The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell

When "The Cat Who" series began Jim Qwilleran was a Chicago crime reporter who owned two Siamese cats, Koko and YumYum, and solved mysteries. In time Qwill inherited billions, moved '400 miles north of everywhere' to Pickax, became a newspaper columnist, met a lot of interesting locals, and continued to solve crimes. I've enjoyed many books in this quirky series, where Koko uses his 'kitty intuition' to help Qwill investigate. Eventually, though, the series ran out of steam and this book is a disappointment.

As the story opens Pickax is about to celebrate its 150th anniversary and the town planners organize a series of events - including parades, family reunions, an heirloom auction, and a kitten auction - to celebrate the occasion. Qwill is the 'go to' guy in Pickax and becomes involved, to some extent, in most of these activities.

In the midst of all this a rich local couple, Doris and Nathan Ledfield, ask Qwill to let their California-based nephew Harvey - a budding architect - sketch the barn Quill's converted into a home. Koko seems to dislike Harvey but all goes well until Harvey returns to California, after which Doris and Nathan develop severe allergies and disappear from public view. In another occurrence Koko yowls onimously...perhaps at the very moment a man is killed in a hunting accident. These seem to be the 'mysteries' in the story, but Qwill takes minimal interest in either one.

Instead, Qwill spends most of his time moving back and forth between his condo and his barn (weather problems); writing limericks and scrawling in his journal; chatting/having dinner with his lady friend Polly; enjoying beverages, snacks, and meals with various friends and acquaintances; emceeing the kitty auction; feeding and brushing Koko and YumYum; eavesdropping, listening to gossip, and otherwise collecting ideas for his newspaper column; etc.

I'll admit it was a small pleasure to meander around town with Qwill and see what Pickax residents are up to - though some of my favorite characters got short shrift. Still, "The Cat Who" books are supposed to be mysteries, and this just isn't one. If you're up for a quiet human interest story you might enjoy this book. Otherwise, skip it.

The fans of this series will notice immediately that this book was ghosted. The writer was completely unable to emulate LJB's style. He or she used language, words and phrases, that have never appeared in previous novels and took the characters out of character. The series hasn't been true to itself since The Cat a Who Went Up a Creek, and it was apparent other writers have been involved to one extent or another. There have been too many inconsistencies and mistakes made. The publisher wanted to sell books beyond LJB's ability to write them and the editing was sloppy. They did a great disservice to Lilian Jackson Braun and her fans.
The book itself was atrocious. There was no plot or consistent narrative. There were several murders/ deaths that were never satisfactorily resolved. It jumped from one dinner or sesquicentennial event to another. The worst was Koko's "Death Howls" were issued well after the murder occurred.
I gave this book one star because I couldn't give it no stars. Sometimes authors, because of illness or their passing, have been unable to tie up all the loose ends of their series. It just happens and that's what should have happened with this one. Fans should have been left to imagine their own endings.

It is clear that more than one writer is involved in the assembly of these books, maybe three or four within each book, and clearly, they have not bothered to read the early titles nor are they familiar with Ms Braun's original style. It is too bad the publisher persists with the fraud that that one little lady,now well over 100 if she is indeed around (and if she is,and is writing these books herself with increased senility, more power to her but gee maybe they'd like to update her photo which is the same as it has been for more than 20 years), is still pumping out a mystery novel a year. Those of us who liked the originals keep hoping the vitality will return to the series, as it could if some ghost writer who knows the characters would write it. Instead the errors and inconsistencies crop up in every chapter. WHy the publisher wont own up to the truth is a sin, they are taking money under false pretenses (paging James Frey, maybe this is the kind of fiction you could write; paging Oprah, why not blast LJB on your show?). Just re-read one of the originals; forget these blatant knockoffs. I keep hoping Geraldo or 60 Minutes will rip the lid off this publishing fraud!

Was this just a hiccup in the Cat Who.... series? This book is so thin, just like the plot and everything else going on in the book. The paperback version will probably be 50 pages long. There have been over a dozen books in the series, dedicated readers don't need to be reminded of back story ad nauseum at this point. I always look forward to a night of reading new adventures of Koko, Yum-Yum, and Qwill, but when my book arrived in the mail, I was disappointed that it would be more or less an hour of reading. It's as though it's an afterthought to the last book, as though the author forgot stuff to mention.

