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Fiction. Mystery. HTML: Best-selling author Lilian Jackson Braun catapults mystery fans into this entertaining mixture of fun, foul play, and feline escapades. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank finds journalist Qwill and his amazing Siamese pets sniffing out the story behind a mighty unusual visitor from the city. Mr. Delachamp, an estate jeweler from Chicago, has been holding court in Pickax's newly refurbished hotel. Impoverished local gentry are offering him heirlooms, while well-heeled citizens are purchasing baubles worth thousands. Qwill finds the jeweler's cash-only policy peculiar, and even more unsettling: Koko and Yum Yum have become strangely restless. After Delachamp is found dead, the Siamese duo show a new interest in paper towels and penniesâ??and Qwill wonders if his felines are telling him something. With the refreshing wit and endearing characters, you'll find Lilian Jackson Braun's tale purr-fect for listeners young and old. George Guidall effortlessly conveys the personality of each whisker-twitching cat and their confused owner.… (more)
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Not among the best of the series. Qwill is uncharacteristically passive, Koko merely repeats his previous antics, Yum Yum is practically invisible, and most of Qwill's friends barely show up either.
It's still a Cat Who book, though, and it's
Koko and Yum-Yum, whose real ages must just be ignored in the interest of
In the middle of all of this, jewels go missing and Qwill — ala Joe Leaphorn — is reminded of an old case. The cats must be too because they help Qwill explore his roots and learn about a foundling who as an adult is now expected of murder and robbery.
All of these books are short and fairly formulaic. I was in the mood for a cozy. This was the first of the books that I listened to on audio — read by George Guidall. As he also reads the Tony Hillerman books, it was all to easy to superimpose different characters onto the events in the book.
All in all I enjoyed the book but I found the ending a bit abrupt. It ends very much like a shaggy dog story with a punch line and little else. I suppose they all do that, but on audio it was more obvious.
Pickax has a new hotel. The old Pickax Hotel was blown up and has now been completely remodeled and rebuild. This time around the style is much classier and the name has been changed to The Mackintosh Inn.
One of its first distinguished client
During this time the tri-county Scottish Gathering and Highland Games were being held. With a good size Scottish population in the area, there was heavy competition between the counties.
When Delacamp is found dead in his suite things turn topsy-turvy. There are questions about who he really is and who his young female assistant is. Both are a bit of a mystery.
Once again, Koko tries to give Qwill clues to what is going on. Licking photographs, knocking books off shelves and other various tricks. Somehow Koko seems to know...