The Case of the Twilight Cats

A family of hunters of the unclean was invited to a quiet seaside town Khmar—into the old hotel “Nest on the Ridge,” where ghosts won’t give its owner, Yufimiya, any peace. And if semi-ghosts of the Babak kind have shown up here, then something clearly strange is happening in Khmar.

Every day, exactly at seven in the evening, the town seems to die off: the streets instantly empty, and to the gates and doors of houses cats come out, sitting motionless as if on guard. At that time, residents lock themselves inside and don’t even dare to look out the window—because whoever dares to break the unwritten ban disappears without a trace.

Why does Khmar belong to people only during daylight and after midnight? Who wanders the streets without frightening anyone—except the cats?