Many of our favorite mysteries include pets, and in homage to May being National Pet Month, here are some mystery authors' pets!
James Patterson's cat
I can't say whether it helps James Patterson crank out yet another bestseller, but his cat Redboy sits on his head. Patterson says "He's a head cat, not a lap cat."
Janet Evanovich has a Havanese named Ollie and also has a "Readers' Pets" column on her website.
We know that long walks in nature can inspire writers, but David Baldacci quipped that "our dogs hid their leashes because we were walking them too much."
Val McDermid was adopted by a cat who followed her home one night and yowled at her door until she opened it. The cat strode right in and soon became a fat, curry-loving member of the family.
