Gain Your Copy The Cat Who Wasnt There (Cat Who..., #14) Formulated By Lilian Jackson Braun Offered As Paper Copy

have to say, I miss the part of the book where Koko wasn't there, although he was making his presence felt.
You come to depend on his Yows and Yargles signalling clues, and he is giving them, you just don't realize it.


Qwill has been persuaded to look into his Scottish heritage by joining a Pickaxe tour group, While there, Irma Hasselreich dies mysteriously, The truth comes out after Koko's obsession with Melinda Goodwinter and pink pills, It was odd seeing Melinda portrayed as she was, so money hungry, She was slightly annoying in previous books, but just more so in this one,

Another Cat Who read in one sitting, this time before bed, I had to keep reading until the end, even though I've read this series before, They are just addictive, and you find yourself drawn in and caring for or hating the characters accordingly, They really are just that good! Qwilleran goes on a trip to the Scottish Highlands with a group from Moose County but without, of course, his cats Koko and Yum Yum.
Sixteen set out, but only fifteen return alive, Was the death foul play And how can Koko solve this murder that happened thousands of miles away

A few years ago, I read through this series to figure out where it jumped the shark.
This is a solid entry, though not one of the best ones, If you're a fan of cozy mysteries and somehow haven't found this series yet, start at the beginning, This is a pretty excellent entry in The Cat Who series, Involving a murder while Qwill and some of his neighbors are on a trip to Scotland, there is also a spree of robberies in Pickax and an attempted kidnapping.
Qwill even has some drama with a his love interest, Pollya relationship that can run tepid at best for most of the series.
There's more heat in this book than your average late era Cat Who novel and Qwill puts more effort into solving the mystery.
The Cat Who Wasn't There is one of the stronger books in the series with a solid plot, A recommended read for fans,½
I usually dont enjoy the non Pickax books as much but this book with the trip to Scotland had
the best of both worlds, a new exciting setting Scotland for the first part of the book then the familiar quirky town of Pickax for the rest of the book.
I was really sorry to see Melinda as a murderer and worse, when she first appeared in the city I thought she was a great character as her aggressive nature really got to Qwill.
Koko of course always knew she was trouble even way back when she first appeared,


Macbeth as as subplot is foreshadowing of Melindas downfall from respected physician to murderer, much like the character she plays she attempts to get her brother

to murder Polly.


sitelinkCozies Reading Challenge First Read:
The beginning of this book has Qwilleran racing back from the Potato Mountains to Pickax because he has received word that his present love, Polly Duncan was stalked by a mysterious stranger one evening when she was returning home.
Qwillern immediately decides she was going to be abducted and be held for ransom, He has it in his mind that Pickax is being overrun by people from Down Under and that more of this type of crime is going to keep happening.
This is true, when quiet rural towns become the destination of people who want to move from the hustle and bustle of city life.
However, once home he is persuaded by Polly to join in a trip to Scotland that she and others are going on and of course, he immediately decides to join in on the tour.
Once again more cash for plane fare, hotels, restaurants, clothing, gifts, etc, are flowing out of his inherited coffers, But, one little dilemma has also cropped up in Qwillerans happygospending life in Pickax, And, that is the reappearance of Dr, Melinda Goodwinter who has come back home from Boston to continue her father medical practice after he suddenly dies,

Second Read: Melinda, however, was also a past lover of Qwilleran when he first moved to Pickaxwhich I haven't read about yet.
She has it in her mind that they need to resume where they left off much to Qwilleran's consternation, And, she just happens to be one of the Scotland tour participants, So, off to Scotland they all go and in the middle of trying to keep out of Melinda clutches the mysterious death of their tour guide, Irma, occurs.
Once back in Pickax, Qwilleran immediately starts trying to figure out how and why her death happened, His investigation brings about some startling results about an old Pickax family and how even the Cbest of families can have unfavorable secrets which can lead to very disastrous endings.


