Milk Treading

Life isn`t easy for Julius Kyle, a jaded crime hack with the Post. When he wakes up on a sand barge with his head full of grit he knows things have to change. He doesn`t guess how fast they`ll change until his best friend Mick jumps to his death off a 50-foot bridge outside the Post`s window. Worst of all, Julius is a cat. That means keeping himself scrupulously clean, defending his territory and battling an addiction to milk. When the lovely Moira begs Julius for help, Julius is drawn brutally into a life he has only lived in his novels--the life of his hero sleuth Tiger Straight. The cats live in a city called Bast, a sprawling world of alleyways and claw-shaped towers. On these mean streets Julius has to contend with political intrigue, territorial disputes and dog-burglars.