Every book in the series increased my vocabulary, renewed my love of classical music & introduced me authors I’d never heard quoted before. Amazed me as I began reading at age 4! Thank you Lillian

The Cat Who Dropped A Bombshell #28 by Lilian Jackson Braun

This latest offering of Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum and all their friends of Pickax are back in another charming tale. The residents are eagerly awaiting Pickax Now, a festival with parades and exhibits celebrating 150 years. Qwill brings archtect Harvey Ledfield into his home to sketch his huge apple barn and when strange things start happening with Harvey around, especially when Koko lands on top of Harvey's head, which Koko had never done before. Harvey's aunt and uncle have not been seen since Harvey's arrival. A woman from California, apparantly in Pickax to bid on a kitty at the kitty auction, leaves a mysterious note for Qwill before leaving. A sudden hurricane causes Qwill and the cats to move back to The Village to weather the storm and Koko sends out her ever-ready YOWL, which means a murder is or is about to occur nearby or not so nearby. This volume has a postscript at the end of the story, not to be missed. I highly recommend this volume, it is a charmer. I enjoy Qwill's limericks and the stories about the townsfolk and the mouth-watering food mentioned in each volume. I highly recommend the two Cat Who Cookbooks to go along with all the books.

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: December 2006
ISBN-13: 9780143059301
191pp
Series: Cat Who... Series, #28
Edition Description: Unabridged
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Semi-retired James Qwilleran lives in Moose County (400 miles north of everywhere), and if you don't already know that you probably won't have the slightest interest in this book. This is the 28th entry in the long running 'CAT WHO....' series featuring Qwilleran, his cats Koko and YumYum, and an assorted lot of other characters.

As the story opens, Qwilleran (Qwill to his friends) is preparing to move back to his summer house as he and the rest of Moose County prepares for the local sesquicentennial. Everyone is pitching in to make the summerlong celebration a sucess, a particular concern since things have a way of going wrong in Moose County, so many unfortunate deaths seem to happen there. Despite everyone's best efforts this year is no exception, this time it is a double homicide, which of course Qwill uncovers with the aid of Koko so that life in Moose County can return to 'normal'.

When this series began years and years ago Qwill was a newsreporter 'down below' and the main purpose of the series were the mysteries which were clever and challenging for the reader to follow. After a lengthy break the series resumed, Qwill and the cats took a vacation to Moose County, inherited a vast fortune and moved there permanently. Gradually the emphasis shifted from the mystery aspect and more to Moose County life. In this one fans are treated to a lot of Moose County life, many of the regulars appear to one degree or another but the mystery is sadly lacking. There are five deaths by the time the book ends, two are murder victims the rest seem to be 'red herrings'. Like so many of the later entries in the series this doesn't seem to be quite finished, it's more like a draft waiting for some additions, revisions and editing. It is an improvement over some of the more recent books and if you are new to the series do not start here. If you are already a fan you definitely want to read this one just to catch up on the local 'happenings'.

Alas, I must concur with previous reviewers. As yet another Moose County vicarious resident, I was looking forward to the latest escapades of Quill, Koko and Yum Yum. I was hoping for Koko's latest psychic quirk, Yum Yum's latest pilfer, and Quill's latest romantic caper with Polly -- IN DETAIL! The details, along with Braun's wonderful subtle humor, are what have made this series such a success. When I need to escape, I reread one of the books and escape to Pickax. Hithertofore we've gotten wonderful descriptions of what people wear, what people eat, little running gags between characters -- oh, and that wonderful thing called "character development." I don't mind ghostwriters -- so long as they have blood in their veins, passion in their prose, and know their subject. An excellent editor helps, too. Lilian Jackson Braun has created too wonderful a series to have it bomb like this.

I checked this book out of the library after reading some of the reviews here, so I knew going into this that it wasn't one of the best Cat Who ... books written. However, I was not prepared for the book's overall lack of style or enthusiasm.

With the exception of the Cat Who Went Bananas, I've read all of the books in the series, including the first 3 written in the 1960s. It wasn't until I read The Cat Who Went Up a Creek that I began to notice a change in Ms. Braun's writing style. Suddenly, the stories became more predictable, her usual "keep you guessing until the end" style wasn't the same, and to be honest I began to wonder if she had someone else write the book. Her books since then (The Cat Who ... Brought Down the House; Talked Turkey; Went Bananas; and Dropped a Bombshell) have slowly descended into more fluff than stuff.

