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Moose County journalist and philanthropist James Qwilleran, better known to fans of Lilian Jackson Braun's evergreen series of feline-inspired thrillers as the owner of a couple of remarkably prescient Siamese cats named Koko and Yum Yum, is comfortably ensconced in his winter residence in Pickax at the beginning of The Cat Who Smelled a Rat. But he and the other citizens start hoping for snow when a series of arson fires threaten their safety as well as the historically significant shafthouses that sit atop the long-closed mine sites scattered throughout the county.
Qwilleran and his pets take quite a while to connect the fires with the death of a local builder in a seemingly unrelated accident. But his leisurely jaunt to the conclusion of this lightly plotted adventure leaves plenty of room for the author to do what she does best, which is sketching the picaresque characters who people Pickax and dwelling on the small-town charms of a place where everybody knows everything about everybody. The cats are quicker to solve a crime than the local constabulary. Only Koko could find the clues hidden in an antique pitcher and an old-fashioned glove box, and only a cat lover could consider this a mystery or even a romance. There's no suspense, very little drama, hardly any blood, and not even a hint of sex between Qwilleran and his lady. But Braun's fans are legion, so we know she must be doing something right. --Jane Adams
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When a series of suspicious fires is followed by a blood-chilling murder, Jim Qwilleran begins to investigate-with a little help from his feline friends.
"A puzzling mystery...a most welcome addition to the series." (Publishers Weekly)
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My Favorite Cozy Mystery Series!.......2006-09-15
In the 23rd book in the Cat Who mystery series, James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", has settled into his winter condo in Pickaxe City (400 miles north of everywhere) and is awaiting "the big one", or first large snowfall of the season. He has moved his two beautiful Siamese cats (KoKo and Yum Yum) into the condo, and starts the book with some redecorating to make his place more comfortable.
The county is in a drought, and everyone is counting on the first big blizzard of the season to stop the threat of forest fires in the area. The citizens form a patrol to watch for the fires that can sometimes smolder undetected in the old shaft houses for years. Everything is going well until one of the members of the volunteer patrols is shot after catching an arsonist at work trying to destroy one of the historic shaft houses. Another murder occurs, this time of a prominent local businessman, Qwill begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow strangely connected. He starts to poke around, and cracks the case with the help of his two irrepressible felines, KoKo and Yum Yum.
This is my favorite cozy mystery series! I had read all of the books in the past, and wanted to read them again for a second time. This time around, I have chosen to listen to them on CD, as I love the voice of George Guidall. This is probably one of my favorite installments in the series, even though I love them all. The characters and the setting of the small towns in Moose County are what keep drawing many readers back...so if you are looking for a hardcore thriller, this would not be the series for you. However, if you are a fan of small town cozies, give this series a try. You might just find that you have become an avid "Cat Who" fan before the book is even finished.
This is a great series by my favorite author!
The first book in the series is called "The Cat who Could Read Backwards". Enjoy!
go out on a good note.......2006-06-22
I've just reread "The Cat Who Smelled a Rat." In it, Jim Qwilleran is still in fine mettle. This mystery, No. 23 in the "Cat Who" series, is the last one most fans will enjoy. In this book, Qwill still remembers small details from previous novels. He's still interested in the mysteries around him, and he does some active snooping around. He's still a bit of the Lothario despite himself. And he still has faith in Koko's awesome powers.
Starting with the next book, the mystery gets solved almost by accident. Qwill becomes a parody of himself, and the novels start to get worse and worse. Eventually, the books begin to get facts wrong and characters begin to act, well, out of character or just inexplicably drop out of sight. (The latter must be hard to do in a small town 400 miles north of anywhere.) Whether Lilian Jackson Braun, now approaching 90, has lost her touch, or whether they're being ghost-written, I leave to you to judge. But the books become just dreadful.
I recommend that readers go out on a high note and stop after No. 23. It's been a good run.
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat.......2005-10-26
Another delightful mystery by Lilian Jackson Braun...Qwilleran is able to solve the mystery with the help of Koko, his Siamese cat. A famous rare bookstore located in Pick Ax unexpectedly burns to the ground and the owner is killed. Although he always joked about it, the owner leaves the bookstore to Qwilleran in his will. Qwilleran is thoroughly surprised and plans to build a memorial to him in the town library. Throughout the story, Qwilleran cannot believe that the fire was an accident. Koko confirms his suspicions by leaving a series of cat-like clues. Koko eventually leads him to the suspect after he smells-out the biggest clue.
