Cat Who mysteries

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Cat Who mysteries volume 1

Pub. Date

1966

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191 p. 21 cm.

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Former award winning news reporter Jim Qwilleran is assigned to the art world as his new news beat. When a murderer sicks a knife in the neck of a local gallery owner and goes berserk among the works on show, Qwilleran gets help from his Siamese cat solving the mystery.

2) The cat who ate Danish modern

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Cat Who mysteries volume 2
The Cat Who

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Jim Qwilleran is not exactly thrilled by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion--a weekly magazine on interior design. But Qwilleran finds himself on familiar territory when a murder is committed, and he and Koko, the brilliant Siamese, take the case.

3) The cat who turned on and off

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Cat Who mysteries volume 3
The Cat Who

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The team of Koko, the brilliant Siamese cat, and Qwilleran, the reporter with the perceptive moustache, is back in action--with an adorable female Siamese, Yum Yum, added to the household. When Qwilleran decides to do a feature story on Junktown, he gets more than he bargained for. Not the dope den he anticipated, Junktown is a haven for antique dealers and collectors--as strange a lot as the crafty reporter has ever encountered. When a mysterious...

4) The cat who saw red

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Cat Who mysteries volume 4
The Cat Who

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After moving into an old mansion whose previous owner committed suicide, prize-winning reporter Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats are disturbed by strange occurrences and start to investigate when Qwilleran's old girlfriend disappears.

5) The Cat Who Played Brahms: Cat Who... Series, Book 5

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Cat Who mysteries volume 5
The Cat Who

Pub. Date

1987

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eBook, Kindle

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A murder leaves Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, feeling out of tune in this New York Times bestselling mystery in the Cat Who series.
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, he heads for a cabin owned by a longtime family...

6) The cat who played post office

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Cat Who mysteries volume 6

Pub. Date

1987

Physical Desc

186 p. ; 17 cm.

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Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum adjust to being fat cats in an enormous mansion, Qwilleran samples the life styles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric servants.

7) The cat who knew Shakespeare

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Cat Who mysteries volume 7

Pub. Date

1988

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201 pages ; 18 cm

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Qwilleran inherits a mansion and staff in Pickax and takes an interest in the local paper, but gets even more involved when the publisher dies in a car crash.

8) The cat who sniffed glue

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Cat Who mysteries volume 8

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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, 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...

9) The cat who went underground

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Cat Who mysteries volume 9

Pub. Date

c1989

Physical Desc

223 p. ; 23 cm.

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Qwill and his cats vacation in Mooseville, but when the carpenter he hires disappears, he begins to investigate what may be a serial killer's plan to wipe out the area's woodworkers.

10) The cat who talked to ghosts

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Cat Who mysteries volume 10

Pub. Date

c1990

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239 p. ; 23 cm.

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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 kidly ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death-but by whom? Or what? Now Qwilleran's moved in into the historic farmhouse with his two cat companions-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...

11) The cat who lived high

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Cat Who mysteries volume 11

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Book, Audiobook CD

12) The cat who knew a cardinal

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Cat Who mysteries volume 12
The Cat Who

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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 van Brook, is found dead after the closing-night cast party ... and 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.

13) The cat who moved a mountain

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Cat Who mysteries volume 13
The Cat Who

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A former reporter solves the murder of a developer with the help of a cat. An innocent man may have been framed.

14) The cat who wasn't there

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Cat Who mysteries volume 14
The Cat Who

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Persuaded by his beloved companion to join her in a group tour of Scotland, Qwill expects to revel in his Scottish heritage while keeping Polly Duncan safe from the Pickax Prowler. Instead, his trip is cut short when a jewel swipes a suitcase, the bus driver disappears and a fellow tourist is found dead - all in the same day. Although the town of Pickax is in a tizzy over the recent events, Qwill has other, more puzzling worries on his mind. Who

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15) The cat who went into the closet

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Cat Who mysteries volume 15
The Cat Who

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When Qwill rents Euphonia Gage's mansion in Moose County, he and Koko soon discover fifteen closets jammed with several generations of junk. But what starts out as junk soon turns into something more. The mansion's former occupant is enjoying a new life in warm, sunny Florida. But word soon comes that Euphonia is dead, an apparent suicide victim. Why would someone as happy and full of life as Euphonia Kill herself? And what is the connection between

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16) The Cat Who Came to Breakfast: Cat Who... Series, Book 16

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Cat Who mysteries volume 16
The Cat Who

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Jim Qwilleran and his cats scramble for clues when peaceful Breakfast Island is turned upside-down by murder in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series.
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 resident, it’s Grand Island—and to the developers and tourists...

