The Cat Who Robbed a Bank

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Summary: The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
Review: This is one of the most exciting Cat Who books I've read in the past few years. When the Scottish games come to Pickax, Qwilleran's past begins to open up. The rare glimpse into his previous life is enthralling, and the way in which he savors every bit of information is engrossing. But in the end, you wonder if he regrets learning what he now knows. I continually re-read the series in order and can hardly until I come back to this book.

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Summary: The Cat who Robbed a Bank
Review: I really enjoyed this book!

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Summary: The Writer Who...
Review: ...is too involved in things Scottish to turn out a book. I have been patient. I loved this series for over ten years, but as the wonderful old girl ages, Ms. Braun apparently mistakes readers of her mysteries for fellow Scottiphiles. Bring back the plot twists that force us to read until each page is devoured. Bring back the clever cat antics and Qwill's witty chatter. Please stop trying to convert us all to Scots. Enough is enough.

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Summary: The Cat Who Didn't Do Anything
Review: This is the second Cat book on tape I've listened to, and I did not enjoy it as much as the first one. Qwill didn't seem to actually do anything; things just happened around him. What a pleasant fellow he seems...maybe he's started prozac.

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Summary: Further Slippage
Review: Mrs. Braun's work has been deteriorating throughout her last three works, but this must be the bottom of the slippage! One has to read a rehash of characters in excruciating detail for almost one hundred pages before anything of interest happens in the story line. Having read all the "Cat Who" books, the early ones were interesting, with sufficient, not overdone character description, and implausable plots that were an amusing read--all the elements lacking in this book.

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Summary: why so Scottish?
Review: I've never understood the obsession with the Scots in Pickax County. It's almost as though they're trying to out-Scot the Scots. This book has a big Highland gathering.The Scottish themes are too twee and there are too many mistakes. For example in one book Qwillan told someone how to pronounce skean dhu and got it completely wrong. This rang very false for a character who makes such an issue of being part Scottish. What's the Scottish rebellion she keeps referring to in this book? Could it be the Jacobite Rebellion? There were Scots and English on both sides and I've never heard it referred to as anything over than the Jacobite rebellion or the '45. Is there a different name in America?

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Summary: Another welcome addition to the Cat Who... collection.
Review: I want to commend the author for another wonderful book. I am 15 years old, and these are the only books that I will read over and over. As to the subject of the repetition of the facts on Qwill and the cats, I think that this is necessary for the author to do, because if this is the first book that a person reads out of this series, they will obviously be inquisitive about thet details of the characters. I understand that this wasn't as thought provoking as the other 21 Cat Who... books I own, but sometimes it is better to establish things in one book that will carry over to other stories. (i.e.-Amanda Goodwinter vs. Gregory Blythe) Congratulations, Lilian Jackson Braun, and kudos to the kitties for another job well done!

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Summary: it wuz okay.....
Review: Well, this definitely was not her best work. I mean, well, it's a good book but not very good. It just has an ok story but a horrible ending.It doesn't even really have an ending. It's so stupid(the ending). i mean it just goes"Penney, Koko, Penney!" (and some other boring words).

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Summary: Disappointed Again!
Review: I have read all of the Cat Who... books, but the last few have continued to go downhill. This last addition was the worst. I did not care about the person who was killed or the people involved in the crime. And if you don't care about the mystery, what is the point? I was happy to learn more about Qwill's background--but to burn the rest of the letters! These books seemed to have gone bad ever since Polly has become a permanent fixture. (Is it my imagination or does the author's picture remind you of what Polly would look like?) The author seems to spend more time on what people are eating and wearing than the mystery. And does someone Qwill's type really come home and put on a "jumpsuit"? He did that at least two times. This will be the last time I spend money on this series. But I may go back and read the first several--now those were mysteries with real characters and mysteries Koko would want to solve!

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Summary: Very enjoyable entry into the Cat Who series
Review: The Cat Who... books are the only mystery series I read. I'm really not a mystery fan, so I probably judge them differently than someone would who cares a lot about the quality of the mystery---to me, that is a secondary or less concern! I really enjoyed this entry into the series. It's like visiting friends you haven't spent time with in a year or so to read each new Cat Who book. Several things stood out for me in the entry. I felt like I really got to know Qwill better, as he got to know himself and his past better. I got the feeling his relationship with Polly is deepening, and I love reading about that, as unlike some Cat Who fans, I really like Polly! As always, there were many great food descriptions, always a highlight of these books for me! And the mystery itself was well done, although the outcome wasn't too much of a surprise. Another enjoyable thing about this book---more focus on the cats! It seemed like they came into the story more than in some recent entries into the series, and Koko had more of his mystical talents showing! I know there are those who will say this doesn't live up to the early cat books, and they are probably right, but for me, it's enough that I can read more about the little world of Pickax, and feel relaxed and happy spending some time there!