Over the course of the series, we've been introduced to a unique perspective of life in a small town contained in a fairly remote area. Having grown up in a small town, I can relate to all the concepts she presents -- the same 6 names which dominate the town because they are all involved in it to the Nth degree, the distrust of anyone new to the area until they prove themselves, and the roots that run deeper than the core of the earth. Part of that small town vibe is going downtown, everyone knowing you (and your business) and everyone discussing you. In most of the previous books, that has been kept at a minimum and in context with the mystery. In this book, it seems to be the main plot with the mystery being secondary. The shift in focus just doesn't work for me -- and as I can see out here, it doesn't work for most of Ms. Braun's devoted readers either.

(SPOILER ALERT) The epilogue of the interview for the Qwill Pen was just plain lame -- period. Whoever dreamed up that idea should have Cool Koko jump on their head! However, it also made me wonder if this might be a set up tied into the "Late Great" columns he's been doing. As many have speculated, Ms. Braun is well into her 80's (if not older), and I have noted that she does have another book coming out next year entitled The Cat with 60 Whiskers. Perhaps the Epilogue was a pre-curser to the next book being the final one in the series, which would make her the "Late Great" author of the Cat Who ... and Qwill, KoKo and Yum-Yum the "Late Great" characters who gave us a great ride of entertainment all of these years.

I finally stopped reading the reviews and checked this out from the library. I couldn't finish it.

It's the first time I couldn't finish a Cat Who book. But so help me, I found this one so boring! Qwill just wanders around being adored by everyone. Homer Tibbits dies, and Qwill hardly notices. A town of 3,000 is going to have not one, but THREE parades for their 150th anniversary.

I made it half-way through the book and still didn't find a murder. I don't know who's writing these books, but whoever you are, please stop! I just can't force myself to read any more Cat Who books. They're not just bad, they've degraded so far that they're terrible.

As many others, I have been reading this series for years and have enjoyed doing so. This book seems to have lost its stuffing. Usually devoting hours to reading a book, I spent hardly any time at all with this one, leaving me with time to cook supper, do the laundry, wash dishes, and yes, clean the litter boxes.

How does it happen that Homer Tibbett dies and only three words are spoken about it? There is no actual storyline, even when there is murder afoot. Understanding how gutsy "Koko" is, I'm surprised he didn't pounce on "Qwill" trying to get him out of this comfortable, middle-aged rut and contribute to the story.

I will read the next book (glutton for punishment, I guess) in hope that it will actually have a storyline. As for the author, being able to write into one's 90s is quite a feat, but all of these years should have taught her the mystery formula...

Amateur feline sleuths KoKo and YumYum again help reporter Qwilleran solve the mystery. This time, the Town of Pickax is on the verge of its 150th anniversary. Polly, Qwill's amore, has moved from Head Librarian to Manager of The Pirates' Chest, a bookstore financed largely through the K-Fund which came from Qwill's unexpected inheritance.

A large part of Braun's success is a reader's enchantment with Qwill, his two cats and his community. After an architect student sketches the interior of Qwill's apple barn home, a murder takes place at a family reunion. Qwill and his Siamese cats put together their senses to find out the who and why. The mystery plays a small part of this novel but it is fun to revisit the world created by Braun.

What else can be said about Lilian Jackson Braun, who has received rave reviews for 28 Cat Who... books and three short story collections? She reminds me of a good friend who is excellent at catching you up on the latest hometown news, spilling just enough detail to make it interesting yet not seeping over into gossip. For those of you who, like me, feel reluctant to read stories that may suffer from over-cuteness, let me put your mind at ease. This series, which stars James Qwilleran, the quintessential bachelor about town, and his two extraordinary feline housemates, is "purrfect" for when you need a break from the usual noir and mayhem. It's definitely more folksy than cutesy.

The Cat Who... stories are set in the town of Pickax, located in a northern state that is "about 400 miles north of everywhere." There the gentle folk go about the business of small town life, running their businesses, taking care of their pets, visiting sick neighbors, and partaking in various community activities that add to the charm of their village.

