Cat Who mysteries
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
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Description
THE FIRST COZY MYSTERY IN THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT WHO SERIES!
The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder.
A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding—this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter...
The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder.
A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding—this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter...
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
[1967]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Qwilleran, a reporter for the Daily Fluxion, and Koko, his Siamese cat with strange talents, are settling into Qwill's newest assignmenta magazine specializing in interior decorating. But as soon as Qwill gets a great story ready to produce, some unfortunate mishaps seem to get in the way. Koko begins acting strangely, prompting Qwill to discover that he is in need of a companion. Yum-Yum, an orphaned Siamese female belonging to one of the victims,...
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[1968]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Brilliant Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum help reporter Jim Qwilleran solve a complicated murder plot in this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series. 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 collectorsas strange a lot as the crafty reporter has ever encountered. When a mysterious fall ends the careerand the lifeof one...
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[1986]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"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,...
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, are living the high lifeuntil things take a deadly turn...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, Qwill samples the lifestyles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric servants....
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, theres something rotten in the small town of Pickaxat least to the sensitive noses of newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. An accident has claimed the life of the local papers eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends it smells like murder. They soon sniff out a shocking secret, but Kokos snooping into an unusual edition of Shakespeare may prove CATastrophic......
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Millionaire newsman Jim Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats solve a series of murders of handymen in the resort town of Mooseville.
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in the antique-filled farmhouse, she called for help, but Jim Qwilleran didn't get there in time. It looked as if his kindly ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death--but by what or whom? Qwill moves in with Koko and Yum Yum, and they all put noses to the trail...
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The colorful Casablance 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...
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"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. Reprint".--
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, Jim Qwilleran takes a trip to Scotland and brings home a case that only his cats Koko and Yum Yum can solve... Qwill’s on his way to Scotland—and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery. But this time, Koko’s nowhere near 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...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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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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Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam's
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Jim Qwilleran and his feline 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 a murder in a railroad tavern.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Pickax loves a big occasion. The Great Food Expo is about to begin, introducing new restaurants, country inns, food specialty shops and a new food page in the 'Moose County Something'. Lurking in the background is a killer determined to make this an event Pickac City will never forget. The Expo begins with a literal bang: a bomb wrecks the hotel, killing a housekeeper and causing extensive damage. Luckily for pIckax, Qwill is on the scene, his
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Cat Who mysteries volume 19
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Best-selling author Lilian Jackson Braun catapults mystery fans into this entertaining mixture of fun, foul play, and feline escapades. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank finds journalist Qwill and his amazing Siamese pets sniffing out the story behind a mighty unusual visitor from the city. Mr. Delachamp, an estate jeweler from Chicago, has been holding court in Pickax's newly refurbished hotel. Impoverished local gentry are offering him heirlooms,
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Thelma Thackeray, an ancient movie star, has returned to her home in Moose County to have some fun before she dies. Her fame and fortune are put to good use as she renovates the old opera house and reopens it as a film club. But when the first performance turns deadly, Qwill and his feline snoops start to look behind the scenes for the culprit.
Author
Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
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When the town of Pickax celebrates the groundbreaking of a new bookstore, James Qwilleran and his famous felines are not prepared for the discovery of the body of a man shot execution style on the very same day.
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Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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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."
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
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...