Not Enough Mystery.......2005-05-11
I picked up this book expecting mopre mystery than I got. The story starts of with Qwilleran going around town collecting gossip. He has a column in the towns newspaper. This gossip did not really intrest me, especially since it took up nearly half of the book! The mystery is the historical minesites around the town being set ablaze. Originally it was thought to be the extreme heat, but at about the halfway point the murder occurs.
A volunteer for the Citizens Fire Watch is murdered, and he notices someone setting the mines ablaze before he dies. After this, Qwilleran goes clue hunting, but it seems to we to be just more gossip.
However, one of the worst things I dislike about this book is the end. In the last 10 to 15 pages there is a rush of clues and the mystery finally solved. I think this rush of clues should have been spread out more throughout the book.
The cats were a nice touch to the story. They added some humor with their cat tantrums, and how seriously Qwilleran takes them.
So, I would recommend this book to anyone who likes or doesn't mind gossip and doesn't mind if the mystery is pretty, light.
Fun Read.......2004-02-29
Although not a great work of literature, these books are a light, easy read which are bound to entertain any animal lover. The animals play a central role in all the charachters lives. I love to read these series just before I go to sleep!
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My Favorite Cozy Mystery Series!.......2006-09-15
In the 23rd book in the Cat Who mystery series, James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", has settled into his winter condo in Pickaxe City (400 miles north of everywhere) and is awaiting "the big one", or first large snowfall of the season. He has moved his two beautiful Siamese cats (KoKo and Yum Yum) into the condo, and starts the book with some redecorating to make his place more comfortable.
The county is in a drought, and everyone is counting on the first big blizzard of the season to stop the threat of forest fires in the area. The citizens form a patrol to watch for the fires that can sometimes smolder undetected in the old shaft houses for years. Everything is going well until one of the members of the volunteer patrols is shot after catching an arsonist at work trying to destroy one of the historic shaft houses. Another murder occurs, this time of a prominent local businessman, Qwill begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow strangely connected. He starts to poke around, and cracks the case with the help of his two irrepressible felines, KoKo and Yum Yum.
This is my favorite cozy mystery series! I had read all of the books in the past, and wanted to read them again for a second time. This time around, I have chosen to listen to them on CD, as I love the voice of George Guidall. This is probably one of my favorite installments in the series, even though I love them all. The characters and the setting of the small towns in Moose County are what keep drawing many readers back...so if you are looking for a hardcore thriller, this would not be the series for you. However, if you are a fan of small town cozies, give this series a try. You might just find that you have become an avid "Cat Who" fan before the book is even finished.
This is a great series by my favorite author!
The first book in the series is called "The Cat who Could Read Backwards". Enjoy!
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My Favorite Cozy Mystery Series!.......2006-09-15
In the 23rd book in the Cat Who mystery series, James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", has settled into his winter condo in Pickaxe City (400 miles north of everywhere) and is awaiting "the big one", or first large snowfall of the season. He has moved his two beautiful Siamese cats (KoKo and Yum Yum) into the condo, and starts the book with some redecorating to make his place more comfortable.
The county is in a drought, and everyone is counting on the first big blizzard of the season to stop the threat of forest fires in the area. The citizens form a patrol to watch for the fires that can sometimes smolder undetected in the old shaft houses for years. Everything is going well until one of the members of the volunteer patrols is shot after catching an arsonist at work trying to destroy one of the historic shaft houses. Another murder occurs, this time of a prominent local businessman, Qwill begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow strangely connected. He starts to poke around, and cracks the case with the help of his two irrepressible felines, KoKo and Yum Yum.
This is my favorite cozy mystery series! I had read all of the books in the past, and wanted to read them again for a second time. This time around, I have chosen to listen to them on CD, as I love the voice of George Guidall. This is probably one of my favorite installments in the series, even though I love them all. The characters and the setting of the small towns in Moose County are what keep drawing many readers back...so if you are looking for a hardcore thriller, this would not be the series for you. However, if you are a fan of small town cozies, give this series a try. You might just find that you have become an avid "Cat Who" fan before the book is even finished.
This is a great series by my favorite author!
The first book in the series is called "The Cat who Could Read Backwards". Enjoy!
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My Favorite Cozy Mystery Series!.......2006-09-15
In the 23rd book in the Cat Who mystery series, James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", has settled into his winter condo in Pickaxe City (400 miles north of everywhere) and is awaiting "the big one", or first large snowfall of the season. He has moved his two beautiful Siamese cats (KoKo and Yum Yum) into the condo, and starts the book with some redecorating to make his place more comfortable.
