Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. 'Has all the twists and terrors of a good Ruth Rendell.'Īkif Pirinçci (pronunciation: ) is a German writer of Turkish origin who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae. 'Orlando the Marmalade Cat playing Inspector Morse, with a dash of James Bond thrown in.' Altogether there is never a dull moment.' 'The plot is ingenious, the movement lively. 'A tough and unsentimental detective story told the way cats see things. Once again, Akif Pirinçci has written a gripping and witty crime story which at the same time faithfully reflects feline behaviour. Reluctantly dabbling in the paranormal, Francis brings his logical brain to bear on the case, until all is made clear in a denouement with surprises to spring until the last. But who is the murderer? Are the sewer cats right to suspect Crazy Hugo, formerly one of their number, and his mastiff accomplice? Could the real culprit be the mysterious creature known to Francis as Monster Paw? What about the seductive Alcina and her family of forest-dwelling wild cats - how are they involved? What is the true secret of the satellite dish once tended by Diana the ecologist and her cat the ESP enthusiast Ambrosius? And why is a human hunter out to shoot Francis himself? The strange, blind tribe of cats who live in the sewage system, rescuing and adopting unwanted kittens, commission Francis to bring the murderer to justice. A serial killer is slaughtering the farmyard cats. Soon the corpses are coming thick and fast. Francis decides to go on the road, and sets out one stormy night to try his luck in the country. Gustav is invaded by a live - in lover who aims to reform his life-style - and his cat's. Francis the cat detective, whose first case featured in Akif Pirinçci's international bestseller Felidae, enjoys a comfortable bachelor existence with his human companion and 'tin-opener' Gustav, until one day disaster strikes.
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