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Verslaggever Jim Qwilleran en zijn twee Siamezen Kok en Yum Yum nemen hun intrek in een voormalige schuur in het stadje Pickax, die tot een prachtige woning is verbouwd. Tezelfdertijd voert het plaatselijke amateurtoneelgezelschap een dramatische voorstelling op met in de hoofdrol Hilary VanBrook, het nieuwe zeer getalenteerde schoolhoofd. Na een feestje in Qwills nieuwe huis wordt VanBrook in zijn auto vermoord. De politie onderzoekt de moord op het schoolhoofd, maar Qwill duikt liever in diens verleden. Als de voornaamste verdachte even later ook levenloos in Qwills schuur wordt aangetroffen, zijn het alleen nog de instincten van Koko en Yum Yum die duidelijkheid in de zaak kunnen brengen.

Journalist/philanthropist James Qwilleran and his clue-sensitive cats return with crime-solving talents intact in New York Times bestselling author Lilian Jackson Braun's twenty-fifth Cat Who... schovat popis

Sixth in the series. Qwilleran has inherited a fortune and he and the two cats are adjusting to the good life when murder rears its ugly head.

Is it just a case of summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn't sure, but he's hoping a few days in the country will help him sort out his life.With cats Koko and Yum Yum for company, Qwilleran heads for a cabin owned by a long-time family friend, "Aunt Fanny." But from the moment he arrives, things turn strange. Eerie footsteps cross the roof at midnight. Local townsfolk become oddly secretive. And then while fishing, Qwilleran hooks onto a murder mystery. Soon Qwilleran enters into a game of cat and mouse with the killer, while Koko develops a sudden and uncanny fondness for classical music...

Something's afoot and all is not what it seems, but you can trust Qwilleran and his feline friends to investigate the mystery of the Casablanca apartment buildings.

Having inherited millions, Jim Qwilleran and his two feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, are preparing to settle down into a life of purrfect luxury in Pickax. That is, until the son of a rich banker and his wife are found murdered. To the police it looks like a robbery gone awry. But then Koko develops an odd appetite for glue. Qwill doesn’t spot the clue until his beloved Siamese’s taste for paste tangles them in a web of love, danger, and their stickiest case yet!

Qwilleran and the cats are visiting an island known by many names. Qwill has always called it Breakfast Island, but to the taciturn natives, it's Providence Island. To the rich summer residents it's Grand Island--and to the developers and tourists who are turning this once-peaceful place upside down, it's Pear Island. But when some odd "accidents" occur, including a fatal boat explosion, Qwill suspects sabotage and sets out to investigate--because murder by any other name is just as deadly...

an alternate cover edition can be found hereQwill's on his way to Scotland - and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery. But this time Koko's nowhere the scene of the crime. He and Yum Yum are back in Pickax being coddled by a catsitter...but Koko won't sit still once Qwill's traveling party returns--minus one member. He's behaving oddly, and Qwill knows what that means: Koko may have been miles away from the murder scene, but he's just a whisker away from cracking the case!

This collection by the bestselling author of the Cat Who mysteries features fourteen engaging short stories about adventurous cats. From a brave Siamese tackling a cat burglar to an intuitive feline solving a mystery, these tales are sure to entertain both cat lovers and mystery fans alike.