"The rat had taken some pleasure in attacking a member of the human race, one with the same smell as the big ones."

We’re joined by regular guest & noted animal-lover Wendy Mays to discuss Patricia Highsmith’s THE ANIMAL-LOVER’S BOOK OF BEASTLY MURDER! This collection of short stories follows a series of creatures from elephant to cat to rat to cockroach that find themselves wrapped up in murder, robbery and all manner of unsettling Highsmithian mayhem.

Previously having joined us to discuss the novels FERAL and PET SEMATARY, Mays returns to dig into these moral tales about animals encountering the worst of humanity has to offer. The stories, ranging in tone from sentimental to blackly comic, represent Highsmith on a strange and experimental artistic tangent. Join us to find out about the bravest rat in Venice, the greediest pig in France and the cat burglar that was actually a monkey.

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Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas”

Broadcast on:

06 Apr 2021