17) The Cat Who Blew the Whistle: Cat Who... Series, Book 17

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Cat Who mysteries volume 17
The Cat Who

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Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the disappearance of a wealthy railroad buff in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series.
Floyd Trevelyan’s historic steam locomotive, newly restored, is the newest attraction in Moose County. But the excitement is eclipsed by shock when Trevelyan disappears—along with millions of investors’ dollars. Puzzled and suspicious,...

18) The cat who said cheese

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Cat Who mysteries volume 18
The Cat Who

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As a food exposition is about to open in Pickax City, a bomb shatters the town's hotel, killing a woman. Newspaper columnist Jim Qwilleran and his sleuthing Siamese cats, Yum Yum and Koko, take time off from tasting cheese to investigate. By the author of The Cat Who Blew the Whistle.

19) The Cat Who Tailed a Thief

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Cat Who mysteries volume 19
The Cat Who

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There's been a rash of petty thievery in Pickax ever since banker Willard Carmichael and his flashy young wife Danielle moved to town. But now Willard's been killed in a mugging Down Below... or so it seems. Qwill has his suspicions, especially when Willard's house restoration project fall into the hands of Danielle's cousin - whose rich new wife then dies on her honeymoon! The clues are as elusive as a cat burglar in the night. But with Koko's

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20) The cat who sang for the birds

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Cat Who mysteries volume 20

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Newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his two cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate a suspicious fire which killed a woman in her nineties. The 20th volume in the series, the novel introduces a new character, a swearing parrot.

21) The cat who saw stars

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Cat Who mysteries volume 21
The Cat Who

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Journalist Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the disappearance of a backpacker near Lake Superior. By the author of The Cat Who Sang for the Birds.

22) The cat who robbed a bank

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Cat Who mysteries volume 22
The Cat Who

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When a visiting estate jeweler is found dead, prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, must do their best to find the purr-petrator in this delightful novel in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series.
As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax, Michigan, prepare to celebrate their Scottish heritage with such evens as bagpipe skirling and tossing the caber. But...

23) The cat who smelled a rat

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Cat Who mysteries volume 23
The Cat Who

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The big one is on it's way, and none too soon for the resdients of an unusually arid Moose County, who are becoming increasingly anxious about wildfires as they await for the first snowstorm of the season. A Citizen's Fire Watch is formed, and volunteers go out on shifts to patrol areas of concern, particularly.

24) The cat who went up the creek

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Cat Who mysteries volume 24
The Cat Who

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Koko, Yum Yum, and James Qwilleran embark on their latest mystery when gold prospectors, wildlife photographers, and pirates arrive at the Nutcracker Inn to take part in a game.

25) The cat who brought down the house

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Cat Who mysteries volume 25

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Book, Audiobook CD

26) The cat who talked turkey

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Cat Who mysteries volume 26

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Book, Audiobook CD

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What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. Ever since the old one burned down, the townspeople have had to go elsewhere. But just as Pickax prepares to celebrate the ground breaking for a new bookstore, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded area.

27) The cat who went bananas

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Cat Who mysteries volume 27

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James Qwilleran and his talented team of feline sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the supposedly accidental death of a cast member in a car crash on the eve of the Theatre Club's performance of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."

28) The cat who dropped a bombshell

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Cat Who mysteries volume 28

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While the residents of Pickax eagerly await a festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the town's founding, newspaper columnist James Qwilleran must entertain Harvey Ledfield, an aspiring architect. Strange occurrences seem to follow Harvey around. Koko, the Siamese cat, leaps on his head, a knitter predicts murder, and a woman comes from California to leave a message for Qwill. It's up to Koko to help Qwill piece the clues together.

29) The cat who had 60 whiskers

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Cat Who mysteries volume 29

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With his companion Polly in Paris, Qwill keeps himself occupied by writing an absurdist play called "The Cat Who Got Elected Dog Catcher." Meanwhile, things are spicing up in Pickax. Huge inheritances from old families are suddenly and mysteriously pouring in to town, but nobody is quite sure why. Except Koko, that is--and she's not telling. Then things get really interesting when one resident drops dead from an apparent bee sting. Can Qwill and his...

30) Short and tall tales: Moose County legends collected by James Mackintosh Qwilleran

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