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. -- from...

3) The cat who talked turkey

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Series

Cat who volume 26

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio

Description

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What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. But just as Pickax prepares to celebrate the ground breaking for a new one, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded arie. Turning their attention from books to clues, Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum set off on a hunt that will entertain.

4) The cat who wasn't there

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

5) The cat who went up the creek

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c2002

Language

English

6) The cat who tailed a thief

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c1997

Language

English

7) The cat who went into the closet

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

8) The cat who sang for the birds

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

9) The Cat who brought down the house

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Series

Cat who volume 25

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio, Large Print

Description

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Thelma Thackeray, a native of Moose County, has achieved fame and fortune in Hollywood. Now 82, she has returned to Pickax to have some fun before she dies. Purchasing the old opera house, Thelma reopens it as a film club. But when the premier event, the Kit Kat Revue, sets the stage for murder, Jim Qwilleran and his perceptive Siamese cats are ready to spring into action.

10) The cat who said cheese

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Language

English

Description

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Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum must put aside their interest in the Great Food Explo when a bomb explodes in the New Pickax Hotel killing a housekeeper.

11) The cat who went bananas

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio

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The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation. The Pirate's Chest, the long-awaited new bookstore, is finally set to open, and the Theatre Club is preparing to perform Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. However, the play is brought to an abrupt halt as a cast member is killed in a car accident. But was it really an accident? As suspicions rise, Qwill and his sleuthing Siamese cats have their work cut out for them.

12) The cat who smelled a rat

Author

Braun, Lilian Jackson

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio

Description

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After a long drought, the citizans of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, James Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible.