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Summary: The First Book in The Cat Who... Series
Review: Jim Qwilleran has just been hired as an art writer for the Daily Fluxion, a position he's unqualified for and reluctant to take. His first assignment is to interview Cal Halapay, a successful commercial artist who has no interest in answering any of Jim's questions. The only time Cal reacts is when he voices his contempt for George Bonifield Mountclemens III, the art critic for the same newspaper Jim works for. As Jim continues learning about art and befriending artists and gallery owners, he discovers Cal isn't the only one who hates George; several other people (mostly artists) consider the heartless critic better off dead. Yet when Jim meets the man, he's charmed by George's sophistication--not to mention his characteristic Siamese cat, Kao K'o-Kung (aka Koko)--and agrees to rent the bottom apartment to George's Victorian home. However, the art recluse harbors one too many secrets, ones that will lead to murder, including his own. With the help of Koko, Jim tries to uncover the link between George's death and the two other murders in the art community.Although this is a pretty good book, I was a little disappointed that Koko didn't show up earlier. I suppose since this is the first book in The Cat Who... series, the author didn't want to rush character introductions, but I hope Koko's more in the spotlight in the following books. Still, this is a great series for animal and mystery lovers.
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Summary: Cat with ESP
Review: Not the first the cat who.... book I read, read "...Robbed the Bank", but gave a new twist to the series for me. Now that I've started to read the series in order I would highly recommend everyone to do it that way. The evolution of the characters is facinating. Even though Koko isn't Qwill's cat in this book, they are still the A-1 detective team. I hung onto my seat to see what clue would come up next and see if I could beat Koko and Qwill to the conclusion. If you love mysteries give this one a try. If you love cats, this is a series not to miss.
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Summary: Absolute delight
Review: Only recently came across "the cat who.." series and I went back to this book to get the background on the characters. This book is an absolute delight, very readable and just enjoyable to be immersed in.
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Summary: Let's start at the beginning, shall we?
Review: The "Cat Who. . ." series starts with this wonderful book. Unlike other mystery series, I actually re-read these books, because the story is as enjoyable as the mystery. In this book, a lonely journalist on the far side of a devastating midlife crisis moves to a new town to start over. While there, he helps solve a murder case and joins forces for the first time with Koko, a cat who is a little more than just cat. I would advise mystery lovers, especially those who love this series, to purchase this book in hardcover, because it's not only worth reading, it's worth re-reading.
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Summary: Let's start at the beginning, shall we?
Review: The "Cat Who. . ." series starts with this wonderful book. Unlike other mystery series, I actually re-read these books, because the story is as enjoyable as the mystery. In this book, a lonely journalist on the far side of a devastating midlife crisis moves to a new town to start over. While there, he helps solve a murder case and joins forces for the first time with Koko, a cat who is a little more than just cat. I would advise mystery lovers, especially those who love this series, to purchase this book in hardcover, because it's not only worth reading, it's worth re-reading.
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Summary: Not quite there still
Review: The author has the ability, in all her cat mysteries, to meld an interesting set of characters with a realistic if rather non-specific atmosphere. And I don't have a problem with the whimsical aspect of a cat "who" can read (or whatever), although I am somewhat taken aback by the pronoun in the titles, "who" as opposed to "that." Where this and the other cat books fall a bit short is in the plotting, more specifically in the outcome or denouement. Somehow I feel empty handed as I turn the final page. Without giving away the plot, this was especially true here, in the first of the feline puzzlements. If the cat mysteries just had a better explanation of events and motives, they would be worthy of five stars. Nonetheless, for pure reading enjoyment the cat books are way, way above most current mysteries that are about as much fun to read as watching a toenail fungus cure commercial on TV.
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Summary: Not quite there still
Review: The author has the ability, in all her cat mysteries, to meld an interesting set of characters with a realistic if rather non-specific atmosphere. And I don't have a problem with the whimsical aspect of a cat "who" can read (or whatever), although I am somewhat taken aback by the pronoun in the titles, "who" as opposed to "that." Where this and the other cat books fall a bit short is in the plotting, more specifically in the outcome or denouement. Somehow I feel empty handed as I turn the final page. Without giving away the plot, this was especially true here, in the first of the feline puzzlements. If the cat mysteries just had a better explanation of events and motives, they would be worthy of five stars. Nonetheless, for pure reading enjoyment the cat books are way, way above most current mysteries that are about as much fun to read as watching a toenail fungus cure commercial on TV.
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Summary: Love Koko and Qwill!!!
Review: The Cat Who books are wonderful! I did start with this one (the first one) but I have not read to many others in order, though I don't really think that makes much difference because each book pretty much stands on it's own. Like all The Cat Who books this one is a good mystery with some wonderful scenes with Koko that cat lovers will really enjoy!
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Summary: Very good
Review: The cat who could read backwards was the first cat who book I read. I think that she is a very talented writer and I'm looking forward to more books.
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Summary: The very beginning of a truly engrossing cat mystery series!
Review: The handsome, rich and famous newspaper writer with his very characteristic walrus-like mustache winds up in his very first homoicide-related adventure and meets his charming four-legged sidekick as well in this first book. Such a wonderful, richly-detailed story that describes just about everything ever to happen to Mr. Qwilleran with a very sharp eye for architecture styles and interior design as well as a truly refined taste for recipes and cooking. Cat lovers will also relish in such amusing and sometimes amazing antics of Koko, the all-knowing Siamese cat and Yum Yum, his female counteract who will be appearing in the later books. In addition, a good deal of flightful fantasy is so deftly woven into Qwill's rich, adventure-filled life as he and his beloved cats move from one truly beautiful and exciting place to another, taking along with him his most cherished longtime friends and meeting new faces as well while many of the characters he came to know eventually got killed off in each succeeding books. A truly glamourous ride for everyone who enjoys curling up with a good mystery and a warm, purring pussycat!
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