Blood on the Cat

Marble Hill is a small town in Iowa. It was built so that no one ever has to make a left turn. Read the story and you’ll get the reference. This town also has a disproportionate amount of crime. Chief Tom Petrosky gave up his detective job with the Chicago police to move back to live with his mother after his father died. Many of the crimes that Chief Petrosky will take on are based on real life crimes. Some well-known, others not so much.

Blood on the Cat is one of those stories based on a true crime. But in this case, the main resemblance to the real crime is one of the pivotal pieces of evidence, the blood on the cat. Don’t try to figure out what crime this is based on, as it’s something I found on the internet looking at case files quite a few years back.

I hope you enjoy getting to know Chief Tom Petroskly, forensics officer Patricia Johnson, and some of the residents of Marble Hill. Check back each month for new installments into the Marble Hill Crime Blotter.