James Qwilleran is probably the most well-known Pickax-er since he inherited millions of dollars and set up an endowment fund to continue the town's beautification and culturalization. He also writes The Qwill Pen, a twice-weekly column for the Moose County Something in which he tackles such topics as "The Late Greats," "The History of Peonies" and "Smart Koko" anecdotes about his extraordinary male cat. There are also stories about Yum Yum, his female cat, but she has a lesser role in this tale.

Yet, despite the peaceful ambiance of Pickax and the polite society that abides there in genteel harmony, each Cat Who... installment has a mystery that usually involves murder. And, somehow with special powers from the cat planet or because he has 60 whiskers instead of the usual 48, Koko is instrumental in helping Qwilleran figure out who dunnit. Koko will knock a certain book off the shelf, chew up a newspaper article, or let out a death yowl that helps Qwilleran connect the dots.

In THE CAT WHO DROPPED A BOMBSHELL we find everyone in the midst of preparations for celebrating the town's sesquicentennial --- that's 150 years for those of you down below. When the nephew of the wealthy Ledfields arrives to sketch the famous converted apple barn that Qwill calls home, Koko begins acting up. Is it because the Ledfields' heir is grumpy, humorless and an ailurophobe, or is the cat on to something? The plot is expertly woven through the doings in Moose County and the folksy relationships that make all of Lilian Jackson Braun's books bestsellers.

So don't let the paranormal cat thing scare you off. Reach for any of the Cat Who... books when you need a smile and a charming quick read.

--- Reviewed by Maggie Harding, a substance abuse counselor in Phoenix, AZ who wanted to be Brenda Starr before life intervened. She reviews for [...] and [...] To contact Maggie, e-mail [email protected].

What else can be said about Lilian Jackson Braun, who has received rave reviews for 28 Cat Who... books and three short story collections? She reminds me of a good friend who is excellent at catching you up on the latest hometown news, spilling just enough detail to make it interesting yet not seeping over into gossip. For those of you who, like me, feel reluctant to read stories that may suffer from over-cuteness, let me put your mind at ease. This series, which stars James Qwilleran, the quintessential bachelor about town, and his two extraordinary feline housemates, is "purrfect" for when you need a break from the usual noir and mayhem. It's definitely more folksy than cutesy.

The Cat Who... stories are set in the town of Pickax, located in a northern state that is "about 400 miles north of everywhere." There the gentle folk go about the business of small town life, running their businesses, taking care of their pets, visiting sick neighbors, and partaking in various community activities that add to the charm of their village.

James Qwilleran is probably the most well-known Pickax-er since he inherited millions of dollars and set up an endowment fund to continue the town's beautification and culturalization. He also writes The Qwill Pen, a twice-weekly column for the Moose County Something in which he tackles such topics as "The Late Greats," "The History of Peonies" and "Smart Koko" anecdotes about his extraordinary male cat. There are also stories about Yum Yum, his female cat, but she has a lesser role in this tale.

Yet, despite the peaceful ambiance of Pickax and the polite society that abides there in genteel harmony, each Cat Who... installment has a mystery that usually involves murder. And, somehow with special powers from the cat planet or because he has 60 whiskers instead of the usual 48, Koko is instrumental in helping Qwilleran figure out who dunnit. Koko will knock a certain book off the shelf, chew up a newspaper article, or let out a death yowl that helps Qwilleran connect the dots.

In THE CAT WHO DROPPED A BOMBSHELL we find everyone in the midst of preparations for celebrating the town's sesquicentennial --- that's 150 years for those of you down below. When the nephew of the wealthy Ledfields arrives to sketch the famous converted apple barn that Qwill calls home, Koko begins acting up. Is it because the Ledfields' heir is grumpy, humorless and an ailurophobe, or is the cat on to something? The plot is expertly woven through the doings in Moose County and the folksy relationships that make all of Lilian Jackson Braun's books bestsellers.

So don't let the paranormal cat thing scare you off. Reach for any of the Cat Who... books when you need a smile and a charming quick read.

--- Reviewed by Maggie Harding, a substance abuse counselor in Phoenix, AZ who wanted to be Brenda Starr before life intervened. She reviews for [...] and [...] To contact Maggie, e-mail [email protected].

