lilian Jackson Braun, Justin Scott, Donald E. Westlake, Joyce Harrington, Joan Richter, and Hope Raymond.