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"James Qwilleran and his famous felines, Koko and Yum Yum, are back for another mystery-solving stint in the beloved bestselling Cat Who . . . series. The good people of Pickax are agog with anticipation: Not only is the new bookstore, The Pirate's Chest, about to open, but the Theatre Club is set to perform Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. The play does not continue past opening night, however, for a member of the cast is killed in a car accident . . . or was it an accident? Koko seems to suspect otherwise, and Qwill and his clever cats have their work cut out for them."
Customer Review: Nothing Happens
The whole book just meandered from the get-go, never going anywhere. One could surmise early who would be killed and who the killer would be, but the murder was certainly an afterthought. I'm also tired of Qwill's relationship with the boring Polly. And the great number of times he mentions his mustache. A great disappointment! -- Pat
Customer Review: Mystery solved!
I just finished reading this book, and the one that follows it: The Cat who Dropped a Bombshell. Both of them are disappointing and not worth reading. And I now realize what the problem is. Dear Lilian is not writing these books anymore. She's either deceased or retired. Someone else is writing them. A person who doesn't have a clue as to how to spin a good mystery story. All through this book I kept waiting for the mystery to be presented, worked on, spun out and then solved. But it never happened. The book was boring with all its details and run-on commentary about things going on in the town. The step-son is presented and disappears, murders are hinted at but never resolved, the "guilty party" is discovered at the end, but dismissed with a shrug. Mysterious circumstances are presented and then dropped. What's the point? If the publishers want to continue this series, then they have to find a new writer who has some mystery writing experience, who can follow in Ms. Braun's footsteps, and continue the series with style.


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