According to her publisher's website, Ms. Braun was born in 1916, which means she is 90 years old this year. Her later novels, including this one, are very different from her earlier mysteries. Somewhere along the way she stopped writing actual mystery novels and started writing home-town "cozies" that follow the lives of Qwill and other characters we've gotten to know in previous novels. I didn't approach this book expecting a hardcore mystery (look to Hard Case Crime for excellent examples of those) but a quaint, relaxing read about cat-lovers in a small town like Mitford (without the theology) or Lake Wobegon (without the humor). I wasn't disappointed; this was indeed a quaint, relaxing read. Nothing more, nothing less.

The first few books of this long series were rather charming mysteries, if a bit too cozy, perhaps, but they have dribbled down to pointless treacle. This book is virtually plotless, with flat characters, silly diialogue, and a vague but over-sweet atmosphere. Abundant use of exclamation points does not make a flat story seem to be dramatic.

I'd rather remember the cat who books of the earlier entries in the series. It's time to stop them--now. I, for one, will read no more of them.

Ms. Braun's books are often entertaining. This one is only mildly entertaining at best and goes off on too many topics that do not advance the plot at all. In fact the plot can be summarized in about 3 sentences. If one were to take out the kitty auction, the sections on food, what Q's girlfriend is wearing down to her thin silky scarf, this book would be about 40 pages long! This has got to be the worst in the series that she has done. Hopefully she'll get her writer's block removed by next winter's book. This book was definitely written on autopilot.

I don't know what has happened to Lillian Jackson Braun, but this book was crap.

The plot was pitifully thin. The characters didn't seem like the same characters I've enjoyed in the past. The development of both plot and characters was almost nonexistant.

Don't waste your time or money. Read Braun's older work instead.

Lillian Jackson Braun created this wonderful series.I am so sad because I have read all of her books and I want them to to keep on going.She has captured these characters and developed them into all kinds of events and relationships. I have dogs and I wonder how they think.Maybe I will start reading to them.

This series is DONE! I used to buy these hardback the day they came out, and this latest one I waited to check out at the library. I am glad I did, because I got to page 90 and couldn't read anymore. The Qwill of old was fascinating and the mysteries held you to the story, now you read about picnics and parades and (incidentally someone dies). You can predict who dies, who kills them and why from reading the dustjacket. It seems like someone else is writing these. Qwill has become pompous, a snob and boring. I wish I could return the last book I bought and I wont be buying or reading anymore.

With twenty-eight feline novels behind her, Ms. Braun has created a world that has given a lot of us a great deal of pleasure. Getting a new book from her is a lot like a visit from an old relative. Sometimes the visits are great. Sometimes the visits are less enchanting than others, just like visits from real relatives. At any case, any visit is welcome.

Lovers of 'The Cat Who ....' will find this book no exception. Some will think it great, some only good. But it's still a nice visit, one no fan can afford to miss. Or to put it another way, after looking at the TV schedule for this evening, this book seems an awfully nice way to spend the evening.

So grab the book and let's head off to Pickax, our old friend Qwill and of course - murder most foul. It won't be a hard read. It's not a book that will be popular a hundred years from now. But who cares. It's a great easy visit with old friends.

please, editors, tell the new writer that a given plot must be cohesive. A friend of Qwill's is killed in an accident, a friend who is the significant other of a fellow whom Qwill has known since he, the fellow, was a youngster, and Qwill does----NOTHING!!??? Get out of town!

Also, why was that hunting accident/murder thrown in? Where did it go? Nowhere!

Get the new author, or authors, up to speed.

Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913 - June 4, 2011) was an American writer, well known for her light-hearted series of "The Cat Who..." mystery novels. The "Cat Who" books center around the life of former newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, KoKo and Yum-Yum, in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County "400 miles north of everywhere." Although never formally stated in her books, the towns, counties and lifestyles described in the series are generally accepted to be modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan, where Braun resided with her husband until the mid-1980s

Just finished the entire series while caring for my elderly mother. They were a great diversion under stressful times. I appreciated the author for being able to write a good story without using needless adjectives and detailed love scenes that many authors are using.

The last two books have been disappointing. The book was fluff and lacked the real attention to the two sub-plots - the murder of a long time character and two other new characters that were described the same way throughout the entire book. The old Qwill would have intervened and actually tried to visit the ailing couple.

If there is another one, I'll think I'll go to the library rather than spend my money.

