This novel about the preoccupations of a group of middle-class neighbours doesn’t just peel back their layers, it sharpens the claws of the big cat sighted in the street and sinks them into the protagonists’ shady secrets, ripping off their skin. Exposed are several unpleasant, immoral individuals, with one considerably crazier than the others.
Ideal for fans of literary character study and storytelling. The descriptions of the panther are exquisite.

With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.
On publication, I will post this review on my blog and on GoodReads.

An unusual storyline, but captivating! This had me hooked, I loved the premise of the story! It’s a yes from me! Thank you for the opportunity to read this before release!

Excellent twisty storyline.
Strange what can happen in suburbia.
Keeps you guessing right to the end.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Thanks for the opportunity to read and review

"Cat Fight" was one of my more enjoyable reads of the recent times. Toying with the genre of "suburbian noir", this book explores quite a few complex motives, maybe a little too many, considering that some are either rushed or feel abandoned closer to the end.

What I found especially alluring was the aspect of memory and how traumatic events may shape how the individual's mind decides to remember things, quite explicit in the character of Coralie.

Interacting with different characters' points of view also helps to create a fuller picture of each family's, as well as an individual's internal landscape. And as it usually is with the well-of neighbourhoods, it's not always a pretty one. Spousal abuse, gaslighting, affairs and other pastimes of people with a little too much privilege are well portrayed in this book.

Clever, bizarre and unique.

This is a very different read and I really valued the interwoven madness and the more normal mystery/thriller business.

This is for everyone, anyone and definitely a must read.

I loved the big cat, I loved the characters and the chaos, and I especially love the cover !

Thank you for the opportunity to review!

A fun read with an unusual centre storyline of a roaming big cat. Secrets come to the surface as tensions rise. An addictive read.

I love the conceit behind this. Using the panic of a big cat roaming the suburbs of Kent is a great way of exposing all the cracks in the neighborhood reactions.
This is a fun read with well drawn characters who never felt like caricatures. I found the setting evocative and loved all the chaos and discord and how it slowly built up.
This is a great read and it was absorbing and compelling.