This an enjoyable book, and being in another country creates some good and plot for good reads, RecommendWho doesn't love cats who know better than their humans This was a cute story, I kinda sorta figured it out, but there were a few surprises and it was fun to read.
I'd never read one of the "Cat who" books so I thought I'd give it a shot, It was a pretty entertaining story overall, It's slow getting to the crime/mystery, It's about a quarter of the way through the book before a body hits the ground, but the narrative was engaging enough to keep me reading.
The only negative I had was with the supporting characters, I guess they were supposed to be a quaint collection of small town folk, but they are portrayed in many cases as petty, small minded and generally people you would cross the street to avoid.
Even the hero, Quill, has a sneering attitude to many of the supporting cast, None of which endeared me to the townsfolk of Pickaxe,stars

I picked this book up thinking it would be a silly little cozy murder mystery about cats solving crimes, but there is NO CAT CRIME SOLVING HERE gt:

Theres one car who yowls at things sometimes and every time that happens every character treats him like hes a god, but it adds nothing to the plot and doesnt help solve anything.
The characters were boorish, and the ending was completely predictable and poorly handled, Booooooo. It was bland and not much really happened, Things did happen, but in a very unexciting way, I didn't enjoy this book, . . My grandfather recommended this series to me when I was around, We took a trip to Port Townsend and he bought me my first book from the series the Cat Who Walked Backwards.
I read I think a few chapters of it before I put it down and forgot about it, and then lost said book in a move across country.

A few years ago I happened upon this book and it brought back fond memories of that trip long ago.
I snagged it to only display it for nastagia only, due to I don't read many cozy mystery novels,
Well recently, curiosity killed the cat pun not intended and I finally pulled this diamond in the ruff from it's dusty corner and started devouring it.

For me, this book was one of those books that I had to make myself read only because, it wasn't one of my usual genres I read.
But once I started reading, I was entranced!
I was pleasantly surprised to actually enjoy this installment of the series seeing as how I didn't read the books before it.
It was written well, though it was slow to get through,
I wish it had more twists and turns, rather then it all came out the lastchapters of the book but I'm guessing that that was just how the genre is set up.

Other then the technical stuff, I thought the main character was full of himself and was a womanizer, Polly was a sweetheart. I love the cats' names Koko and Yum Yum, I love the Scottish history, and the Ecclectic Mildred,
Final thoughts, all though I enjoyed the story it fell a bit flat for me, I will keep it on display in my library and probably try another book on the series in the future, But, I may not pick this one back up for a reread,

Reader's Note this book was excellent while read during a thunder storm and while it is raining, Another installment featuring Qwill and the cats, This time Qwill goes to Scotland leaving the cats behind and the tour leader dies, Upon returning to Moose County, Qwill does his usual investigating with Koko's help and solves the mystery, There were some interesting twists, but I figured out the biggest one pretty early on, I gave this one.because it seemed too easy and a bit repetitive, Maybe I just need a break from the series for a bit, . . I bought this book forcents from the discard pile at our Silver Bay Public Library annual fund raiser, Most of Lillian Jackson Braun's "Cat" books were there, I picked a fun one, What I like is the rural setting in Pickax City,miles north of everywhere, somewhere in the northeast central U, S. It fits the profile of several towns in my neighborhood, And, the bus tour of Scotland reads like a tour we took in Norway in, It is a soft story compared to my other current read, "Dark Matter", by Blake Couch, I love these Cozy Cat Mysteries, . . they are a joy to listen to on the way to work and back makes driving bearable hahaha, This is a great read or listen for everyone! I'm only going to bother reviewing one of the "Cat Who, . . " books, so just consider this a general review of the whole series, I'm just using The Cat Who Wasn't There to do it because it was the first one I read.
Since high school, these books have been my cheesy, fun, lightreading yet with enough classical references to actually keep me occupied, something to do when I felt like reading, needed my mind occupied, but just didn't feel the energy needed to foucus on the new translation of Dante or whatever.
They're great, they're fun, witty enough to keep me occupied and I'm willing to admit that I still pick one up from time to time, especially during the summer.
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The series centers on a tiny town "miles north of everywhere," as every book begins and a retired bigcity reporter who moved up there after inheriting an unexpected fortune from a distant relative.
He and his cats solve mysteries while being surrounded by a quirky town with lots of quirky people, . . and yep, thats pretty much the whole thing, Go ahead, make fun of me if you must, .