The county is in a drought, and everyone is counting on the first big blizzard of the season to stop the threat of forest fires in the area. The citizens form a patrol to watch for the fires that can sometimes smolder undetected in the old shaft houses for years. Everything is going well until one of the members of the volunteer patrols is shot after catching an arsonist at work trying to destroy one of the historic shaft houses. Another murder occurs, this time of a prominent local businessman, Qwill begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow strangely connected. He starts to poke around, and cracks the case with the help of his two irrepressible felines, KoKo and Yum Yum.
This is my favorite cozy mystery series! I had read all of the books in the past, and wanted to read them again for a second time. This time around, I have chosen to listen to them on CD, as I love the voice of George Guidall. This is probably one of my favorite installments in the series, even though I love them all. The characters and the setting of the small towns in Moose County are what keep drawing many readers back...so if you are looking for a hardcore thriller, this would not be the series for you. However, if you are a fan of small town cozies, give this series a try. You might just find that you have become an avid "Cat Who" fan before the book is even finished.
This is a great series by my favorite author!
The first book in the series is called "The Cat who Could Read Backwards". Enjoy!
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My Favorite Cozy Mystery Series!.......2006-09-15
In the 23rd book in the Cat Who mystery series, James Qwilleran aka "Qwill", has settled into his winter condo in Pickaxe City (400 miles north of everywhere) and is awaiting "the big one", or first large snowfall of the season. He has moved his two beautiful Siamese cats (KoKo and Yum Yum) into the condo, and starts the book with some redecorating to make his place more comfortable.
The county is in a drought, and everyone is counting on the first big blizzard of the season to stop the threat of forest fires in the area. The citizens form a patrol to watch for the fires that can sometimes smolder undetected in the old shaft houses for years. Everything is going well until one of the members of the volunteer patrols is shot after catching an arsonist at work trying to destroy one of the historic shaft houses. Another murder occurs, this time of a prominent local businessman, Qwill begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow strangely connected. He starts to poke around, and cracks the case with the help of his two irrepressible felines, KoKo and Yum Yum.
This is my favorite cozy mystery series! I had read all of the books in the past, and wanted to read them again for a second time. This time around, I have chosen to listen to them on CD, as I love the voice of George Guidall. This is probably one of my favorite installments in the series, even though I love them all. The characters and the setting of the small towns in Moose County are what keep drawing many readers back...so if you are looking for a hardcore thriller, this would not be the series for you. However, if you are a fan of small town cozies, give this series a try. You might just find that you have become an avid "Cat Who" fan before the book is even finished.
This is a great series by my favorite author!
The first book in the series is called "The Cat who Could Read Backwards". Enjoy!
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Callie’s latest assignment—go to Philadelphia and present an old family friend of Tom’s (her employer) with a check for $250,000. Wendell Smythe heads a relief organization and needs immediate funds. When Callie goes to his office, check in hand, she discovers him dead on the floor. At Tom’s request, Callie moves into Smythe’s home and begins a murder investigation. But it’s a dangerous place to be, for the family has secrets they would rather not have uncovered.
Callie’s only hope is that God will help her use her investigative skills to discover the murderer and escape the web of deceit that surrounds her.
This fast–paced, inspirational mystery series will delight readers with its hint of romance and strong heroine
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A penny well spent.......2007-04-10
Callie Webber works for the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation, checking out charities to make sure they are practicing what they preach. If she finds them to be in good standing, she awards them with a check for their hard work. Her boss is a man named Tom, who Callie knows very little about. As she prepares to take a well earned vacation, Tom asks her to do a favor for an old friend of his and check out his charity. Callie obliges and postpones her trip, only to visit the guy and have him turn up dead minutes after she arrives. As a former PI, it's in her nature to find out who the murderer is and also as a favor to Tom. There are many suspects with many motives making this a challenge for Callie while also testing her relationship with Tom.
I had enjoyed Mindy's SmartChick series so I wanted to go back and read the rest of her books. I had heard really good things about this series, and boy I was not not disappointed. This was a top-notch mystery with a strong, hard to put down storyline. I love Callie's character, she is strong and very resourceful. She's good at noticing the tiny details which is probably why she was a PI. The reader also feels for her as she is a young widow after losing her husband only recently. Tom is a mysterious guy and if I had been in Callie's shoes I would have done some inspecting on him! The idea of the company is very cool, giving to those who deserve it but don't ask for it. I also found it very interesting about what was said about the exploiting of sponsoring children. It is true that most people do not find water irrigation very attractive to spend money on, but they will spend money to help a cute kid, so thus pictures of the kid is reused to attract people. So the people's money goes towards water irrigation but they think it's helping the kid. Is it deceiving for companies to do this, especially if they are Christian based? Why do people feel good if they help a kid, but they think it's wasteful to help an entire community? Very good stuff to think about.
