The Cat Who Lived High

by Lilian Jackson Braun

Paperback, 1991

Status

Available

Call number

F Bra

Call number

F Bra

Barcode

3083

Publication

Jove Publications (1991), 298 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:When a glamorous art dealer is killed in Jim Qwilleranâ??s high-rise, he and cats Koko and Yum Yum reach new heights of detection in this mystery in the Cat Who series. The colorful Casablanca apartment building is in danger of demolitionâ??but not if Jim Qwilleran can help it. Heâ??s determined to restore the building to its original grandeur. So he moves in with Koko and Yum Yumâ??and discovers that the Casablanca is steeped in history...and mystery. In Qwillâ??s very apartment, a glamorous art dealer met an untimely fate, and the veteran journalist and his crime-solving cats are about to reach new heights in detection as the evidence builds up...and the Casablanca threatens to crumble dow

Original publication date

1990

User reviews

LibraryThing member nx74defiant
Koko uncovers evidence that shows that the murder/suicide did not happen the way the police thought. It is up to Qwill to uncover the truth.
LibraryThing member gypsysmom
This is a book for people who love mysteries and cats. I have to say the cats in this series are possibly the most spoiled cats I have ever encountered. But since they are Siamese they undoubtedly feel they are worth it. Jim Qwilleran and his cats are determined to save an old apartment building
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but of course there is a murder to be solved as well.
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LibraryThing member ChazziFrazz
This time Qwill and the cats have been offered a chance to live in the top floor apartment of an old historic building. A chance for them to spend the winter out of the cold and snow of Pickax. Granted they will be living Down Below in Qwill's old haunts, but it will be a bit warmer. So Qwill packs
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up Koko and Yum Yum's blue cushion and commode and away they go!

They arrive to find the Casablanca apartment building in serious condition, filled with a motley cast of tenants, history and mystery. It is also in need of saving and restoration or it will be torn down to make room for a huge new residential and business complex.

Qwill decides that it could be saved and that the Klingenshoen Foundation could foot the bill. He also finds that the previous tenant of the sublet apartment was murdered and her lover committed suicide in and around the apartment! When Koko discovers blood in the carpet under a piece of furniture the hunt for the real truth of the murder is under way.

Qwill also finds that in the three years he's been away Down Under has gone through big changes. Many of his friends and colleagues have moved on and many of his old haunts have been renovated. It isn't the same as he left it.

Will Qwill and the cats stay the whole winter? Will the Klingenshoen Foundation fund the restoration of the Casablanca? Was it really murder with a side of suicide or a double homicide?

Another quick and fun read.
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LibraryThing member FerneMysteryReader
Now I am very glad that I read #12 before #11 in the series as Chapter 1 of #11 riveted my attention for the dearly loved character of Jim Qwilleran. WoW! Well done Lilian Jackson Braun! Well done! The author totally surprised me with this twist of opening chapter and I was spellbound to learn what
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happened to Qwill as his friends are known to call him.

I'd also call attention to the dedication by the author to her husband for this series as it can be as romantic or as matter-of-fact or as humorous as one's imagination dares.

If you're only reading a few of the titles in this series, I would suggest this one shouldn't be missed.
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LibraryThing member kevn57
3.5 stars
I enjoy the Cat Who Pickax setting more then the other settings in the series so I was surprised to find that this book set "Down Below" in the big crime ridden city was as enjoyable as it was. It had a great cast of quirky characters and a fast moving plot. It was also nice to see a few
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of the characters from early in the series when it was set "Down Below" appearing again, and also nice to see that Qwill has changed so much those books.
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Rating

½ (231 ratings; 3.5)

Pages

298
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