The New York Times bestselling
author of the Cat Who mysteries
presents a fantastic collection of
feline fiction which includes
fourteen short stories about
kitties who just can’t keep their whiskers out of trouble...
Filled with furballs like a
courageous Siamese who bags a
cunning cat burglar, a country
kitty who proves a stumbling
block in a violent murder, and an intuitive feline whose
premonition helps solve the
case of the missing antiques
dealer, this collection will
delight cat lovers and mystery
aficionados alike! This Collection Includes: Phut
Phat Concentrates • Weekend of
the Big Puddle • The Fluppie
Phenomenon • The Hero of
Drummond Street • The Mad
Museum Mouser • The Dark One • East Side Story • Tipsy and the
Board of Health • A Cat Named
Conscience • SuSu and the 8:30
Ghost • Stanley and Spook • A
Cat Too Small for His Whiskers •
The Sin of Madame Phloi • Tragedy on New Year’s Eve
The New York Times bestselling
author of the Cat Who mysteries
presents a fantastic collection of
feline fiction which includes
fourteen short stories about
kitties who just can’t keep their whiskers out of trouble...
Filled with furballs like a
courageous Siamese who bags a
cunning cat burglar, a country
kitty who proves a stumbling
block in a violent murder, and an intuitive feline whose
premonition helps solve the
case of the missing antiques
dealer, this collection will
delight cat lovers and mystery
aficionados alike! This Collection Includes: Phut
Phat Concentrates • Weekend of
the Big Puddle • The Fluppie
Phenomenon • The Hero of
Drummond Street • The Mad
Museum Mouser • The Dark One • East Side Story • Tipsy and the
Board of Health • A Cat Named
Conscience • SuSu and the 8:30
Ghost • Stanley and Spook • A
Cat Too Small for His Whiskers •
The Sin of Madame Phloi • Tragedy on New Year’s Eve
"Good news for fans of the best-
selling Cat who... mysteries--
fictional columnist James
Qwilleran has finally finished his
book showcasing the colorful
stories related to him by residents of Moose County, that
famous region four hundred
miles north of everywhere."
Living in the peaceful city of
Pickax may be restful, but it
certainly isn't dull. At least not
for one of the most eligible
bachelors in town, veteran
newspaperman Jim Qwilleran. Having inherited millions,
Qwilleran and his two feline
companions, Koko and Yum
Yum, are preparing to settle
down into a life of purrfect
luxury. 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. Qwilleran 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!
Jim Qwilleran packs up his old
kit bag and his two Siamese
cats, Koko and Yum Yum, for a
sun-and-fun summer at his log
cabin in Moose County. Their
vacation starts out ominously with the disappearance of a
handyman hired to patch up
Qwilleran's cabin. But the felines
really start throwing catfits
when they come across a dead
body or two...A serial killer may be right under Koko's nose, and
now this ingenious Siamese
must dig deeper to clear poor
Qwilleran of suspicion--and dig
up the motive for a catastrophic
crime.
An alternative cover edition for
this ISBN can be found here. Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko
and Yum Yum try to solve a
haunting mystery in a historic
farmhouse in this New York
Times bestseller in the Cat Who
series. When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly
noises in the antique-filled
farmhouse, she called Jim
Qwilleran for help. But he was
too late. It looked as if his kindly
ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death—but by
whom? Or what? Now
Qwilleran’s moved into the
historic farmhouse with his two
cat companions—and Koko the
Siamese is spooked. Is it a figment of feline imagination—
or the clue to a murder in Moose
County? And does Qwilleran
have a ghost of a chance of
solving this haunting mystery?
The colorful Casablanca
apartment building is in danger
of demolition--but not if Jim
Qwilleran can help it. He's determined to restore the
building to its original grandeur.
So he moves in with Koko and
Yum Yum--and discovers that
the Casablanca is steeped in
history...and mystery. In Qwill's very apartment, a glamorous art
dealer met an untimely fate,
and the veteran journalist and
his crime-solving cats are about
to reach new heights in
detection as the evidence builds up...and the Casablanca
threatens to crumble down
around them!
