The Mystical Mister Kay - Outside of a Dog

English language

Published 2025 by Epigram Books.

The final gripping chapter in the saga of Miss Cassidy.

The truth is out there. And somewhere, so is Miss Cassidy.

The Mystical Mister Kay, a ghost-seer from Singapore, arrives in the English city of Tolwich in search of his friend Miss Cassidy. But his investigation takes a darker turn: a princess is found dead, a cult-like fashion house holds the city in its grip, and a seminary for Asian royals hides secrets no one dares name. As gods from Ancient Greece and Asia slip into the mortal world, Mr Kay is pulled into a mystery that spans continents and mythologies—one that may bring him closer to Miss Cassidy, or destroy him trying.

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Soh Kam Yung reviewed The Mystical Mister Kay by Meihan Boey (Miss Cassidy, #3)

An exciting conclusion to the "Miss Cassidy" series

4 stars

An exciting conclusion to the tale about Miss Cassidy. This book follows-on directly from events in the previous book, where a malign spirit has been confined to an island, while Miss Cassidy finds herself in the realm of the gods.

But not is not well for Miss Cassidy, for she is being pursued by the Queen on the Faeries who wants her back. Miss Cassidy has little choice but to be bind herself to an unusual goddess, who wants her help to solve the mystery of the murder of an Asian princess in a boarding house in England.

Into this steps Mister Kay from Singapore (Miss Cassidy's former employer), who is also trying to find Miss Cassidy. Since he has the Third Eye, which enables him to see and speak to spirits, he discovers her whereabouts. But to get to her, he has to turn himself into a …

An exciting conclusion to the tale about Miss Cassidy. This book follows-on directly from events in the previous book, where a malign spirit has been confined to an island, while Miss Cassidy finds herself in the realm of the gods.

But not is not well for Miss Cassidy, for she is being pursued by the Queen on the Faeries who wants her back. Miss Cassidy has little choice but to be bind herself to an unusual goddess, who wants her help to solve the mystery of the murder of an Asian princess in a boarding house in England.

Into this steps Mister Kay from Singapore (Miss Cassidy's former employer), who is also trying to find Miss Cassidy. Since he has the Third Eye, which enables him to see and speak to spirits, he discovers her whereabouts. But to get to her, he has to turn himself into a travelling mystic which turns out to be a blessing and a curse: England is full of ghosts (due to all the witch burnings) which clamour for his attention.

The murder of the Princess appears to involve a fashion house run by an unusual person who always manages to produce the required dresses for his clients, despite the tight deadlines. Miss Cassidy's reaction upon sensing him reveals that he may not be quite human. When Mister Kay arrives, she has to work to protect him, and the household, from that person while she works to find out who he really is: and the answer may involve the spirit which she encountered in the previous book.

And back home in Singapore, Mister Kay's family is preparing to welcome a new baby by one of Mister Kay's friends. But all may not be well, for the mother-to-be has visions of a spirit that may come to claim her baby for itself. And the only thing that could protect the baby is an unusual veil that Miss Cassidy had a hand in creating.

All the plot threads rush together towards the end, as the mystery of the murder is resolved, and the mortal, spirit and realm of the gods clash. Miss Cassidy may have saved the day, but at the cost of being reclaimed by her Queen: or is she? Perhaps the answer may lie on a small island near Singapore that Mister Kay visits upon his return to Singapore.

Unlike the first two books which mainly feature Miss Cassidy, the main character in this book is Mister Kay. His motives for looking for Miss Cassidy are probably obvious from the first two books, but it would need this one for both Miss Cassidy and Mister Kay to admit to it and to resolve their relationship.