It's deep winter and time to light the fire, pull up a blanket and curl up with your cat. But has it occurred to you that your feline companion might be licking blood from its paws?

Slink through shadows and brush with death in these three classic cat-themed mystery tales from beloved crime authors Catherine Aird, Edmund Crispin and Ellis Peters.

Claws Out at Christmas brings a thrilling winter chill to the festive season and asks: are these furry friends the guardians of our secrets or omens of misfortune?

Cecily Gayford studied English at the University of Oxford, where she immersed herself obsessively in the Gothic, morbid and mysterious side of literature. Now a Publishing Director, she has worked at Profile Books for twelve years.