NY: Putnam, 1992. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko & Yum Yum in their 14th adventure. Pickax City columnist and wealthy bachelor Jim Qwilleran travels to Scotland, leaving his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum at home, in one of the most lively recent entries in Braun's popular "The Cat Who . . . " series. Also on the Bonnie Scots Tour are Qwill's current woman friend, Polly Duncan, the Moose County librarian; and his recently returned former girlfriend, Dr. Melinda Goodwinter, who proposes marriage. Tour leader Irma Hasselrich (a friend of Polly's and a patient of Melinda's) dies of apparently natural causes; then a jewel case and the tour-bus driver disappear. Qwill, Polly and Melinda decamp the tour early; back in Pickax City, listening to tape recordings he made along the way--and to Koko's intuitive yowls--Qwill begins to suspect that Irma was murdered. Convincing others, however, takes time and an investigation. Although the cats play a smaller role in this installment than in previous ones, Braun's descriptions of Scottish lore and the complications of Qwill's love life will enchant . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

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Qwill's on his way to Scotland--and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery. But this time Koko's nowhere 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 party returns--minus one member. He's behaving oddly, and Qwill knows what that means: Koko may have been miles away from the murder scene, but he's just a whisker away from cracking the case!

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On Jun 6 2011, Dmreed2 said:

As always, Braun keeps you interested till the very end. Always a surprise ending, always plenty of cat mischief and always a joy to read.

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Bookseller: Murder By The Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013296
Title: THE CAT WHO WASN'T THERE
Author: Braun, Lilian Jackson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0399137807
ISBN 13: 9780399137808
Publisher: Putnam
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: Mystery, Detective, Animals, Cat, Scotland, Cozy,
Bookseller catalogs: Animals; Cozy; Literary; Cats; SCOTLAND;

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