Meerkat Napa, the gritty new crime fiction from the creators of Meerkat Mystery.

Sergei, are you still in the bath?

Yes, I'm listening to my podcast.

Can I come in?

Ah, no, no, no, no, oh, oh, just need to grab the claw clippers.

Don't worry, I'll cover my eyes.

What?

Whoa!

Come, you're going to follow me.

Whoa!

I'm still not looking!

And I'm not listening to my podcast.

Don't wombat it?

Mear Cut it!

Simples!

Heh.

Three years ago, my neighbor had what can best be described as a mental breakdown.

One morning he stepped onto his front lawn, looked around the street for a few moments,

and then went and sat in his driveway shirtless.

I'd watched him do this because I'd just gone out to go to school.

When I returned later that day, seven hours later, he was still there, sitting exactly as he had before when I left.

Most of our neighbors had gone to work, seeing the man as they drove past, but none had thought to call

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