Overall this was an excellent mystery story with twists I didn't see coming and likable characters making this book a great start to the series. I'm hooked.
Sometimes costs more than a penny.......2006-12-15
Mindy Starns Clark premiers her "Million Dollar Series" with a winner. Just put yourself in Callie's shoes. You've been trusted to run down the backgrounds of numerous non-profit organizations to see if they're legit. You have the respect of your boss, although you've never met him. Yet now, seemingly out of the blue your boss wants you to present a check for $250,000 without doing the standard background check. This goes against the grain a bit, but hey, you never know. They guy's a friend of your boss. Still it's hard to give that money to a dead man, and even harder to get out of town when your boss insists you take an active roll in the investigation. First the means of death, then a list of suspects, and gee, she's living in the house WITH all of the suspects. Clark handles a brand new mystery with the same elegance of "Ten Little Indians" and leaves you guessing all the way. Truly remarkable work. (I only give 5 stars for extraordinary work, so a 4 star from me is like a 5 star from most other reviewers). If you're a mystery buff this book should definitely be on your shelf.
Great Start to a Promising New Series.......2004-10-29
Callie Webber is looking forward to a week's rest as soon as she drops off one last check for her boss Tom. But when Wendell Smythe says that it's only a loan to Feed the Need and not a gift, Callie finds herself with an hour's paperwork to do. Returning to his office with the proper forms all filled out, she finds Wendell dead. The police quickly rule it a murder and ask Callie to stay in town as a material witness. Then Tom asks Callie to investigate. And how can she turn her boss down?
Staying with the Smythes gives Callie easy access to her prime suspects. But beneath the surface of a seemingly happy family lurks some sinister secrets. Who is leaving threatening messages for Sidra? What drove Sidra and Derek apart? What was going on at the company? And does this have anything to do with the murder?
Meanwhile, Callie is finding her own emotions hard to deal with. Being around this much sadness and death is reminding her too much of the death of her own husband. Can God help her deal with her own renewed emotions and solve the case?
The titles of this series really intrigued me, so I decided to give the first a try. It was certainly worth it. Callie was a very human character and I found myself chocking up on more then one occasion with the hurt she was going through. She's also strong and fun to hang out with. While the story started a little slow, it gained speed quickly. The twists came so fast in the final 100 pages I stayed up much later then was wise to finish. I never saw the ending coming, either.
If the rest of the series is this good, I can't wait to read it. The author has won herself a new fan.
It made me carsick and my husband complained..........2003-06-13
I started reading "Pennies" on a plane trip to Bermuda. I couldn't put it down.I tried to continue to read it during the extremely curvy taxi ride to our hotel. I picked it up again, after aspirins and a nap, and my husband complained that we were there for our 25th anniversary and not for a reading marathon!
When we got back, I lent it to my mother. She complained to me, too. She couldn't put it down, either. She read it in one day, didn't get anything else done, and didn't go to sleep until she finished it. She was tired and cranky the next morning.
We both thought it was fabulous and well worth the pain.
Thanks to Mindy and Callie and friends for a wonderful book!
(We can't wait to read about the rest of Callie's adventures).
Excellent!.......2002-10-20
This book is a page turner as well as unpredictable. The characters are well developed. Can't wait to read the next one!
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AN INSPIRING BOOK ABOUT PENNY HARLAND'S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE FACING A WORLD WITHOUT SOUND OR SIGHT
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A Penny for your Thoughts, written by contemporary American poet, Penny Johnson, Lexington, KY, is sure to delight any poetry lover. Poems about nature, love, life, death, philosophy and religion are sure to please any reader. Each poem is written to capture your attention and after you have read it you will be hungry to read more. Penny Johnson's poetry has been published nationwide and worldwide; some of her poetry has become song lyrics. She has many awards and trophies and is "International Writer of the Year 2003" awarded from Cambridge, England. Some of her poems are on The Joy of Poetry cassettes. Her poetry book is written to teach, fulfill, stroke, heal a wound or show beauty. Her main goal is to entertain, uplift, satisfy the poetry lover. It is written in such a way that it is sure to be a classic. Human nature is such that readers need good reading so that each person who reads will be enhanced. "Poetry is the song poets sing to beautify the whole world," Benny says. To be a poet is a gift and should be shared with as many poetry lovers as possible. A Penny for your Thoughts does just that. The first poem of the book and the last and every poem in between is your gift. Enjoy
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