Lilian Jackson Braun Libros

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.

Something smells in Pickax! As the Great Food Explo is set to begin, a killer is determined to make it an event Pickax City will never forget. The Great Food Explo is scheduled to open with a bang, introducing new restaurants, country inns, food specialty shops, and a new food page in the Moose County Something. Unfortunately before the Explo can get off the ground...a bomb blasts the hotel, killing a housekeeper and causing extensive damage, Enter Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum with suspicions that the bomb was meant as something stronger than a warning. They set out to investigate a mysterious woman guest at the hotel who disappeared after the bomb exploded and find out way the hotel owner, Gustav Limburger, was suddenly hospitalized. Qwill has moustache-twitching suspicions about the whole affair yet no evidence other than Koko and Yum Yum's new interest in cheese, especially Gruyere, Brie and feta. While he's searching for clues, a possible witness to the bombing surfaces, but he is shot to death before Qwill can question him. Of course, Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum are on the case, and the killer (or killers?) won't escape Qwill's intuition or the cats' detection skills. In her latest Cat Who..