All the world's a stage--and now
Jim Qwilleran's apple orchard
has become the stage for a real-
life murder scene. The much-
disliked director of the Pickax
Theatre Club's Shakespeare production, Hilary VanBrook,
has been found dead after the
closing-night cast party. With
the help of his super-smart
Siamese, Qwill must cast a
suspicious eye on all the players--especially the ones
pussyfooting around behind the
scenes...
On vacation in the Big Potato Mountains, Qwilleran stumbles
into a mystery involving the
murder of J. J. Hawkinfield, the
developer who was pushed off
a mountain years before after
announcing his plans to develop the region.
Qwill'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!
Qwill’s moved into the old Gage
mansion—and the cats are on a
treasure hunt. The house’s fifty
closets are crammed with
several generations of junk, and
while Qwill investigates two recent deaths—those of the
mansion’s former occupant and
a local potato farmer—Koko
investigates the contents of the
closets. Qwill and the cats wind
up unearthing some surprising skeletons—and bringing long-
buried secrets to light...
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...
Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese
sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum,
investigate the disappearance
of a wealthy railroad buff--and
alleged multimillion-dollar
embezzler--a case that becomes complicated by red herrings, a
tragic train wreck, and murder
at a railroad tavern.
The Great Food Explo is
scheduled to open in Pickax
with a bang, introducing new
restaurants, country inns and
food speciality shops.
Unfortunately the 'bang' takes the form of a bomb which
wrecks a hotel, killing the
housekeeper and causing
extensive damage. Enter Qwill
and his Siamese cats, Koko and
Yum Yum, whose instincts tell them that the murderous bomb
was meant as something
stronger than a warning to
someone. While Qwill searches for clues, a
possible witness to the
bombing surfaces - who is shot
to death before he can be
questioned. But Qwill, Koko and
Yum Yum are on the case...
In this latest installment,
prizewinning reporter Jim
Qwilleran—along with his
lovable Siamese cats Koko and
Yum Yum—solve a mystery that
arises when a local banker dies under suspicious circumstances,
leaving behind a flashy young
widow, an unfinished house-
restoration project, and a trail of
clues as elusive as a cat burglar
in the night . . .
In this delightful new novel
featuring Jim Qwilleran and his
lovable cats, Koko and Yum
Yum, the rites of spring are
celebrated with the fine art of
birdcalling....and a fateful act of murder. It seems that this
spring, a cat's fancy may turn to
crime-solving...
UFOs in Mooseville? Rumors
abound that a missing
backpacker has been abducted,
and it looks like Jim Qwilleran's
sedate summer may be
interrupted by an investigation -- with the help of his own little
aliens, Koko and Yum Yum. And
when the backpacker's body
turns up -- and transplanted
Floridian Owen Bowen is found
dead soon afterward -- the search for intelligent life turns
into a close encounter with a
killer...
The way Jim Qwilleran sees it,
there's nothing worse than
being left high and dry. But
that's exactly where he's been
ever since a record-breaking
drought hit Moose County. He's bedraggled. Beleaguered. And,
following a rash of fires at local
historic mine sites, deeply
bewildered. Some blame the
blazes on bad weather
conditions, but Qwill's thinking arson. And when a mysterious
explosion is followed by a
blood-chilling murder, he starts
seriously praying for snow--and
answers. Good thing Koko can
smell trouble a mile away...
Pickax's favorite columnist,
James Qwilleran, is enjoying a
brief holiday in the nearby town
of Black Creek - but his two
Siamese, who prefer the
spaciousness of their home, beg to differ. The blissful tranquility
is soon interrupted by the
discovery of a body floating
down the creek. And a possible
motive for his murder is
suggested when several gold nuggets are found in his
possession. Might he have been
illegally prospecting for gold? If
so, it seems he wasn't the only
one in search of an easy fortune.
And his competitor is far more determined to strike it rich...
The good people of Moose
County are in a fever of
excitement. It's almost time for
the gala groundbreaking of the
Pickax bookstore - and the
town of Brrr is preparing for its bicentennial celebration. All the
festivities, however; are spoiled
by the discovery of a man's
body on James Qwilleran's
property. Could it be the work
of a killer who used the same MO in northern Michigan? To
solve the case, Qwill and his
feline pals, Koko and Yum Yum,
will have to prick up their ears
and determine who committed
this fowl deed.