Whatever happened to the real Lilian Jackson Braun? She can't possibly be writing these books. I've always been a fan of this series and have read all the books, many of them more than once (that is, the early books) but I've been so disappointed with the last few. There were 4 deaths in this latest book, all of which were passed over like they were just 60 second sound-bites...except for the last double-murder which got maybe 120 seconds. There was a vague mention of a possible way the murders were accomplished, but no mention of an investigation or proof that this is what happened. Too much time was spent on Pickax details that we already know, yet the murders were passed over too quickly with no discussion of how they were solved. The first murder didn't seem to be covered well and the accidental death at the bridge didn't seem to bother Qwill very much, even tho' it was the death of a close friend. Come on! Let's get real! This series seems to have lost its speed. Even the author seems uninterested in it. Why not let it die with dignity rather than continuing it in such a painful manner!

I enjoyed the first several books in the series, but "The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell" was absolute dreck... I couldn't read more than 1-2 pages at a time without looking for other more stimulating ways to occupy my time (watching paint dry, counting how many times I blink per minute, etc.). Unless the next book is titled, "The Cats Who Killed (Then Devoured) Jim Qwilleran" I will not return to this series.

Someone else must be writing these books; it's painful to read the latest books in this series. Like the other recent titles in the series, this one was dull, had no plot and had no suspense/mystery at all. It was the same rehashed plot line again (Qwill's daily activities, that we've read about so many times before).

Publisher: end the series now and let LJB go out with dignity.

The early and middle books in the series are fabulous. I won't be reading any more "newly published" titles in this series.

I LOVE ALL OF LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN CAT MYSTERIES. MAY SHE CONTINUE TO WRITE THEM FOREVER. THIS AUDIO STORY IS WONDERFUL. I WILL KEEP THIS AUDIO IN MY PERSON LIBRARY. I WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT HER AUDIO CAT MYSTERIES.

According to the information I saw on LJB she was born in 1916 which would make her only 90.

I agree her books are not as good as they used to be but like many others I enjoy a new once a year visit with Qwill and friends. It is more of a fluff book that a mystery but a nice light read. I think she should have made more out of the deaths of Homer Tibbits and Liz Hart. I'm not sure why she would kill off Liz and there is no mention of how Derek took the loss of his special friend.

I hope that I can still be breathing at age 90 much less able to write a novel. I think this one is actually better than the last couple. I own every one she has written and love to reread them when I have a chance.

I gave this book four stars because I like hearing about Qwill, the cats (especially!) and the characters around Pickax. So, these books are fun fluff that are the equivalent of checking in on old friends.

But if you are looking for the mystery, you will be very disappointed. It lasts about 15 (?) very short pages. This series (for whatever reason) has morphed into a story about quaint people in a quaint town. But the mystery gets less and less print with each book.

If you want mystery, get the earlier books in the series. If you don't mind hearing about small town antics, this should be fluffy fun.

I promised myself, after reading LJB's last "Cat Who..." book, that I wouldn't read another. Alas, I was weak, & the book, printed in unusually large type on heavy paper to give it weight & substance, was a quick read, albeit a waste of my time. (If you must read this book, borrow it from the library; it's not worth your hard-earned money.) A synopsis is provided by many prior reviewers, so I will just add that there was NO plot, NO character development, NO MYSTERY! I couldn't even cozy up to Qwill's cats this time around. EVERYBODY seemed one-dimensional & uninteresting. The auctions could have been made into so much more, but they, like every other event in the book, were just glossed over, some even thrown in for no reason that I could fathom. It's definitely time to put the pen down, Ms. Braun!

Over the years, I devoured each "Cat Who..." novel as soon as it came off the presses in mass paperback format. This one has left me with a sour taste in my mouth. It looks like someone else, rather than Ms. Jackson Braun, wrote it. The plot was non-existent; the characters were uncharacteristically depicted; the writing thin and repetitious. Entire sentences were copied again and again throughout the book. There was no true end to the story. In short... this was my last "Cat Who..." book ever. Save your money.

This was probably the worst book I have ever read in my life. I kept reading thinking that something was going to happen that would have made something worthwhile. The worst thing is I'll never be able to get the time back that I wasted reading this book... It's gone forever.

I'm a cat lover, but goodness, this was ridiculous.

Don't waste your time! I can't believe I'm wasting my time writing this horrible review, except for the hours I might save someone else who might think about picking this book up. You have been warned!